Vale eyes mine expansions, Samarco restart amid robust Chinese demand

Brazilian iron-ore miner Vale is sending a proposal this month to the board for further expansion at its Northern System mining complex, and the company expects to restart operations at its Samarco complex in December, executives said on Thursday.

Speaking to analysts following the company’s second-quarter results release, executives struck an upbeat tone, forecasting strong cash flow in the second half of the year and the progressive ramping up of multiple operations over the next several months.