Vale Base Metals to Proceed with Coarse Particle Flotation at Salobo Increasing and Accelerating Projected Copper Production
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Vale speeds Salobo copper expansion, cuts costs
Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Base Metals (VBM) unit is adding about 30,000 tonnes of annual production at its Salobo mine, Brazil’s largest copper operation, after cutting capital costs and accelerating first... The post Vale speeds Salobo copper expansion, cuts costs appeared first on The Northern Miner.
Vale Base Metals to Proceed with Coarse Particle Flotation at Salobo Increasing and Accelerating Projected Copper Production
Coarse Particle Flotation (CPF) expected to add up to ~30,000 tonnes of annual copper production and 6 million tonnes of annual ore processing capacity at Salobo
According to the company, the review of the schedule results from optimization measures and improvements in the execution of the project, which also contributed to raise the expected returns
Vale Base Metals Expands Salobo Copper Production Capacity by 30,000 Tonnes
TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale Base Metals ("VBM", or the "Company"), a leading global supplier of critical minerals, today announced it is proceeding with the Coarse Particle Flotation (CPF) project (the "Project") at its Salobo Copper Complex in Brazil, representing a step change that will significantly increase processing and production capacity with exceptional project economics. The Company anticipates start-up in the first hal…
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