Brazilian miner Vale has resumed operations at its Salobo copper mine, which were suspended on October 5 due to a fire that affected a conveyor belt, it said on Friday.
Vale said in a securities filing that it expects to ramp up its copper concentrate output in Salobo by Octobe 25, adding that the impact from the halting of its production reached about 8 000 t. It is still investigating what caused the fire.