Vale announces Voisey’s Bay mine expansion project completion

The expansion transitioned Voisey’s Bay from opencast to underground mining. The project involved the development of two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps – which will deliver ore for processing at the company’s Long Harbour refinery, one of the lowest-emission nickel processing plants in the world.

The project’s production capacity is around 45 000 tpy of nickel, with another 20 000 tpy of copper and 2600 tpy of cobalt as by-products, and the full ramp-up is expected by 2H26. The project completion also represents a crucial milestone for enhancing the competitiveness of the company’s Canadian operations and will contribute to reducing unit costs in the nickel business segment.

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