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Vanadium in Arunachal Pradesh
January 16 , 2021
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- Vanadium has been found in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous phyllite rocks in the Depo and Tamang areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
- This was the first report of a primary deposit of vanadium in India.
- The Exploration is being carried out by Geological Survey of India (GSI).
- Vanadium is the High-value metal used to strengthen steel and titanium.
- Vanadium mineralisation in Arunachal Pradesh is geologically similar to the “stone coal” vanadium deposits of China in carbonaceous shale.
- This high vanadium content is associated with graphite with fixed carbon content of up to 16%.
- Vanadium steel is used in gears, bicycle frames, axles and other critical components.
- 85% of the Vanadium produced in the world are used as steel additive.
- India consumes 3,360 metric tonnes of vanadium annually.
- This is 4% of Vanadium consumed by the world.
- China produces 57% of the world’s vanadium and consumes 44% of this metal.
- The largest deposits are in China, followed by Russia and South Africa.
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