Oregon Resources ready to start mining first saleable chromite in the United States

Oregon Resources Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Industrial Minerals Corp., is getting ready to mine chromite, zircon, garnet and high-iron ilmenite from its mineral sands operation at Coos Bay, Oregon. The mine would produce the first saleable chromite in the United States, for use in the foundry industry. Dan Smith, the company’s chief operating officer, tells MINING.com about the project.