China announces significant new, ‘extremely scarce’, chromite discoveries in Tibet

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(TibetanReview.net, May15’26) – China has announced on May 13 significant new discoveries of chromite, an extremely scarce mineral with strategic applications, at two mining areas in Tibet Autonomous Region: Chusum County in Lhokha prefecture and Amdo County in Nagchu prefecture, according to China’s official chinadaily.com.cn May 14.

The Luobusha mining area in Chusum (Chinese: Qūsōng) County of Lhokha (Shannan) Prefecture has added 738,300 metric tons of chromite resources, marking a breakthrough in deep and peripheral exploration, the report said, citing the latest exploration results announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources on May 13.

The report also said that exploration...

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