# Vale (NYSE: VALE) Critical Minerals Exposure

Vale is linked to 3 critical minerals: a producer of copper and nickel and a by-product producer of cobalt. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as VALE and based in Brazil.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/vale-nyse-vale
Exchange: NYSE
Ticker: VALE
Country: Brazil
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Vale

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us) | Producer | $13.92 per kg contained | +2.2% | [Copper stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-stocks) |
| [Nickel](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/nickel-price-us) | Producer | $17.24 per kg contained | −5.8% | [Nickel stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/nickel-stocks) |
| [Cobalt](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/cobalt-price-us) | By-product producer | $56.81 per kg contained | −3.9% | [Cobalt stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/cobalt-stocks) |

## Sectors Vale serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Vale

Vale is one of the world's largest mining companies, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Iron ore is its core business, while its base metals arm mines nickel in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia, together with copper in Brazil's Carajás region. Vale is also an important producer of cobalt, recovered as a by-product of its Canadian nickel operations.

## Vale's critical minerals business

Vale is linked to nickel, copper and cobalt. Nickel comes from Sudbury, Voisey's Bay and Thompson in Canada, Onça Puma in Brazil and PT Vale Indonesia, while copper comes from Salobo and Sossego in Carajás. Cobalt is recovered at its Canadian nickel refineries, making Vale one of the few large cobalt suppliers outside the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.

## Where Vale operates

Vale's nickel operations are Sudbury in Ontario, Voisey's Bay and the Long Harbour refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Thompson in Manitoba, Onça Puma in Pará, Brazil, and PT Vale Indonesia on Sulawesi. Copper comes from Salobo and Sossego in Pará, while its iron ore heartland is Carajás and Minas Gerais.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Vale.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Vale produce?

Vale is linked to 3 critical minerals: it is a producer of copper and nickel and a by-product producer of cobalt. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Copper](/commodities/copper-price-us), [Nickel](/commodities/nickel-price-us), [Cobalt](/commodities/cobalt-price-us).

### Is Vale a copper stock?

Yes. Vale is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all copper stocks](/commodities/copper-stocks).

### Is Vale a nickel stock?

Yes. Vale is a producer of nickel, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all nickel stocks](/commodities/nickel-stocks).

### Is Vale a cobalt stock?

Yes. Vale is a by-product producer of cobalt, one of the 3 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all cobalt stocks](/commodities/cobalt-stocks).

### Where is Vale listed?

Vale is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VALE (NYSE: VALE), and is based in Brazil.

### Where does Vale produce nickel?

In Canada at Sudbury, Voisey's Bay and Thompson, in Brazil at Onça Puma, and in Indonesia through PT Vale Indonesia.

### Does Vale produce cobalt?

Yes, as a by-product of nickel refining at Long Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador, among other sites.

## Related companies

- [Anglo American](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/anglo-american-lon-aal) (LON: AAL): Copper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- [Antofagasta](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/antofagasta-lon-anto) (LON: ANTO): Copper
- [Barrick Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/barrick-mining-nyse-b) (NYSE: B): Copper
- [BHP](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/bhp-nyse-bhp) (NYSE: BHP): Copper, Metallurgical coal
- [Boliden](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/boliden-sto-bol) (STO: BOL): Copper, Lead, Nickel, Tellurium, Zinc
- [Capstone Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/capstone-copper-tse-cs) (TSE: CS): Copper
- [CMOC Group](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/cmoc-group-hkg-3993) (HKG: 3993): Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- [First Quantum Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-quantum-minerals-tse-fm) (TSE: FM): Copper, Nickel
- [Freeport-McMoRan](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/freeport-mcmoran-nyse-fcx) (NYSE: FCX): Copper
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn) (TSE: IVN): Copper, Zinc

## Sources

- Company filings: Vale’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.