Vale is a pioneering mining company that works diligently to transform mineral resources into the essential ingredients of people's everyday lives. At Vale, our aim is to continually improve our company and to exceed current standards of excellence in the extraction and production of minerals.

The result of our work can be found in most things from the cars we drive to the mobile phones we rely on to stay connected with one another. Vale helps shape the products that surround us, from household appliances to computer and construction components.

Vale is a global company headquartered in Brazil, with a workforce of over 100,000 employees, including outsourced workers.

Our mission—to transform mineral resources into prosperity and sustainable development—guides all of our actions. We believe that we share the responsibility to seek sustainable development wherever we operate by responsibly managing the effects of our activities.

We are committed to the development of our employees, whose dynamic and persistent spirit contributes to our constant search for the best way to do things.

Our philosophy is demonstrated through our social and environmental policies and through our commitment to develop the communities with which we interact.

Vale is dedicated to increasing shareholder value and focused on building strong relationships with our customers.

Vale in Australia

Vale’s headquarters for its global coal division is in Brisbane, Queensland. Vale believes that maximising growth of the coal business is one of the key strategies for growth of Vale as a global company, and seeks to produce 40 million tonnes per year by 2016.

In Queensland Vale operates the Carborough Downs underground longwall mine near Moranbah. We are part owners of the Isaac Plains Coal Mine, and are developing the Ellensfield Coal Mine (100%) and the Eagle Downs Coal Mine (50%JV) also near Moranbah.

In NSW, Vale operates the Integra Mine near Singleton in the Hunter Valley.

Vale’s coal is used to generate electricity and to make steel.

Vale is also undertaking exploration activities in Australia, and has tenements in copper, iron ore and fertilisers, as well as coal.

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