I-Vale isanda kukhipha umbiko wayo wokukhiqiza nokuthengisa wango-2020.Lo mbiko ukhombisa ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwensimbi, ithusi ne-nickel bekunamandla engxenyeni yesine, nokukhuphuka kwekota ngekota ngamaphesenti angama-25.9, 15.4% no-13.6%, ngokulandelana, kanye nokuthengisa okurekhodiwe kwe-iron ore ne-nickel.
Idatha ikhombisa ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwenhlawulo yensimbi yensimbi namapellets engxenyeni yesine kufinyelele amathani ayizigidi ezingama-91.3, lapho ukuthengiswa kwemakethe yaseChina kwafinyelela irekhodi lamathani ayizigidi ezingama-64 (ukuthengiswa kwemakethe yaseChina engxenyeni yesine ka-2019 bekungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-58), irekhodi lokuthengiswa kwe-iron ore ka-2020 emakethe yaseChina engxenyeni yesine.Ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwenhlawulo yensimbi ka-Vale kwafinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingama-300.4, okufanayo nangonyaka ka-2019. Phakathi kwazo, inhlawulo yensimbi yensimbi ephuma engxenyeni yesine yayingamathani ayizigidi ezingama-84.5, ukwehla ngo-5% kwikota edlule.Ngokucabangela imikhawulo yokukhiqiza, amandla okukhiqiza insimbi ka-Vale azofinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingu-322 ekupheleni kuka-2020, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi umthamo wokukhiqiza insimbi uzofinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingu-350 ekupheleni kuka-2021. Ngo-2020, ukukhishwa okuphelele kwe-iron ore ama-pellets ayengamathani ayizigidi ezingama-29.7, ukwehla konyaka ngonyaka ngama-29.0% uma kuqhathaniswa nowezi-2019.
Umbiko ukhombisa ukuthi ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwe-nickel eqediwe (ngaphandle kwesitshalo saseNew Caledonia) kungamathani ayi-183,700, okufana nangonyaka ka-2019. Engxenyeni yesine ka-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwe-nickel kufinyelele amathani angama-55,900, okuwukunyuka kwe-19% ikota edlule.Ukuthengiswa kwe-nickel ngekota eyodwa bekuphezulu kakhulu kusukela ngekota yesine ka-2017.
Ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kuzofinyelela amathani angu-360,100, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngo-5.5% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019. Engxenyeni yesine ka-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kuzofinyelela amathani angu-93,500, ukwanda kwe-7% kusukela kwikota edlule.
Mayelana nokukhiqizwa kwamalahle, umbiko uveze ukuthi ibhizinisi lika-Vale lamalahle liqale kabusha ukusebenza ngokulungiswa ngoNovemba 2020. Ukulungiswa kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ngekota yokuqala ka-2021, futhi kuzolandela ukugunyazwa kwemishini emisha nevuselelwe kabusha.Ukukhiqizwa kwezimayini zamalahle kanye nama-concentrator kufanele kuqale engxenyeni yesibili ka-2021 futhi kuqhubeke kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2021. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi izinga lokusebenza lokukhiqiza engxenyeni yesibili ka-2021 lizofinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingu-15 ngonyaka.