Spot, the Vanadium was discovered in 2009. Here's one NR.. only a small amount of l holes were drilled
http://norontresources.com/noront-reports-discovery-of-vanadium-mineralization-in-the-mcfaulds-lake-area/
"Joseph Hamilton and Paul Parisotto, Co-CEO’s of Noront Resources, state that “The new vanadium discovery marks the beginning of an important new chapter in the development of Noront’s Ring of Fire multi metals high-grade discovery group. With this addition to our portfolio of deposits and occurrences, mineralization representative of each of the ingredients for the production of stainless steel (Fe, Ni, Cr, and V) is now known to be present in Noront’s claims within and around the Ring of Fire. We look forward to further testing the economic potential of these deposits and occurrences.”
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"The presence of sustained high V2O5 grades over the observed mineralized widths is extraordinary"