Vale begins increasing iron ore output at Timbopea site

Vale SA said on Friday it has begun the process of increasing iron ore production at the Timbopea site, part of its Mariana complex in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

In a securities filing, Vale said iron ore production capacity at the site should return to 12 million tonnes a year once the commissioning period is over, which it says should last two months.

(By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Christian Plumb)