Benefication of low-grade chromite ores of abandoned mine at …
The chromite ore at Topraktepe was mined between 1986 and 1991 with the Cr2O3 grade of approximately 55 %. The ore was classified as 'Podiform type Al-chromite' (Zedef et al., 1994). During the mining period, about 200 000 tons of ore were recovered from the central part of the chromite body where the Cr2O3 grade is the highest.