News
SMI Chile appoints Mary Valdés as Executive Director
The Sustainable Minerals Institute Chile (SMI Chile) has appointed Chilean executive and academic Mary Valdés as its new Executive Director.
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.
Yendery Ramírez presented at the FoMPEM international congress
SMI-ICE-Chile researcher Dr. Yendery Ramírez Ángel spoke at the Foundation of Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy (FoMPEM) international conference, organized by the University of Antofagasta and Wuhan University (China), which recently took place in San Pedro de Atacama.
SMI-ICE-Chile collaborates with Minera Centinela on a tailings energy efficiency project
The Responsible Production and Mining Process Optimisation team began an important project with Antofagasta Minerals to increase energy and financial efficiency for the Centinela mining tailings pumping operation.
Doug Aitken presented at international seminar on water productivity in Chile and Australia
Within the framework of the Coquimbo Region’s Water Transformation Program, an interesting international seminar was held last week to analyze water productivity between Chile and Australia.
Dennis Vega presented on technologies to reduce carbon footprint and accelerate the energy transition at a congress in Perú
The leader of Responsible Production of SMI-ICE-Chile spoke at the International Congress of Metallurgical Engineering, Materials and the Environment, recently held in the city of Trujillo.
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.
Nigel Wight and CSRM team publish scientific paper on the El Soldado mine disaster
Together with a group of researchers from the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the University of Queensland, the SMI-ICE-Chile researcher published a insightful study on the social consequences of this tailings dam collapse that occurred 60 years ago in Chile, one of the most serious mining tragedies in the world.
We brought together representatives of the mining industry to discuss the challenges of social performance
SMI-ICE-Chile welcomed social performance leaders from mining companies to its headquarters to join forces and collaborate on the challenge of creating social value in mining areas.
Angélica Andrade shared her experience regarding the Brumadinho tragedy.
The international speaker and representative of the Brumadinho community visited us to share her work at CSRM (UQ) on the lessons learned from one of humanity’s greatest mining tragedies.
Jacques Wiertz presented at the opening of Tailings 2025
The leader of the Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics area at SMI-ICE-Chile made a sharp assessment of the main challenges the mining industry must address in terms of tailings management.
SMI-ICE-Chile and SMI UQ teach a course on tailings water chemistry at the Tailings 2025 Congress
The event had a high turnout of registrants and was held within the preliminary framework of the International Congress on Tailings Management, organized by Gecamin.
SMI-ICE-Chile’s work to curb acid drainage from mine dumps
Using pyrite microencapsulation technology, a team from the Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics area is working to address one of the mining industry’s greatest environmental and economic challenges.
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.
SMI-ICE-Chile conducts safety training for Nexa Resources supervisors in Peru
SMI-ICE-Chile provided three courses on risk management for supervisors of the mining company’s operations in the neighboring country.
SMI-ICE-Chile delivers training program on safety and critical control management
We have successfully completed a series of courses on comprehensive safety for Chilean and international professionals in the mining, gas and oil industry, taught in part by a specialist from The University of Queensland, Libby Humphries.
Expusimos en seminario internacional de seguridad minera en Lima
Alexander Dabner presentó una ponencia sobre el control de los riesgos críticos en el Seminario Internacional de Seguridad Minera-ISEM 2024, realizado en Lima, Perú.
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.
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.
Jacques Wiertz interviewed on tailings challenges by Reporte Minero
Dr. Jacques Wiertz was one of the experts interviewed in a feature published by the specialised media outlet Reporte Minero, entitled “Tailings and water: the new challenges of mining management in the face of climate change”.
Minería Chilena Magazine Highlights Positive 2025 Results for SMI-ICE-Chile
The specialized mining publication reports the announcement of the start of an operational phase with independent financing for our Center, following excellent results and changes in executive management. icon_documents_alt icon Read the news at the following link...
Reporte Minero informs about the new stage of SMI-ICE-Chile
The mining industry publication highlights the significant growth of our Centre in this new phase as an independent entity and under a new Executive Management.