[Ferro-Alloys.Com]Vale’s third-quarter cobalt sales fell to 432 mt at an average price of $11.55 per lb compared to 703 mt at an average price of $18.71 in the third quarter of 2011. Its nickel sales were 55,000 mt in the third quarter at an average price of $16,509.09 per mt compared to 68,000 mt at $21,132.35 in the year-ago quarter.

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