Brazil vanadium mine delivers record production

The Maracás Menchen mine in Bahia state, Brazil, has delivered a new quarter production record of 2 952 t of vanadium pentoxide (V205), reflecting the impact of an expansion project that is now in its final stages of commissioning.

The third-quarter production is a 17% increase over that of the second quarter and a 15% increase over the third quarter of last year, reported TSX-listed Large Resources on Tuesday.