Jul 20, 2017 Chromite Ore Processing. Low-grade ore obtained from an open cut trench at a chromite deposit near Auburn, Calif., was treated in the laboratory using gravity-magnetic separation and flotation beneficiation techniques. Flotation using known methods, however, gave very poor results and will not be discussed further in this report. The carbothermic reduction of chromite ore to produce high carbon ferrochromium is among the most energy intensive metal extraction processes performed, due not only to the highly endothermic nature of the reduction reactions but also the very high operating temperatures required for the smelting operation to separate the chrome-containing alloy from the discard slag. Jan 16, 2017 Chromite beneficiation process design needs to be based on the nature of chromium ore and many factors to develop, under normal circumstances chromite ore beneficiation using re-election ...