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Commodityvanadium
Critical · 2 lists

Vanadium · V

specialty_metal · primary

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 21,464 metric tonsHHI 0.34 · Concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Price, average, vanadium pento)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
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  1. 1🇦🇺Australia
    46.6%10,000 metric tons
  2. 2🇨🇳China
    27.0%5,800 metric tons
  3. 3🇷🇺Russia
    23.3%5,000 metric tons
  4. 4🇿🇦South Africa
    2.4%520 metric tons
  5. 5🇧🇷Brazil
    0.4%94 metric tons
  6. 6🇺🇸United States
    0.2%50 metric tons

6 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated3 estimates · 2 deposits

4,983 distinct deposits across the roster · 4,984 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 4,587 · Russia 49 · Canada 41 · Mexico 34 · Australia 26

Named producers

  • Panzhihua · China · Sichuan [Szechwan]
  • Heishan Deposit · China · Hebei [Hopeh]
  • Langping Da Miao Deposit · China · Hebei [Hopeh]
  • Luanping Area · China
  • Panzhihau Deposit · China · Sichuan [Szechwan]

Resource & reserve estimates

Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex, Iron Hill CarbonatiteUnclassified45,400 metric tons
Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneIndicated464 metric tons
Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneInferred118 metric tons

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

6 summaries · 5 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
V coal
7,604 samples
100%
18.6 ppm · max 380 ppm
V soil
94,128 samples
100%
100 ppm · max 50,000 ppm
V sediment
301,094 samples
99%
100 ppm · max 7,000 ppm
V concentrate
131,878 samples
98%
200 ppm · max 50,000.11 ppm
V rock
314,951 samples
93%
100 ppm · max 166,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · held inventory

Stocks (year-end)

2021–2025 · USGS MCS

Latest · 2025

240t

4.3% YoY
2021: 271 t2022: 248 t2023: 232 t2024: 230 t2025: 240 t
20212022202320242025

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

424 records
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1🇨🇳China
70,000 tonnes (metal content)64%
2🇷🇺Russia
20,000 tonnes (metal content)18%
3🇿🇦South Africa
14,000 tonnes (metal content)13%
4🇧🇷Brazil
5,188 tonnes (metal content)5%
5🇮🇳India

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest109,588tonnes (metal content)+23% · 10y
2015: 89,129 tonnes (metal content)2016: 84,249 tonnes (metal content)2017: 84,864 tonnes (metal content)2018: 78,028 tonnes (metal content)2019: 100,021 tonnes (metal content)2020: 111,193 tonnes (metal content)2021: 111,961 tonnes (metal content)2022: 108,544 tonnes (metal content)2023: 107,821 tonnes (metal content)2024: 109,588 tonnes (metal content)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • usgs myb1 vanadium 2021
  • usgs myb1 vanadium 2022
  • usgs myb1 vanadium 2023
  • 11 sources · click to verify

    400 tonnes (metal content)0%

    Live

    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.46

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    64%
    Top-3
    95%
    Top-5
    100%
    NIR
    41%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 64%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 11

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 vanadium 2021
    • usgs myb1 vanadium 2022
    • + 6 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.46

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    64%
    Top-3
    95%
    Top-5
    100%
    NIR
    41%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 64%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 11

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 vanadium 2021
    • usgs myb1 vanadium 2022
    • + 6 more in the Provenance section