The kinetics of voluminal reduction of chromium ore fines containing coal (COFCC) by microwave heating was studied. When the molar ratio of carbon to oxygen was 084 and that of CaO to SiO2 was 039 in COFCC, the temperaturerising rate of COFCC by microwave heating was 625 ℃/min, 6875 ℃/min, 7059 ℃/min, and 7222 ℃/min at 1 000 ℃, 1 100 ℃, 1 200 ℃, and 1 300 ℃, respectively. The results show that the voluminal reduction of COFCC by microwave heating at solidsolid phase is first order reaction, with the apparent activation energy of 51480 kJ/mol. The limiting step of reaction rate for the overall reaction is the mass transfer of CO in the reduced product layer between dielectric particles of chromium ore and coal.