The plans are in line with the good practices adopted by ICMM and national legislation. In 2019, a company disbursed approximately R$ 150 million in activities of definitive and progressive closure.ĭuring 2019, there were no updates to the Mine Closure Plans. Vale monitors all mine closure actions and progressive rehabilitation of its units, through the correct management of resource allocation.

To guide its strategy and actions, the company relies on the Mine Closure Guide and other internal guidelines. The company also participates in the discussion group for Closing the Mine of the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM - International Council for Mining and Metals), which is attended by 23 companies in the sector. Thus, it is possible to promote the reintegration of the mined territories to physical, biotic and socioeconomic environments, contributing to the sustainable development of these locations. In order to guarantee the success of these actions, Vale defines integrated planning through a multidisciplinary team. How closing actions can be used, how they must be anticipated as socio-economic to minimize local and regional economic impacts. Integrated and systemic planning, associated with the stages of composition of the mine life cycle, including the closure of the mine, is essential to the sustainability of the territories in which they occur.

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