Artificial intelligence may be driving the next wave of technology investment, but every AI data center, semiconductor fabrication plant, electric vehicle factory, and renewable energy project depends on one thing before construction begins: raw materials.Steel, copper, and nickel remain the foundation of modern infrastructure, and few companies are better positioned to supply those materials than Brazil’s Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE). Often viewed simply as one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, Vale has evolved into a diversified mining company supplying critical materials for construction, electrification, and the global energy transition. As governments invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure modernization and…