Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is an average-hard, silvery-grey, malleable, non-brittle metal that is electrically conductive and thermally insulating.

Harder than most metals and steels, vanadium has good resistance to corrosion, and it is stable against alkalis and sulfuric and hydrochloric acids.

Vanadium occurs naturally in about 65 minerals and in fossil fuel deposits.

Vanadium is mined and processed by Bushveld Vanadium at various mineral deposits in South Africa to produce a variety of vanadium products for the steel, energy and chemicals markets.