Vale
A Rio de Janeiro-headquartered mining company and one of the world's largest iron ore exporters, with growing copper and nickel operations run through its Vale Base Metals subsidiary.
Covered in 5 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 26, 2026.
Coverage
Vale Resumes Partial Operations at Brazil's Fábrica Iron Ore Mine
Vale has partially resumed operations at its Fábrica iron ore mine in Brazil, eight months after water and sediment escaped a pit and reached two rivers. A Minas Gerais court cleared the restart on September 23 under a safety agreement with state authorities.
Vale Shares Fall 4% as Chinese Steel Mills Cut Output and Iron Ore Cools
Vale shares dropped 4.1% to $14.61 on September 14 as Chinese blast-furnace cuts pushed iron ore back under $100 a tonne and August data showed retail sales and investment missing forecasts.
Iron Ore Climbs Back Above $100 a Tonne as China Restocks Ahead of Holiday
Iron ore futures rose 1.6% to $101.10 a tonne on September 7, 2026, the first close above $100 in seven weeks, as traders unwound coking-coal bets and Chinese mills restocked before the holiday break.
Vale Stock Holds Steady as Profit Falls 34% and a New Rare-Earths Plan Emerges
Vale's stock steadied near $15 despite a 34% drop in Q2 net profit to $1.41 billion, as record iron ore and copper output, a $1.7 billion payout and a new rare-earths-from-waste strategy offset the earnings miss.
Steel's Green Shift Could Run Into a 133-Million-Tonne Iron Ore Shortfall by 2040
As steelmakers move away from blast furnaces to cut emissions, BloombergNEF projects a 133-million-tonne annual shortage of the high-purity iron ore pellets those newer processes need by 2040.
