Vale Receives Expansion Permit for Serra Sul Mine

September 16, 2025--Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Ibama, Brazil's environmental authority, has approved Vale's (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Serra Sul) project's operating license. The project is expected to boost production from the S11D mine in Pará by 20 million tons of iron ore per year. The project foresees investments worth US$2.8 billion. So far, Serra Sul has reached 57% financial progress and 77% physical progress. The project's commissioning date is scheduled for the second half of next year.