Mining Report interviews Nathalie Jamett about the role of water management in mineral processing
The senior researcher at SMI-ICE-Chile was interviewed about the crucial role water management plays in the efficiency of mineral processing and the challenges this industry faces in a context of growing demand for minerals.
Dr. David Rubinos publishes scientific article in Journal of Geochemical Exploration
The publication by the scientific leader of SMI-ICE-Chile assesses the risks to human health from toxic toxic metal(loid)s in soils and crops around a lead and zinc mine in the Middle East.
Doug Aitken participates in an international meeting on resource governance and energy transition.
The executive director of SMI-ICE-Chile participated as a panelist in the meeting “Natural Resources Governance and Energy Transition in Latin America,” organized by Transparency International Australia.
SMI-ICE-Chile and the UDD team present results from the first field in the Lagunillas bofedal
Researchers from SMI-ICE-Chile and the C+ department of the UDD held an internal seminar to present the preliminary results of the first monitoring campaign, conducted for the project “Estimation of the net balance of greenhouse gas emissions from the Lagunillas Wetland and carbon offset proposal,” which is being carried out for a mining company.
The University of Queensland will train miners from across Latin America
As part of an Australian transnational educational program supporting the development of a skilled workforce in the critical minerals sector, experts from the University of Queensland, in collaboration with SMI-ICE-Chile, will provide training on mine safety and sustainability in resource-rich regions of Latin America.
SMI-ICE-Chile meets with the UDD to strengthen joint work
In the context of Rick Valenta’s visit to Chile, Director of Sustainable, we held a fruitful working meeting with officials from the Universidad del Desarrollo and the Center for Research in Technologies for Society (C+) of the UDD School of Engineering, an institution with which we have maintained a close relationship for several years.
We commemorate a new anniversary of 8M
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, SMI ICE Chile brought together representatives from industry, academia, WIM, and the government to reflect on the importance of fostering a more diverse and inclusive mining industry and on the unconscious biases that hinder progress in this direction.
SMI-ICE-Chile reaffirms its purpose to empower women in mining
As the International Centre of Excellence at the Sustainable Minerals Institute of The University of Queensland, we consider gender equality a priority challenge that mobilizes us as an organization to support women in attaining leadership positions.
Jacques Wiertz publishes opinion column on modification to the mine tailings regulation
Dr.Jacques Wiertz, a senior researcher at SMI-ICE Chile and expert in circular economy and sustainable management of mining waste, has published our Centre’s position and vision on the project to amend tailings management regulations in Chile in Revista Minera Chilena.