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Vale in Mozambique

Mozambique’s road network will benefit from investment by Brazilian mining company Vale, which is to spend US$691million on the Nacala Corridor road project during 2012 to provide a key link to the Moatize II coal mining project, on which it is spending a further $499million. In all, Vale has planned total investments of $4.44billion on the Nacala Corridor and $2.07billion on the Moatize II mining project.
June 14, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Mozambique’s road network will benefit from investment by Brazilian mining company 5926 Vale, which is to spend US$691million on the Nacala Corridor road project during 2012 to provide a key link to the Moatize II coal mining project, on which it is spending a further $499million.

In all, Vale has planned total investments of $4.44billion on the Nacala Corridor and $2.07billion on the Moatize II mining project.

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