Vanadium a Key Component of US Mining Strategy

Mineweb reported that the CEO of Denison Mines sees vanadium as an important part of the mining strategy for the United States.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

Metallurgical use of vanadium, primarily as an alloying agent for iron and steel account for about 97% of U.S. vanadium consumption in 2009, said the USGS. There is currently no acceptable substitute for vanadium in aerospace titanium alloys.

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