SMI Chile concludes international Mining Skills training program
The Australian transnational educational project, aimed at strengthening the development of a skilled workforce in the critical minerals sector, has successfully completed three months of training in mine safety, environment, and sustainability in the cities of Salta, Argentina, and Antofagasta, Copiapó, and Santiago, Chile.
Delegation from SMI-ICE-Chile visits the “Indooroopilly Experimental Mine Site” campus of the Sustainable Minerals Institute
The general manager of SMI-ICE-Chile, Francisca Rivero, and the director of the Center for Research in Technologies for Society, Camilo Rodríguez, took advantage of their presence in Brisbane, Australia, to visit the Indooroopilly experimental mining site. This site...
SMI-ICE-Chile’s Outstanding Participation in the 360° Lithium Forum
Organized by the Center for Research in Technologies for Society (C+) of the UDD Faculty of Engineering and SMI-ICE-Chile, the event brought together authorities and experts from industry, the public sector, and academia to analyze the main production, regulatory, commercial, environmental, and social challenges facing the lithium industry.
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 and UCASAL hold seminar in Salta
The senior staff of our Centre and the Catholic University of Salta, together with local authorities, met at the UCASAL headquarters, with the aim of exploring challenges and opportunities for safe, sustainable and inclusive mining development in the province of Salta.
Specialized media highlight Nigel Wight’s scientific publication on Chile’s exceptional status in lithium matters
The media outlets Reporte Minero and Minería Chilena are publicizing the work of the SMI-ICE-Chile researcher, entitled “Chile’s lithium exceptionalism: Strategic legacies and the contested future of the Salar de Maricunga”, recently published in the journal Energy Research & Social Science.
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.
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.
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.