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The country’s total output of vanadium in 2017 hit 8,400 megatons, before declining steeply to 5,500 megatons in 2018. In 2019, its output of vanadium ore increased slightly to 7,000 megatons.
The country’s vanadium production is mainly attributed to Largo Resources, which considers to be the sole pure-play producer of the silver-gray metal. The Maracas Menchen vanadium project, which the company owns, is the highest-grade vanadium mine globally.
South Africa
South Africa’s output of vanadium has been increasing in the last few years. In 2017, its output hit 13,000 megatons before dropping to 7,700 megatons in 2018 then increasing slightly to 8,000 megatons in 2019. Most of the country’s contribution to the vanadium market comprises of Glencore and Bushveld Minerals. The latter company’s vanadium-mining operation has three assets in the country’s Bushveld Complex.
Russia
Russia’s total production of vanadium in 2019 was 18,000 megatons, which is equal to its 2018 output. The country’s vanadium reserves are the second largest globally at 5,000 megatons. Evraz Lgok is the major mining company in Russia that produces the metal.
China
In 2019, China was the biggest producer of vanadium, with an output of 40,000 megatons. The country’s output exceeds the output of all the other countries that produce vanadium combined China is also the largest consumer of vanadium globally. This is despite the fact that its output of steel has decreased in the last few years.