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Global Mining: Vale’s Sudbury assets finally come of age

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Mozambique Resources Post

Even with iron ore prices in the gutter, the national currency at a low ebb, a chief executive touted as the country’s next finance minister and the posting of a hefty September quarter loss, Brazil’s Vale still seems to have something to cheer about, the Mining Journal reports.

Mining & Environment: Bees used to compensate nickel exploration in Canada

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Mozambique Resources Post

The Vale nickel´s unit in Sudbury, Canada, has used thousands of bees to compensate for the degradation left by more than a century of exploration of nickel and copper in the region. The retired Wayne Tonelli provides services to mining as a beekeeper, after working in nickel mines in the region since adolescence. Wayne keeps seven hives, totaling about 350 000 bees, which are used to pollinate wild flowers plants by Vale over 120 hectares.