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This was a news headline on

http://www.asianmetal.com/Metal_News/index_product125_en.asp

-Earthquake halts Sichuan vanadium smelters

couldn't get any more without registering on the site though. I do know power plants were out of action after the quake. So could be the mines are suffering a power shortage.

"It also cut power and water supplies in the area. The Xinhua News Agency said five power stations were put out of action and six transformer substations were shut down in Sichuan.
Three more power stations and two substations have been knocked out in Shaanxi province to the north of Sichuan."

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3696307.ece


Seems you were right Kimbo. I don't think it'l take the chinese long to get things back up though!