Vale, ABB partner to speed digital transformation across Brazilian iron ore operations

Brazilian mining giant Vale has formalized a strategic alliance with Swiss technology company ABB to expand the use of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and digitalization across its iron ore processing operations in Brazil, the miner said in a press release.

The agreement, signed on August 11, builds on a successful AI deployment at Vale's Conceição II Model Plant in Itabira, Minas Gerais, it said. Inaugurated in June this year, the facility integrates thousands of sensors, advanced automation systems, and AI tools capable of monitoring more than 400 operational variables