Kiln refractory replacement expected to boost production

The new kiln refractory is expected to help boost production at vanadium-focused junior miner Largo Resources’ Maracas Menchen mine, in the north east of Brazil, which is the fourth-largest producer of the commodity after South Africa. The miner completed a 20-day shutdown at Maracas to replace the kiln refractory last month. At the time Largo CEO Mark Smith stated that the company was “extremely”  pleased with the performance of its team during the replacement project. He noted that the replacement was completed on time and within budget and that production had since returned to normal levels of between 780 t/m and 820 t/m.