Brazil's Vale manganese ore output down 13.9% in 2019

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London—Brazilian miner Vale produced 1.576 million mt of manganese ore in 2019, down 13.9% from output of 1.832 million mt the previous year, the company said Tuesday. Fourth-quarter production totaled 450,000 mt, up 1.7% from the previous quarter but down 9.2% from output of 495,000 mt in Q4 2018. Manganese ore sales stood at 1.063 million mt in 2019, down 32.4% from 1.572 million mt in 2018.