Exhibit 15.3

	SRK Consulting Suites 7-9, Level 6 141 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
	GPO Box 1881, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
	Email: brisbane@srk.com.au www.srk.com.au
	Tel: 61 7 3832 9999 Fax: 61 7 3832 9330

To the Board of Directors of
Vale S.A. (“Vale”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

SRK Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd hereby consents to (a) being named in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “2009 20-F”) as having prepared certain coal reserve estimates and (b) the incorporation by reference of the 2009 20-F into the Registration Statements on Form F-3 of: Vale and Vale Overseas Limited (File Nos. 333-162822 and 333-162822-01); Vale and Vale Capital II (File Nos. 333-160448 and 333-160448-01); and Vale and Vale Capital Limited (File Nos. 333-143857 and 333-143857-01).

Very truly,

NEVILLE TERRY
Principal Consultant (Mining)

Date: 21^st April 2010

SRK Consulting (Australasia) Pty Ltd
Reg’d No ABN 56 074 271 720
Trading as SRK Consulting





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