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Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC (VOPC)
Iron ore
'Apr-23
US$ 130 million
Partner exercised its option to sell its 30% noncontrolling interest. Vale now owns 100% of VOPC.
Vale Moçambique 
Coal
Jun-21
US$ 270
Non-controlling acquisition - 15% stake
CLN 
Coal
Jun-21
R$12,665
(US$2,517)
Acquisition of 50% of
remaining shares in CLN
Boston Metal 
Steel
Feb-21
R$33
 (US$6)
Participation of 3.24%
Ferrous
Minério de ferro
Ago-19
R$1.986 
(US$525 milhões)
 
Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
MBR
Iron Ore
Dec-2019
R$ 3.309
   
Ferrous
Iron ore
Aug-2019
US$ 550
   
New Steel
Dry ore processing technique
Jan-2019
US$ 500
   
Capim Branco I and II
Energy
Mar-2013
US$ 112
   
Belvedere
Coal
Feb-2013
US$ 156
   
EBM
Iron Ore
Jun-2012
US$ 437
Acquisition of an additional 10.5% stake.
Carborough Downs
Coal
Feb-2012
US$ 69
    
Vale Fertilizantes
Fertilizers
Dec-2011
US$ 1.217
Acquisition of the free floating shares.
Terminal Ultrafertil - TUF
Logistics
Jun-2011
US$ 95
Acquisition of a 51% stake in the joint venture.
Norte Energia S.A.
Energy
Apr-2011
US$ 1.400
Acquisition of a 9% stake.
Biopalma
Energy
Feb-2011
US$ 174
   
FNS
Logistics
Dec-2010
US$ 893
    
SDNC
Logistics
Sep-2010
US$ 21
       
Simandou
Iron Ore
May-2010
US$ 500
First tranche, total of a US$ 2.5 billion.
Belvedere
Coal
Jun-2010
US$ 92
Additional participation of 24.5%.
Fertilizantes assets
Fertilizers
Jan-2010 / Dec-2010
US$ 5.829
Includes acquisition of 78.92% of Fosfertil, working capital adjustment and upstream assets in Brazil.
TK CSA
Steel
Sep-2009
US$ 681
   
Corumbá
Iron Ore
Sep-2009
US$ 814
   
Argos
Coal
Apr-2009
US$ 306
     
Teal
Copper
Mar-2009
US$ 65
     
Rio Colorado / Regina
Potash
Jan-2009
US$ 857
    
Apolo
Iron Ore
May-2008
US$ 128
    
Belvedere
Coal
Jul-2007
US$ 90
    
EBM / MBR
Iron Ore
May-2007
US$ 231
    
AMCI HA
Coal
Apr-2007
US$ 656
    
Ferro Gusa Carajás
Pig Iron
Mar-2007
US$ 20
    
Inco
Nickel
Nov-2006
US$ 18.243
    
Caemi
Iron Ore & Kaolin
May-2006
US$ 2.552
Stock swap
Rio Verde
Iron Ore
Jan-2006
US$ 47
    
Valesul
Aluminum
Jul-2006
US$ 28
     
Canico
Nickel
Dec-2005
US$ 800
     
FCA
Raildroad
Sep-2003
US$ 67
     
CST
Steel
Mar-2003
US$ 60
    
Rana
Ferro Alloy
Feb-2003
US$ 18
     
MVC
Bauxite
Jul-2002
US$ 2
     
Alunorte
Alumina
Jun-2002
US$ 42
    
Salobo
Copper
May-2002
US$ 51
    
Caemi
Iron Ore & Kaolin
Dec-2001 / Mar-2003
US$ 705
    
Sossego
Copper
Oct-2001
US$ 43
    
Ferteco
Iron Ore & Pellets
Apr-2001
US$ 566
    
GIIC
Pellets
Oct-2000
US$ 91
      
Samitri / Samarco
Iron Ore & Pellets
May-2000
US$ 710
     
Socoimex
Iron Ore
May-2000
US$ 48
     
Asset Bussines Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
Vale Base Metals (VBM)
Nickel & Copper
'Apr-24
US$ 2.5 billion
Equity investment in VBM, diluting Vale's interest to 90%.
Mineração Rio do Norte S.A. (MRN)
Bauxite
'Nov-23
US$ -72 million
Sale of our 40% interest, including all associated obligations and rights. At closing, we paid US$ 72 million to the buyer.
Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP)
Steel
'Mar-23
US$ 1.082 billion
Sale of our 50% interest, and proceeds were used to prepay our interest's outstanding net debt balance (US$ 1.149 billion).
Asset Bussines Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
Sistema Centro-Oeste
Iron Ore, Manganese and Logistics
Jul-22
US$153
(R$815)
Coal assets
Coal
Apr-22
R$ 1,285
CSI  
Steel
Feb-22
US$437 
(R$2,269)
Participation of 50%
Manganese ferroalloy operations
Manganese ferroalloys
Jan-22
US$40 
(R$210 milhões)
VNC
Nickel
Mar-21
R$3,134 
(US$555 milhões)
VLI 
Logistics
Dec-20
R$ 1,223
Participation of 8%
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium 
Mining
Oct-20
R$1,560 
(US$278 milhões)
Participation of 14,9%
Henan Longyu 
Coal
Dec-19
US$156 milhões
Participação de 25%
Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
Asset Eagle Downs (50% participation)
Coal
Sep-2018
US$ 117
   
Vale Cubatão
Fertilizers
May-2018
US$ 255
   
Vale Fertilizantes
Fertilizers
Jan-2018
US$ 1,150
Also includes 34.2 million shares of Mosaic
Lubambe
Copper
Dec-2017
US$ 42
   
2 VLOCs
Logistics
Dec-2017
US$ 178
   
2 VLOCs
Logistics
Aug-2017
US$ 178
   
Coal equity - Mitsui
Coal
Mar-2017
US$ 733
   
Capesize vessels
Logistics
Dec-2016
US$ 140
   
Salobo – Goldstream
Copper
Aug-2016
US$ 823
   
3 VLOCs
Logistics
Jun-2016
US$ 269
   
MBR preferred shares
Iron ore
Set-2015
US$ 1.072
Sale of 36.4% of MBR’s share capital for R$ 4 billion.
4 VLOCs
Logistics
Jul-2015
US$ 448
   
4 VLOCs
Logistics
May-2015
US$ 445
   
Belo Monte
Energy
Apr-2015
US$ 97
   
Salobo - Goldstream
Copper
Mar-2015
US$ 900
   
Fosbrasil
Fertilizers
Dec-2014
US$ 46
   
Vale Florestar
Wood
Jun-2014
US$ 90
   
Log-in Logística
Logistics
Dec-2013
US$ 94
   
Tres Valles
Copper
Dec-2013
US$ 25
   
Power Generation
Assets Reestructure
Energy
Dec-2013
US$ 88
   
VLI
​​General Cargo​
Dec-2013
US$ 851
   
Fosbrasil
Fertilizers
Dec-2013
US$ 52
   
Oil and gas concessions
Energy
Nov-2013
US$ 8
   
Norsk Hydro
Aluminum
Nov-2013
US$ 1.811
   
VLI
General Cargo
Sep-2013
US$ 1.206
   
Salobo and Sudbury
Gold Stream
Feb-2013
US$ 1.900
   
Oil and gas concessions
Energy
Dec-2012
US$ 40
   
Araucária
Fertilizers
Dec-2012
US$ 234
   
Manganese Ferroaloys Europe
Manganese
Oct-2012
US$ 160
   
Oman (30%)
Pellets
Oct-2012
US$ 125
   
10 Ships large ore carriers
Logistics
Oct-2012
US$ 600
   
Thermal coal assets in Colombia
Thermal coal
May-2012
US$ 407
Includes 100% of El Hatillo and Carro Largo, 100% of Sociedad Portuária Rio Córdobo and 8.43% stake in Ferrocarriles Del Norte de Colombia S.A.
CADAM
Kaolin
May-2012
US$ 30
   
Alunorte, Albras, CAP e Paragominas
Aluminum
Feb-2011
US$ 503
   
Oman's minority holding
Pellets
Jan-2010
US$ 125
   
Bayovar's minority holdings
Fertilizers
Jan-2010
US$ 660
   
PPSA
Kaolin
Jan-2010
US$ 74
   
Valesul
Aluminum
Jan-2010
US$ 31
   
Mineral rights to manganese and iron ore
Manganese
Jan-2010
​US$ 16
   
PCHs​
​Energy
Jan-2010
​US$ 20
   
Inco Advanced Tech. Mat.​
Nickel​
Dec-2009​
US$ 6​
   
Jinco​
Nickel​
Dec-2009​
US$ 7​
   
INMETCO​
Nickel
Dec-2009
​US$ 34
   
PTI
Nickel
Aug-2009
US$ 88
   
Florest Assets​
Wood
Jul-2009​
US$ 43​
   
Usiminas
Steel
Apr-2009
US$ 273
   
Jubilee
Niquel
Feb-2008
US$ 130
   
Lion Ore​
​Nickel
Jul-2007
US$ 105
   
Log-In Logística
Logistics
Jun-2007
US$ 204
   
Siderar
Steel
Dec-2006
US$ 108
   
Usiminas
Steel
Nov-2006/May-2007
US$ 904
   
Gerdau
Steel
Oct-2006
US$ 67
   
GIIC
Pellets
May-2006
US$ 418
   
Foz do Chapecó
Energy
Feb-2006
US$ 4
   
NES
Ferro Alloy
Feb-2006
US$ 14
   
Quebec Cartier Mining Co.​
Pellets​
Jul-2005​
US$ 126​
   
CST
Steel
Jun-2004
US$ 580
      
Fosfértil
Fertilizers
Oct-2003
US$ 84
   
Sepetiba Tecon / CFN
Port/Railroad
Sep-2003
US$ 7.4
   
Fazenda Brasileiro
Gold
Aug-2003
US$ 21
   
Florestas Rio Doce
Wood
May-2002
US$ 59
   
Docenave Ships
Ships
Sep-2001
US$ 60.5
   
Rio Doce Pasha
Logistics
Aug-2001
US$ 10
   
Cenibra
Pulp
Jul-2001
US$ 671
   
Bahia Sul
Paper & Pulp
Feb-2001
US$ 318
   
CSN
Steel
Dec-2000
US$ 249
   
Açominas
Steel
Dec-2000
US$ 10