Vale’s resumed Alegria mine to add 1 mln t iron ore in ‘19

One day after a dam emergency announcement on October 31, Vale announced to expect 1 million tonnes of iron ore output added from the partially-resumed Alegria mine in the Mariana complex, a component of its Southeastern System in Minas Gerais in Southeast Brazil on November 1 Brazilian time.

The mine has been on suspension since late March, and Vale’s latest announcement reaffirmed the market that its sales guidance for 2019 remained unchanged at the lower and the midpoint of 307-332 million tonnes for its iron and pellet sales despite the resumption. The Brazilian iron ore mining giant, after