JPMorgan upgrades Vale stock on iron ore demand
Steel overproduction in China represents a potential catalyst for shares, JPMorgan said.
Steel overproduction in China represents a potential catalyst for shares, JPMorgan said.
The product will help steelmakers cut their carbon emissions up to 10%.
The potentially open pittable inferred resource is 541 million tonnes at 0.69% zinc, 0.28% lead, and 13.6 grams silver per tonne for an NSR value of $20.32 per tonne.
Under the proposal, Vale would build briquetting plants that would feed third-party direct reduction facilities on the same site.
Vale is "cautiously optimistic" about the largest global consumer of iron ore, as China's economy has proven resilient.
Residents of Barão de Cocais, Brazil, were forced to evacuate due to risks of a tailings dam rupture in 2019.
The Swedish company will use a production process known as direct reduced iron to cut CO2 emissions.
More than 720,000 Brazilians are suing BHP over the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam, which was owned and operated by the Samarco joint venture between BHP and Vale.
The shares will be sold to MIND ID, Indonesia's state mining holding company.
The world's largest steelmaker hopes to keep a stable iron ore supply with a reasonable price.
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