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SMI-ICE-Chile Holds Its 2026 Strategic Planning Retreat
In a spirit of optimism, following the significant achievements attained during 2025, the teams that make up our Centre gathered at the facilities of Universidad del Desarrollo to take stock of past progress and define strategic objectives in a context that presents major opportunities.
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.
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.
Giovana García presented at Universidad de Concepción
The SMI-ICE-Chile hydrogeologist and researcher gave a presentation on integrated water supply systems at SEMIN UdeC, the university’s 2024 Mining Seminar.
Protagonists of Planning for Closure 2024
During the three days of the 5th International Congress on Mine Closure Planning, SMI-ICE-Chile researchers solidly demonstrated how knowledge is advancing to design and prepare mine closures.
Nigel Wight participates in BHP discussion group
Nigel Wight, the leader of the Social Performance and Resource Governance team at SMI-ICE-Chile, was invited to participate in a discussion group organized by BHP’s IndiGO team to discuss the concept of «good neighbour» and the key aspects of social performance that mining operations should consider in increasingly complex times.
Expert in dialogue and community engagement visited SMI-ICE-Chile
Pamela Bourke, a researcher at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at The University of Queensland, led a workshop on community dialogue and engagement, which was attended by Chilean alumni of the University of Queensland (UQ) and also some members of the SMI-ICE-Chile team.
Dilan Campos publishes on the impact of land use changes
The SMI-ICE-Chile researcher co-authored the article «Impacts of land use change on an urban watershed,» recently published by the Centre for Water Resources for Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM in Spanish) at Universidad de Concepción.
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SMI-ICE-Chile launches «Mining Skills» in Argentina
As part of an Australian transnational educational program aimed at strengthening the development of a skilled workforce in the critical minerals sector, experts from SMI-ICE-Chile and the University of Queensland have launched the first courses in a training program focused on mining safety, the environment, and sustainability in the city of Salta.
SMI-ICE-Chile actively participated in Water Congress 2025
With presentations from our leaders and researchers, we completed another participation in the technical conference on water management in mining, organized by Gecamin. At this latest edition of the Water Congress, Camila Cabrera, a researcher in the Social...
A UQ delegation concludes its visit to Chile by meeting with Codelco’s top management
With the aim of strengthening collaboration in our country, the highest authorities of The University of Queensland held an intense agenda of meetings with authorities and representatives from government, industry, and academia.
Doug Aitken shares his opinion as an expert in a report by El Mercurio
The executive director of SMI-ICE-Chile participates as one of the main interviewees in the cover story of the Mining & Community special, on water security in the mining industry.
Reporte Minero interviewed Dante Choque
In the context of the Water Congress 2024, the SMI-ICE-Chile post-doctoral researcher was consulted by this media specialized in mining and energy, about water management in the communities of northern Chile.
Doug Aitken interviewed on TVN about innovation in Chilean mining
The executive director of SMI-ICE-Chile gave an extensive interview to the Mining & Energy Report program, where he referred to the important challenges of Chilean mining in the face of the global energy transition.
Dennis Vega interviewed by Reporte Minero
At the recent international conference on Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, Procemin 2024, Dennis Vega was interviewed on the program Reporte Minero about the main challenges facing responsible mineral processing.