Brazil's Vale loses spot as world's top iron ore producer to Rio Tinto
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale SA on Tuesday posted a sharp output decline and $671 million (518.23 million pounds) in net additional provisions stemming from a deadly dam burst about a year ago, underlining the enduring effects of the incident on the iron ore giant.In a statement, the company reported a 22.4% fall in fourth-quarter iron ore production from the same period last year and a 9.6% drop in quarterly terms. With that, Vale officially lost its position in 2019 as the world's..