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Vale's Performance in 3Q20

Rio de Janeiro, October 29th, 2020

Opening remarks

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We are delivering on the Integral Reparation Plan

US$ 2.6 billion ininreparationindividualactions¹indemnifications²

+8,200 people indemnified²

in environmental reparation

US$ 470 million

(e.g. Ground Zero)

Brumadinho's Master Plan

Built on extensive listening to communities, submitted to the authorities' approval³

We are having conversations with the State of Minas Gerais and other stakeholders to get to a framework agreement for indemnification and compensation4

¹Excluding expenditure with de-characterization, including incurred expenses. ² Approximate figure, referring to people related

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to signed agreements (paid and payable, civil and labor), updated on October 28, 2020. ²Submitted to the municipality of Brumadinho. 4 For collective damages indemnification and compensation for the society and the environment

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In tailings management, quickly moving towards full adherence to ICMM standards

Our ambition worldin individual-class standardsindemnifications²and processes

  • Safety and Operational Excellence Office independent from operations
  • Strengthening of our 3- line model of defense
  • 2 Geotechnical Monitoring Centers
  • Engineer of Record

Continuous monitoring

Routine

System

Performance

Risk

  • Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) is ongoing

Risk management

  • New ICMM standard
    - minor gaps. Full implementation expected for 2021
  • New TMS

Tailings

Management

System

(TMS)

4 Governance

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We are closing our ESG gaps

52 gaps mapped inwithindividualactionindemnifications²plans

For further information,

visit www.vale.com/esg

31 gaps closed

since 2019

In 2020, 5 gaps already solved

More disclosure on management

compensation

Audit committee

Tax Transparency Report

Creation of Nomination Committee

Consolidated disclosure on

Environmental Violations (new)

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We are performing with record production in the Northern System…

56.9 Mt Northern System

All-time production record

24.4 Mt

S11D

All-time production record

US$ 5.856 billion

Record EBITDA in

Ferrous Minerals since 4Q13

US$ 6.224 billion Record EBITDA since 1Q14

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  • while increasing production capacity and strengthening our supply chain

Serra Sul 120 Mtpy Project

Adding 20 Mtpy to S11D mine-plant capacity

  • Buffer of productive capacity
  • US$ 1.5 billion investment

Project West III

Adding +20 Mtpy to the Shulanghu

Port capacity¹

  • Through JV
  • US$ 100-150 million investment²

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¹ Currently at 20 Mtpy. ²Considering Vale's 50% stake of the JV and a third-

party loan of up to 65%, but not less than 50% of the total investment.

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We are de-risking Vale

Keeping a fast pace and quality at Brumadinho's reparation Becoming one of the safest and most reliable mining companies Resuming production under safe conditions

Focusing on discipline in capital allocation

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Iron Ore Business

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Operations are progressing on stabilization and resumption roadmap from Analyst & Investor Tour is on track

2020 production (Mt)

3Q20

• Record in Northern System and S11D

• Solid production in Southern and Southeastern

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Systems

68

60

4Q20

• Expect to sustain robust production rates

• Risks related to licensing delays (e.g. Serra Leste)

1Q20

2Q20

3Q20

4Q20E

and impacts from the start of the rainy season

Path to 400 Mtpy

  • New assets and solutions coming online in the next quarters (e.g. tailings filtration plants, Northern System expansions)
  • Increase of operational buffers to sustain production level
  • Stabilization of production adds quality to

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Vale's portfolio

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Vale recovered its operational flexibility, reducing major sales variation looking forward

1 BRBF is Vale's main product

3 Operational inventories needed

BRBF

2020

2019

sales ~145Mt

2017

94Mt

Margin over volume strategy and portfolio optimization

2 More exposure to China in 2020

Vale's sales by destination

~45 days for shipping + blending and retrieval period to conclude a BRBF sale in China

14 Mt

of operational inventories

drew down

9M20

of operational inventories 17 Mt built up, including those in

transit

Next quarters

  • Operational inventories stable to current production level
  • More sales flexibility to capture market opportunities

Increase of Vale's average lead time

Operational inventories are production buffers

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