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UQ’s top officials visit Chile
With the aim of continuing to strengthen ties with partners in Chile and Latin America, a delegation from The University of Queensland (UQ) is visiting us this week, along with its highest authorities. They are holding a busy schedule of meetings with representatives from the mining industry, academia, and the public sector.
SMI-ICE-Chile participates in the PERUMIN 37 mining convention
Together with delegates from JKTech and the Sustainable Minerals Institute, we concluded a fruitful participation in one of the leading regional mining events, which this time took place in the Peruvian city of Arequipa.
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.
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.
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.
SMI-ICE-Chile researcher participates in scientific article on metal and metalloid contamination in the Atacama Desert
In collaboration with nine other nine researchers, the scientific leader of SMI-ICE-Chile, Dr. David Rubinos, participated in a study that presents interesting findings regarding how particulate matter from mining facilities is dispersed up to 70 km, posing a possible risk for the health of nearby communities.
SMI-ICE-Chile awarded ANID grant to incorporate water resilience professional into productive sector
SMI-ICE-Chile’s Processing team will do more in-depth work to develop the water supply optimization tool to improve the resilience and sustainability of supply networks and hydrographic basins in Chile.
Francisca Rivero presented at Tarapacá International Mining Congress
At CIMIT 2024, the general manager of SMI-ICE-Chile presented the tool of integrated water supply systems, as a possible way to address the water shortage in this important mining region of the country.
60 years after the El Cobre tragedy: memories preserved and lessons learned
On March 28, 1965, an earthquake with its epicentre in Cabildo and La Ligua collapsed two tailings’ dams at the El Soldado copper mine, killing more than 300 people and almost completely burying the town of El Cobre. It is one of the biggest mining tragedies in Chile and worldwide.
SMI-ICE-Chile shared the results of the survey with women from the coastal communities of Teck Quebrada Blanca
In collaboration with the coastal communities team of Teck Quebrada Blanca, SMI-ICE-Chile held a workshop to deliver the results of the survey applied to 131 women from the coves of Chanavayita, Caramucho and Cáñamo, near Iquique, with the aim of know their interests and needs.
CSRM and SMI-ICE-Chile conduct community relations workshop for Lundin Mining
The University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining and our Social Performance team conducted a training session on community relations in the exploration stage, which was attended by more than 30 professionals from different operations that this Canadian mining company maintains in Chile, Brazil and Argentina.
SMI-ICE-Chile began work for Teck Quebrada Blanca with women from coastal communities
Francisca Rivero met with women from the coves of Chanavayita, Cáñamo and Caramucho, in the city of Iquique, to learn about their interests and identify their capabilities.
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 visits the Soil and Water Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Chile
A team from the Centre met with researchers from the Department of Engineering and Soils at this university to discuss future collaborations on projects related to the restoration of sites impacted by mining and the implementation of nature-based solutions.
Daniela Gamboa’s outstanding presentation at Sustainable Mining 2025
Together with Mauricio Vera, an executive from Codelco – Salvador Division, the SMI-ICE-Chile researcher presented at one of the plenary sessions on: «Learning and reflections from the Salar de Pedernales Enhancement Plan.»
Environmental Rehabilitation Team publishes in scientific journal
As part of the Salar de Pedernales Enhancement project, researchers from SMI-ICE-Chile published a study in Plant Environment Interactions on the factors that contribute to water deficit and salinity in the main species that make up the vegetation systems of this salt flat and its surrounding streams.
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.
SMI-ICE-Chile participated in international mining safety seminar in Lima
Alexander Dabner, an expert from SMI-ICE-Chile, presented a paper on controlling critical risks at the International Seminar on Mining Safety-ISEM 2024, held recently in Peru.
SMI-ICE-Chile participates in the PERUMIN 37 mining convention
Together with delegates from JKTech and the Sustainable Minerals Institute, we concluded a fruitful participation in one of the leading regional mining events, which this time took place in the Peruvian city of Arequipa.
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.
Reporte Minero & Energético interviewed Daniela Gamboa
In the context of the recent Sustainable Mining congress, the Canal 24 horas program featured the testimony and reflections of the SMI-ICE-Chile specialist, based on the experience of the Pedernales Salt Flats Valuation project.
Francisca Rivero was interviewed on Radio Duna
The general manager of SMI-ICE-Chile and researcher in the Center’s Social Performance area was invited to the program Reporte Minero y Energético, to talk about water use and the relationship between communities and the mining industry.
Chilean Mining Magazine Highlights Workshop with Lundin Foundation in Argentina
The mining specialist media reported on the training in water sustainability developed by SMI-ICE-Chile in the city of San Juan, in the context of the Josemaría gold, silver and copper project, which Lundin Mining has in its portfolio.