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Chilean Mining Magazine Reports on Visit of Argentine Mining Secretary to SMI Chile
The specialized publication reports on the meeting between Luis E. Lucero, the top mining official in Argentina, and the senior staff of the University of Queensland’s International Center in Chile.
Argentina’s Secretary of Mining Meets with SMI Chile’s Senior Leadership
Luis E. Lucero, Argentina’s top mining authority, held a productive meeting with the leadership team of SMI Chile, the Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland, and the Australian Ambassador to Chile, with the aim of exploring potential avenues for collaboration between SMI Chile — The University of Queensland’s International Centre in Chile — and Argentina’s mining ecosystem.
Nathalie Jamett presents in Peru on the benefits of an integrated water system
As part of the 1st Moquegua Water Conference, SMI Chile researcher Dr Nathalie Jamett presented the work developed in Chile to advance towards an integrated and collaborative water supply model.
Francisca Rivero participates in “Women and Mining” seminar at UDD
The General Manager and Acting Executive Director of SMI Chile was one of the panellists at the event organised by the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad del Desarrollo, which addressed the challenges and opportunities facing the mining sector in relation to...
Nathalie Jamett presents in Peru on the benefits of an integrated water system
As part of the 1st Moquegua Water Conference, SMI Chile researcher Dr Nathalie Jamett presented the work developed in Chile to advance towards an integrated and collaborative water supply model.
SMI Chile team delivers workshop to test water management tool
The collaborative workshop took place at the campus of the Universidad Católica del Norte and brought together representatives from academia, industry and the public sector, with the aim of validating scenarios and criteria related to water use and supply in the...
SMI-ICE-Chile and Codelco analyze results of the climate risk model
Within the framework of the climate change resilience project that SMI-ICE-Chile is developing for Codelco, the teams from both companies met to review the climate projections obtained for high-altitude regions and the progress of the geospatial results visualization tool.
SMI-ICE-Chile gives a technical course on emerging challenges and solutions related to water and mineral processing
As part of the preliminary courses for the Procemin-Geomet International Conference, speakers from SMI-ICE-Chile and the Sustainable Minerals Institute delivered this training, which was attended virtually by more than 80 participants.
Mónica Morales and Nigel Wight presented at the “Meeting of Indigenous Communities and Peoples within the framework of the National Lithium Strategy”
Due to their extensive experience working with indigenous peoples on mining projects, both representatives of SMI-ICE-Chile were invited to speak on “Resource Governance and Indigenous Peoples” at the event co-organized by the Ministries of Mining, Social Development and Family, and by the International Labour Organization (OIT), under the leadership of UN Human Rights.
Nigel Wight publishes scientific article on Chile’s unique situation regarding lithium
In the recent edition of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, the researcher from SMI-ICE-Chile presents, along with four other experts, an interesting work on Chile’s exceptional status regarding lithium, based on the analysis of the Maricunga Salt Flat.
SMI-ICE-Chile and Teck mining company launch leadership program for women from coastal coves in the province of Iquique
The social performance teams at our Centre and at Teck have launched a personal skills development program to strengthen leadership among women living in the fishing coves of Chanavayita, Cáñamo, and Caramucho.
Francisca Rivero and Camila Cabrera publish in the journal of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Perú
Researchers from the Social Performance and Resource Governance team at SMI-ICE-Chile have published the article «Integrated Model for Social Closure Management» in the September issue of Revista Minería, the official publication of the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers.
SMI Chile researchers publish article in the Environmental Law and Science Journal
In the latest issue of the Journal of the First Environmental Court, a scientific publication, a team of researchers from the Centre has published an article entitled “High Andean wetlands under environmental stress: The contribution of interdisciplinary scientific research to conciliation processes in environmental damage cases”.
Pablo Bustos and Dilan Campos presented at the Congress of Salt Flats and High Andean Ecosystems
Researchers from the Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics team at SMI-ICE-Chile took part at the 1st Congress of Salt Flats and High Andean Ecosystems, organized by the Natural Laboratory Node for Salt Flats and the Laboratory of Microbial Complexity and Functional Ecology at the University of Antofagasta.
Dilan Campos spoke at the international congress on environmental sciences
At the recent Latin American Congress of Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Bío Bío, in Concepción, the SMI-ICE-Chile researcher presented the results of a study to prevent acid mine drainage, one of the greatest...
Marcela Calderón presented research to curb acid mine drainage at the Tailings 2025 Congress
The SMI-ICE-Chile researcher presented the results of a team working on developing a passivation technology to prevent acid mine drainage in copper tailings.
SMI-ICE-Chile provides safety training to Nexa Resources in Peru
The Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health team, led by Rocío Núñez and Carlos Cuello, successfully completed the delivery of the course “G3- Risk management systems for managers”, taught to the management of the mining company Nexa Resources in the city of Lima, Peru.
SMI-ICE-Chile had an outstanding participation in Safemining2024
Ratifying our commitment to improving the comprehensive safety of workers in the mining industry, we were present once again as organizers and speakers of this international event held by Gecamin.
We train managers and heads of NEXA Resources in Peru in risk management
In the city of Lima, the SMI-ICE-Chile team successfully completed the course aimed at optimizing risk identification and developing safety leadership for the entire operation of this Peruvian mining company.
Argentina’s Secretary of Mining Meets with SMI Chile’s Senior Leadership
Luis E. Lucero, Argentina’s top mining authority, held a productive meeting with the leadership team of SMI Chile, the Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland, and the Australian Ambassador to Chile, with the aim of exploring potential avenues for collaboration between SMI Chile — The University of Queensland’s International Centre in Chile — and Argentina’s mining ecosystem.
Francisca Rivero participates in “Women and Mining” seminar at UDD
The General Manager and Acting Executive Director of SMI Chile was one of the panellists at the event organised by the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad del Desarrollo, which addressed the challenges and opportunities facing the mining sector in relation to...
SMI Chile marked International Women’s Day with a discussion on gender gaps in scientific research
Following the presentation of a study on the main barriers limiting women’s development in research, leading representatives from Chile’s scientific ecosystem discussed the key challenges and priorities for advancing gender equity.
Chilean Mining Magazine Reports on Visit of Argentine Mining Secretary to SMI Chile
The specialized publication reports on the meeting between Luis E. Lucero, the top mining official in Argentina, and the senior staff of the University of Queensland’s International Center in Chile.
José Ojeda publishes analysis on the scope of circularity in mining
In the March print edition of Revista Minería Chilena, an SMI Chile researcher examines the impact and innovation opportunities arising from the recent regulatory change that now allows the use of copper slag in infrastructure projects.
Revista Minería Chilena publishes column by Nathalie Jamett
Coinciding with the opening of the ACADES 2026 Congress, SMI Chile Senior Researcher Nathalie Jamett argues in this opinion piece for the need to transition towards shared water management as the most efficient and sustainable model to address the severe water stress affecting mining regions in Chile.
Francisca Rivero featured in lead article of Revista Minería Chilena
In an extensive feature published in the February edition, the General Manager and Acting Executive Director of SMI Chile was asked about the key role that collaboration among different stakeholders has come to play in the development of the mining industry.