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 2020

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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Vale informs on the expansion of the self-rescue zone of Doutor dam

Rio de Janeiro, August 13^th, 2020 - Vale S.A. (“Vale”) informs that it increased the limits of the Self-Rescue Zone (ZAS) of the Doutor dam, of the Timbopeba mine, at the Mariana Complex, based on more conservative studies, which started to consider the hypothetical scenario of 100% of the tailings carried in an event of the Doutor dam rupture. The expansion of the ZAS is a result of the Term of Commitment entered into by the State of Minas Gerais, the Public Prosecution Office of the State Minas Gerais and Vale, in which new parameters were defined for updating the flood zone.

As of today, approximately 75 families, residing in communities of Antônio Pereira and Vila Antônio Pereira, located approximately 40 kilometeres from the Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais state) headquarters, will be relocated following the guidance of the Civil Defense of Minas Gerais, respecting health and safety protocols recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families will receive full assistance from Vale, with accommodation, psychosocial care, food, among others. From February 2020 to today, 73 families had already been relocated when the Doutor dam had risen to emergency level 2.

Vale also informs that there was no change in the technical data of the referred structures and that the latest inspections did not detect additional anomalies. The dams at the Mariana Complex are continuously monitored by Vale's Centre of Geotechnical Monitoring (CGM).

Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak began, our highest priority is the health and safety of our employees. Our IR team adopted work-from home, and as we continue to face these new circumstances, we strongly recommend you prioritize e-mail and online.

For further information, please contact:

Vale.Ri@vale.com

Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com

Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com

Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com

Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@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 in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report.

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/ Ivan Fadel
Date: August 13, 2020		Director of Investor Relations