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Mining is closer than you think.

From home construction, healthcare products, new technologies, vehicle manufacturing and home appliances. Our minerals are essential to solutions that improve people's lives and drive social progress.

Operational efficiency and global presence

To ensure the quality of our ore and the efficiency of our operations, 
we manage the entire production chain. This includes investments in 
integrated logistics and power generation to support our operations.
To meet the global demand for minerals, our operations, research laboratories, projects, and offices are present across all five continents.
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Safety, care, and integrity

In every business decision we make, we prioritize people's safety and environmental preservation, always acting with respect and integrity.
We maintain an ongoing dialogue with the communities where we operate. We aim to learn together to build a positive social, economic, and environmental legacy for everyone.
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Photo: Lucas Lenci

Smiling Vale employee wearing an orange vest, white hard hat, and safety goggles, standing next to information about our mining operations. The image highlights our leadership in mineral production and commitment to sustainable processes. Smiling Vale employee wearing an orange vest, white hard hat, and safety goggles, standing next to information about our mining operations. The image highlights our leadership in mineral production and commitment to sustainable processes.

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Mining operations

We are one of the world’s largest mining companies and a global leader in iron ore production. We produce high-quality iron ore and pellets and have developed iron ore briquettes—an innovative product with lower carbon emissions.  

We are also active in the production of copper and nickel, and have added cobalt, platinum group metals (PGMs), as well as gold and silver, to our portfolio of metals for the energy transition.

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Photo: Ricardo Teles

Integrated logistics

We efficiently integrate mines, railways, ships, and ports to transport our minerals safely and swiftly to the end customer.
Through constant investment in technology and innovation, we lead the railway and port logistics sector in the country.
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Photo: Ricardo Teles

Energy

To reinforce our commitment to decarbonization and combating climate change, we have invested in our own clean energy generation (hydroelectric, wind, and solar).
We develop technologies to reduce consumption across our operations and establish strategic partnerships focused on the supply of renewable energy.

Dam elimination

The purpose of elimination is to allow the spaces occupied by deactivated dams to be recovered and reintegrated into the environment.  

This process is one of our commitments towards society, in which we further improve safety procedures.   

Understand elimination and see our containment and reinforcement works.   

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Frequently Asked Questions

Vale is the world leader in iron ore production. The company produces high-quality iron ore and pellets and has developed iron ore briquettes - an innovative product with lower carbon emissions.

It also produces copper and nickel, and its portfolio of metals for the energy transition includes cobalt, platinum group metals (PGMs), as well as gold and silver.  

Mining is closer to you than you might think.

Minerals are essential and are found in solutions that improve people’s lives, from building homes and manufacturing appliances and electric cars to technologies used in healthcare.  

 

Vale’s integrated logistics system efficiently connects mines, railways, and ports. The system synchronizes production and transportation, ensuring efficiency and safety in the delivery of cargo to customers worldwide.  

Yes, all the electricity used in Vale’s operations in Brazil comes from renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, and solar power.

Vale also invests in self-generated electricity through strategic stakes in hydroelectric generation consortia and in the joint ventures Aliança Geração de Energia S.A. and Aliança Norte S.A.

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