Brazilian miner Vale is confident it will regain this year the position of the world’s largest iron ore producer, CEO Gustavo Pimenta said on Tuesday, a title it had lost to Rio Tinto in recent years.“We are likely at our best in terms of operational performance right now,” Pimenta said during a mining conference in Salvador.(By Marta Nogueira and Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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Vale expects to reclaim top spot in global iron ore production, CEO says

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