India's northeastern state Arunachal Pradesh could be India’s prime producer of vanadium, a high-value metal used in strengthening steel and titanium. The largest deposits of Vanadium are in China, followed by South Africa and Russia.

Geological Survey of India (GSI) is carrying out the exploration for the metal. The exploration has placed the eastern Arunachal Pradesh on the vanadium map of India. According to the report, geologists are confident of identifying a deposit soon. According to GSI official, India is a key consumer of vanadium but is not a primary producer of the metal. India consumed 4% of about 84,000 metric tonnes of vanadium produced across the globe in 2017. 

The promising concentration of vanadium was found in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous phyllite rocks in Tamang and Depo areas of the state’s Papum pare district. This was also the first report of a primary deposit of Vanadium in the country with an average grade of 0.76% Vanadium pentoxide. Vanadium in its pure form, it is a grey, soft and ductile element primarily derived from mined iron ore, steel slag, and phyllites.

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