I-Vale isanda kukhipha umbiko wayo wokukhiqiza nokuthengisa ka-2020. Umbiko ukhombisa ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwe-iron ore, ithusi kanye ne-nickel bekunamandla kwikota yesine, ngokunyuka kwekota ngekota okungu-25.9%, 15.4% kanye no-13.6%, ngokulandelana, kanye nokuthengiswa okuqophayo kwe-iron ore kanye ne-nickel.
Idatha ikhombisa ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwezinhlawulo ze-iron ore nama-pellets kwikota yesine kufinyelele kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-91.3, lapho ukuthengiswa kwemakethe yaseShayina kufinyelele amathani ayizigidi ezingu-64 (ukuthengiswa kwemakethe yaseShayina kwikota yesine ka-2019 kwakungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-58), irekhodi lerekhodi lokuthengiswa kwe-iron ore ngo-2020 emakethe yaseShayina kwikota yesine. Ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwezinhlawulo ze-iron ore eVale kufinyelele kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-300.4, okufanayo nango-2019. Phakathi kwazo, umkhiqizo wezinhlawulo ze-iron ore kwikota yesine wawungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-84.5, ukwehla ngo-5% kusuka kwikota edlule. Uma kucatshangelwa imikhawulo yokukhiqiza, amandla okukhiqiza i-iron ore eVale azofinyelela amathani ayizigidi ezingu-322 ekupheleni kuka-2020, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi amandla okukhiqiza i-iron ore afinyelele amathani ayizigidi ezingu-350 ekupheleni kuka-2021. Ngo-2020, inani eliphelele lama-pellets lalingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-29.7, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngo-29.0% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019.
Umbiko ukhombisa ukuthi ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwe-nickel eqediwe (ngaphandle kwesitshalo saseNew Caledonia) kungamathani ayi-183,700, okufana nokwango-2019. Kwikota yesine ka-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwe-nickel kufinyelele kumathani angu-55,900, okuwukwenyuka ngo-19% kusukela kwikota edlule. Ukuthengiswa kwe-nickel kwikota eyodwa bekuphakeme kakhulu kusukela kwikota yesine ka-2017.
Ngo-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kuzofinyelela amathani angu-360,100, ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ngo-5.5% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019. Kwikota yesine ka-2020, ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kuzofinyelela amathani angu-93,500, okuwukwenyuka ngo-7% kusukela kwikota edlule.
Ngokuphathelene nokukhiqizwa kwamalahle, umbiko uthe ibhizinisi lamalahle laseVale liqale kabusha imisebenzi yokulungisa ngoNovemba 2020. Ukulungiswa kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe kwikota yokuqala ka-2021, bese kulandela ukuqaliswa kwemishini emisha nevuselelwe. Ukukhiqizwa kwezimayini zamalahle kanye nama-concentrator kufanele kuqale kwikota yesibili ka-2021 futhi kuqhubeke kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2021. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi izinga lokusebenza kokukhiqiza engxenyeni yesibili ka-2021 lizofinyelela kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-15 ngonyaka.