RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Glencore/Merafe ferrochrome Mines to Markets Hey Greasemonkies thanks for your input. The KWG website has about all you need to know about how and why this process is revolutionary.It is this phrase that has me a bit conserned as not everywhere in the world is there an abundance of natural gas or this good a quality of ore.The gas process is one thing, but would/could Glencore benefit from the Ring of Fire producing Chromite ore?
Quote 1. By utilizing more natural gas than coal based energy sources, the KWG process is able to show an overall 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with the most energy efficient current practice.
“The combinations of cheap natural gas and large quantities of high grade chromite in Northern Ontario have the potential to completely revolutionize the market for chrome units into stainless steel manufacture.”
Misty, the second line of that quote I posted should have just about broke JTs neck when he looked back to double check hoe GREEN this process is.
Quote 2. In a report released August 13, 2013 XPS Consulting & Test Work Services based in Sudbury, Ontario advised: “The Black Horse chromite ore smelts readily and produces both a high grade alloy and low Cr values in the discard slag. The results demonstrated that the high grade ore tested results in a high alloy grade and Cr recoveries above 95%, higher than typical commercial chromium operations.”
Other Chromite producing companies should fear The Ring of Fire Chromite and the harm it could do to other producers. That pretty much sums up my concern.