Vale S.A. has reported it has had a strong operational performance in 4Q15 and 2015 with annual and quarterly production records in iron ore, pellets, nickel, copper, cobalt and gold. However, coal production was 15% lower than in 2014, reaching 7.3 million t.
The company has indicated that reduced production was a result of the stoppage of Inegra Coal and Isaac Plains mine, which were placed in care and maintenance in 2Q14 and 3Q14 respective.
Coal production in 4Q15 totalled 1.6 million t, 23% and 31% lower than in 3Q15 and 4Q14, respectively, as a result of a longwall move at Carborough Downs and a short stoppage at the coal handling and processing plant in Moatize.
At Vale’s Australian operations, production amounted to 2.4 million t in 2015, 36% lower than in 2014, due to the stoppage of both the Inegra Coal and the Isaac Plains mines in 2014.
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