Onça Puma — nickel mine
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Project information
As at 31 December 2025
Description
As at 31 December 2025
Onça Puma is Vale's Brazilian nickel operation (open pit + ferro-nickel smelter) in Pará. The site's second furnace commenced operations in September 2025 — on schedule and under budget — adding 15 ktpa of nickel production capacity and increasing the site's nominal capacity to 40 ktpa. Both furnaces are expected to operate at full capacity from 2030 onward.
Mining metrics
Multiple effective dates
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