Abstract: Chromium is an important strategic mineral in China.In recent years, the apparent consumption of chromium has been rising and the domestic supply is seriously insufficient.The current situation of sharp increase in supply and demand has forced Chinese enterprises into going out to obtain overseas resources.The choice of the host country and method is the core to solve this problem.In this paper, the establishment of evaluation indicators is based on the choice of the host country, and the construction, operation and transportation of the enterprise in the local area.We analyze the mineral resources endowment and mining, economic construction level, politics of the host country and market condition through the combination of quantitative and qualitative evaluation.According to the results, South Africa and Kazakhstan are divided into first-level layout areas, Turkey are divided into two-level layout areas, Finland are divided into three-level layout area, and finally give the corresponding recommendations.