IVale yamemezela ngoMashi 16 ukuthi inkampani isiqalile kancane kancane ukusebenza kwesitshalo sokuhlunga ama-tailings endaweni yokusebenza ehlanganisiwe yaseDa Varjen. Lesi yisitshalo sokuqala sokuhlunga ama-tailings esihlelwe ukuvulwa yiVale eMinas Gerais. Ngokusho kohlelo, iVale izotshala imali eyizigidigidi ezingama-US$2.3 ekwakhiweni kwesitshalo sokuhlunga ama-tailings phakathi kuka-2020 no-2024.
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwesitshalo sokuhlunga ama-tailings akugcini nje ngokunciphisa ukuthembela edamini, kodwa futhi kuthuthukise izinga elimaphakathi lephothifoliyo yomkhiqizo weVale ngokusebenzisa imisebenzi yokuhlanza amanzi. Ngemva kokuba ama-iron ore tailings esehlungiwe, okuqukethwe kwamanzi kungancishiswa kube kuncane, futhi iningi lezinto ezisezinsikeni lizogcinwa liqinile, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe ukuthembela edamini. UVale uthe inkampani ihlela ukuvula isitshalo sokuqala sokuhlunga endaweni yokusebenza ehlanganisiwe ye-Itabira ngo-2021, kanye nesitshalo sesibili sokuhlunga endaweni yokusebenza ehlanganisiwe ye-Itabira kanye nesitshalo sokuqala sokuhlunga endaweni yezimayini zaseBrucutu ngo-2022. Izitshalo zokuhlunga ama-tailings ezine zizohlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zenani lama-iron ore concentrators anekhono lokukhiqiza eliphelele lamathani ayizigidi ezingu-64 ngonyaka.
UVale umemezele ku-“2020 Production and Sales Report” eyakhishwa ngoFebhuwari 3, 2021 ukuthi kwikota yesithathu ka-2021, njengoba idamu lemayini iMiracle No. 3 liqala ukusebenza, inkampani izophinde ibuyisele amathani ayizigidi ezi-4 omthamo wokukhiqiza. Lisesigabeni sokugcina sokwakhiwa. Amathangi alahliwe edamini iMiracle No. 3 azobalelwa cishe ku-30% wawo wonke amathangi akhiqizwa ngesikhathi sokusebenza. Ukuvulwa kwesitshalo sokuhlunga amathangi endaweni yokusebenza ephelele yaseDavarren kungenye intuthuko ebalulekile eyenziwe yiVale ekuqiniseni ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi nokubuyisela umthamo wayo wonyaka wamathani ayizigidi ezingama-400 ekupheleni kuka-2022.