PIF, Ma’aden buy 10% of Brazilian Vale’s base metal unit

PIF, Ma’aden buy 10% of Brazilian Vale’s base metal unit

Brazilian miner Vale signed a binding agreement with Manara Minerals, the joint venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden), to acquire a 10% stake in the former’s base metal unit.   In a statement, Vale said it also sealed an agreement with the US investment firm Engine No. 1 to acquire 3% of the base metal unit. Both agreements are