Vale ramps up Sudbury smelter after restarting furnace

Miner Vale has restarted its number-two furnace at the Copper Cliff smelter complex in Sudbury, Ontario, and is ramping up production, the company said on Wednesday. The company estimates it lost about 12 200 t of finished nickel because of the...

Vale says Sudbury furnace will stay shut for 16 weeks, cutting output

Brazilian miner Vale will keep the number-two furnace at its Copper Cliff smelter in Sudbury, Canada, shut for at least 16 weeks, the group said on Friday. The extended shut down is “due to a problem”, the firm said without providing more...

Vale, union talks break down again on Sudbury contract

Another round of contract talks between Vale Inco and the United Steelworkers have broken down, the company said on Friday. Brazilian-owned Vale met this week with union representatives for its operations in Sudbury and Port Colborne, with the...

Vale says ramping up Canadian ops after proposal to end strike rejected

Brazil's Vale is increasing production levels at its Canadian nickel operations, despite a strike that marks its eighth month this Saturday, the company said on Friday. More than 3 000 United Steelworkers union members employed at Vale Inco's...

Vale Inco to ramp up mining at strike-hit Sudbury ops

Brazilian-owned Vale Inco plans to increase mining operations in Sudbury, despite a strike by unionised workers that is currently in its seventh month. More than 3 000 members of the United Steelworkers union downed tools on July 13, after...

Vale Inco to restart Voisey's Bay after talks fail

Vale Inco will resume mining and milling at its Voisey's Bay nickel operation, in Labrador, Canada, after negotiations with striking workers broke down at the weekend. Nonstriking employees will be trained to run the operations, which will resume...

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Vale Inco restarts partial production at its Copper Cliff nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ontario; and workers at Two Rivers platinum mine refuse to come up from underground over pay grievances.

Vale Inco restarts Sudbury smelter, schedules Voisey's Bay talks

Brazilian-owned Vale Inco has restarted partial production at its Copper Cliff nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ontario, spokesperson Cory McPhee confirmed on Wednesday. More than 3 000 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union employed by Vale...

Vale Inco asks court to uphold injunction on strike protocol

Brazilian-owned Vale Inco and union members at its Sudbury, Ontario, operations headed to court on Tuesday, after picketing workers blocked trucks carrying ore and other vehicles from entering and leaving some of the company's operations. Around...

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