VALE Vale SA

 

 

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of

 

October 2021

 

Vale S.A.

 

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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Vale informs on the approval of the request for suspension of injunction by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the return of activities at Onça Puma nickel mine

 

Rio de Janeiro, October 27, 2021 - Vale S.A. (“Vale”) informs, in continuity to the release dated October 18, 2021, the decision of Minister President of Superior Court of Justice, which granted a request to suspend the effects of the decision rendered in the records of the Interlocutory Appeal n. 0811167-82.2021.8.14.0000.

 

Thus, with the reestablishment of the Operational License (LO), Vale will resume immediately the activities at Onça Puma nickel mine in Pará.

 

Luciano Siani Pires 

Executive Officer of Investor Relations 

 

 

Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak began, our highest priority is the health and safety of our employees. Our IR team adopted work-from-home, and as we continue to face these new circumstances, we strongly recommend you prioritize e-mail and online engagement.

 

For further information, please contact:

Vale.RI@vale.com

Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com

Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com

Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com

Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com

 

This press release may include statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.

 

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	Vale S.A.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Ivan Fadel
Date: October 27, 2021		Head of Investor Relations