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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K/A

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of

February 2019

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 updates on the continuity of the decommissioning process of upstream dams

Rio de Janeiro, February 20 th , 2019 — Vale S.A. (“Vale”) informs that, as it proceeds with the decommissioning of the Vargem Grande upstream dam, as per the press release of February 4 th , “Vale announces decision to temporarily halt operations of the Vargem Grande Complex,” Vale will coordinate with authorities the relocation of the people currently located in the Self-Saving Zone of the above-mentioned dam on this Wednesday, February 20 th .

Vale also informs that it has started the preparations for the relocation of people currently located in the Self-Saving Zones associated with the decommissioning of Forquilha I, Forquilha II, Forquilha III and Grupo dams, which are part of the ten remaining inactive upstream dams as per the accelerated decommissioning plan announced in the press release of January 29 th , “Vale announces the decommissioning of all its upstream dams.” These four inactive dams are located in the surroundings of the Fábrica mine, whose production will be maintained through dry processing with an approximate impact of 3 Mtpy production loss in 2019.

In total, about 125 people living near the five dams should leave their homes today in an orderly manner.

For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3485-3900
Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com
Clarissa Couri: clarissa.couri@vale.com
Renata Capanema: renata.capanema@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 the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.

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