The Rhodesian Vanadium Corporation was located in Salisbury.
In 1925, the Vanadium Corporation of America together with other interests, investigated the chrome ore reserves in Southern Rhodesia and through engineers and commercial representatives, obtained a substantial amount of ore. The corporation acquired an option on 5,000 claims in the Darwendale–Banket area, north of Salisbury.
For the operation of these properties, the Rhodesian Vanadium Corporation was formed on 14 January 1926 in which Vanadium Corporation of America held a 50% interest. By May 1926, all the chrome ore for Vanadium Corporation of America was coming from Rhodesia.
References
- Mineral Industry, Volume 35 (1927)
- Minerals Yearbook 1980
- New York Times BROKER GOES TO PRISON; Sentenced for Thefts of $74,000 From 20 Customers (Feb. 2, 1944)
- Vanadium Corporation of America Annual Report (1925)
