Kerman
Producer

Shahriar Mine

Kerman, Iran
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockDunite
StructureUltramafic Portion Of Ophiolite
Tectonic settingConvergent Margin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Last production1982
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10024341
MRDS IDISM0045
Alternate namesShahin Mine, Amir Mine, ShahriarAmirShahin, Abrahim, Sohrab Deposits, Haryab Mines
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.53244, 57.31761
References
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