United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of

August 2019

Vale S.A.

Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

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Table of Contents:

Press Release	3
Signature Page	4

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Press Release Vale announces the completion of the Ferrous Resources Limited’s acquisition Rio de Janeiro, August 1st, 2019 – Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that it concluded the acquisition of Ferrous Resources Limited (Ferrous) in accordance with the terms disclosed on December 6, 2018. Vale reaffirms the importance of this acquisition, which will immediately increase Vale’s own production with 4 Mtpy of high-quality pellet feed at competitive operating costs, once the Viga 4 project had a successful ramp-up, thus reaching its full capacity. Ferrous owns and operates iron ore mines closely located to Vale’s operations in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The completion of this acquisition is aligned with Vale’s strategy of maximizing the flight to quality in the Iron Ore business. For further information, please contact: +55-21-3485-3900 Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com Clarissa Couri: clarissa.couri@vale.com Julio Molina: julio.molina@vale.com Luiza Caetano: luiza.caetano@vale.com Pedro Terra: pedro.terra@vale.com Renata Capanema: renata.capanema@vale.com This press release may include statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), and the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Vale S.A.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ André Figueiredo
Date: August 1st, 2019		Director of Investor Relations

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