Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) both operate in the commodity markets and are facing some outside-the-norm troubles right now.

Vale has announced the signing of an agreement with Silver Wheaton to sell an additional 25% of the gold by-product stream produced at its Salobo copper mine in Brazil for a period that extends ...

Image source: Silver Wheaton. Vale SA (VALE 5.24%) and Silver Wheaton Corp. (WPM 1.39%) are facing important headwinds today. But there's a big difference between the issues each is up against.

Thus, Vale's streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton, for gold produced at the Salobo mine, fits in well with the company's ongoing response to the subdued commodity pricing environment.

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Silver Wheaton is acquiring 25% of the gold production from Vale’s Salobo copper project in Brazil, as well as 70% of the production from some of the company’s Sudbury mines in Ontario. Mr. Smallwood ...