Vale: the mines it operates or owns, and what they report
Vale is a listed company headquartered in Brazil (New York Stock Exchange: VALE (American depositary shares)). This site lists 13 operations tied to it, for iron ore and nickel: it operates 12 and holds an interest in 1 more. On the operations here where a whole-operation figure can be stated (in metal content, or as the commodity page says for ore and smelted metal), its interests add up to about 308,612,800 tonnes of iron ore as ore, not iron content (12% of world output) and 23,500 tonnes of nickel (0.6% of world output). That leaves out operations without such a figure, so it is not the company's total.
Its operations on this site
| Operation | Commodity and country | Role | Interest | Whole-operation output | Share of world output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serra Sul (S11D), Carajas | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 86 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 3.3% |
| Serra Norte, Carajas | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 78.1 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 3% |
| Vargem Grande complex | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 36 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 1.4% |
| Minas Centrais complex | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 30.2 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 1.2% |
| Mariana complex | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 28.4 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 1.1% |
| Itabira complex | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 25.2 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 1% |
| Minas-Rio | iron ore | Owner | 15% | 24,752 thousand tonnes ('000 t), pellet feed, wet metric tonnes | 1% |
| Onça Puma | nickel | Operator | 90% | 26,100 t of nickel | 0.7% |
| Paraopeba complex | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 15 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 0.6% |
| Serra Leste, Carajas | iron ore | Operator | 100% | 6 million metric tons (Mt), as printed in the 20-F iron ore production table; run-of-mine and feed for pelletizing plants; wet or dry not stated | 0.2% |
| Sudbury (Vale) | nickel | Operator | 90% | 35.3 thousand metric tons contained nickel, finished production by ore source | — |
| Thompson (Vale) | nickel | Operator | 90% | 12.0 thousand metric tons contained nickel, finished production by ore source | — |
| Voisey's Bay (Vale) | nickel | Operator | 90% | 33.1 thousand metric tons contained nickel, finished production by ore source | — |
How much is that on its interests?
- iron ore: 308,612,800 tonnes of iron ore as ore, not iron content across 9 operations, about 12% of world output. Periods differ by operation (CY2025).
- nickel: 23,500 tonnes of content across 1 operation, about 0.6% of world output. Periods differ by operation (CY2025).
Sources
- Vale S.A.: Form 6-K/A: production results 4Q25 / FY2025 (dated Rio de Janeiro 27 Jan 2026; filed Feb 2026) (SEC filing, 4Q25 and CY2025). Opened 3 November 2026.
- Vale S.A.: Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025 (annual report (SEC Form 20-F, filed 2026-03-27), CY2025 with 2024 and 2023 comparatives). Opened 4 November 2026.