A combination of the two miners would have been bigger than Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world's largest iron ore miner.
二者一旦合并规模将超过全球最大的矿石生产商巴西淡水河谷。
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The Salobo mine is located at the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, in the state of Para, Brazil, and operated by a wholly owned subsidiary of Vale (formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce).
The move is aimed at creating a more balanced force in negotiations with foreign miners, including Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and Anglo-Australian groups Rio Tinto Ltd and BHP Billiton Ltd.