Noront carries on and states in the MD&A that:

-"The Noront deposit is the latest example of the Kemi Deposit type ... Blackbird One combined with the geophysical anomaly known as Blackbird Two indicate that the presence of massive chromite persists in the area and additional high gravity targets indicate that the potential exists for a multimillion ton resource comparable in size to the Kemi, Sukinda Valley, or Ipueria-Medrados Deposits."

and

- "these grades (at the Kemi Mine) are significantly lower than what has been found at Blackbird One."

and

-"Grades at Noront’s Blackbird One compare favorably with those of the world's most important global chromite producers."

And here is a list of some producers from respective countries for further DD (country with world chromium ores & concentrates production figures 2005 in brackets, followed by top producing companies):

RSA (7.502.762 tpa)

- Xstrata SA Chrome Venture

- Assmang Ltd. (ferrochrome)

- Samancor Chrome (one of the largest producers of chromite in the world)

- Int. Ferrometals Ltd. (IFM)

Kazakhstan (3.581.242 tpa)

- Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC)

- Donskoy Ore Mining & Processing (ENRC owned)

India (3.442.880 tpa)

- Tata Iron & Steel Co. (TISCO)

- Orissa Mining Corp. (OMC)

- FACOR Alloys Ltd.

- Mishralal Mines

- Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA)

- Indian Charge Chrome Ltd. (ICCL)

Turkey (688.377 tpa)

- Bilfer Madencilik AS

- Dedeman Madencilik AS

Brazil (616.534 tpa)

- Magnesita SA

Finland (572.000 tpa)

- Outokumpu Oy

Philippines (36.070 tpa)

- Benguet Mining Corp.

- Krominco Inc.

- CRAU Minerals Resources Corp.

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