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Vale ordered to halt production at giant Amazon nickel mine

Frik Els | August 14, 2015 | 3:46 pm Base Metals Europe Latin America Copper Iron Ore Nickel 

[caption id="attachment_831672" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Source: Vale[/caption] A Brazilian federal court on Friday ordered Vale, the world's number one nickel and iron ore producer, to halt activity at its Onça Puma nickel mine in northwestern Brazil. The judge said operations at...

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