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El Mercurio interviews Francisca Rivero for feature on mining tailings

Oct 26, 2026

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The researcher and General Manager of SMI Chile was one of the experts consulted for an article in the Minería & Comunidad supplement, which explores the opportunities offered by circular economy approaches to mining waste.

In the latest edition of Minería & Comunidad, published by El Mercurio, journalist Felipe Lagos examines the possibility of achieving the goal of “zero tailings”, as well as opportunities to recover minerals from tailings and find new uses for the residual materials in these deposits.

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