The Voskhod mine is a large mine in the north-west of Kazakhstan. Voskhod represents one of the largest chromium reserves in Kazakhstan, having estimated reserves of 27.1 million tonnes of ore grading 48.5% chromium. The 27.1 million tonnes of ore contains 13.1 million tonnes of chromium metal.

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_mine
Wikidata ID:	Q16976315

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www.mintek.co.za (n.d.) http://www.mintek.co.za/Mintek75/Proceedings/C02-Barcza.pdf

www.yilmaden.com (n.d.) https://www.yilmaden.com/voskhod

www.ebrd.com (n.d.) https://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/52622.html

www.ebrd.com (n.d.) https://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/voskhod-chromium.html

alimak.com (n.d.) https://alimak.com/in/project/voskhod-oriels-chromium-mine/

Johnson, Caroline (2012) Podiform chromite at Voskhod, Kazakhstan. PhD thesis, Cardiff University. ( https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40714/12/Caroline%20Johnson%20amended%20thesis.pdf )

www.byrnecut.com (n.d.) https://www.byrnecut.com/projects/asia/kazakhstan/voskhod-chromite/

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