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Nigel Wight presents research on the El Cobre tragedy at Tailings 2026 Congress
At Chile’s most important conference on tailings, the SMI Chile researcher presented findings on what can be learned from the memory of the disaster that struck the El Soldado mine in 1965. “What Remains: Disaster Risk and Emergency Preparedness in a Chilean Mining...
SMI Chile and UDD’s C+ Centre present research advances from the Match Fund project
As part of the joint work between SMI Chile and the Centre for Research in Technologies for Society (C+) at UDD’s Faculty of Engineering, researchers Diego Ocampo and Javiera de la Fuente presented their respective research findings at a seminar entitled “Snow, salt flats and lagoons: geospatial artificial intelligence put to the test in the field”.
SMI Chile delivers new social performance training courses for the Vicuña project in Argentina
SMI Chile researchers Mónica Morales and Nigel Wight travelled to the city of San Juan, where they delivered two new training courses on the social performance of this future mining operation, developed through a joint venture between BHP and Lundin Mining.
Mónica Morales presents a territorial governance perspective at Lithium Forum 2026
The lead researcher of SMI Chile’s Social Performance and Resource Governance team addressed the key public policy challenges surrounding participation mechanisms related to lithium governance.
SMI Chile and UDD’s C+ Centre present research advances from the Match Fund project
As part of the joint work between SMI Chile and the Centre for Research in Technologies for Society (C+) at UDD’s Faculty of Engineering, researchers Diego Ocampo and Javiera de la Fuente presented their respective research findings at a seminar entitled “Snow, salt flats and lagoons: geospatial artificial intelligence put to the test in the field”.
Nathalie Jamett makes new scientific contribution to optimise water management in mineral processing
Together with an international scientific team, SMI Chile researcher Nathalie Jamett has published a paper in the journal Minerals Engineering, proposing an approach to optimise water management in the flotation circuit of a concentrator plant.
Nathalie Jamett Publishes Scientific Paper on the Design and Management of Lithium Battery Supply Chains
The SMI Chile researcher is part of a team of seven academics from different universities who have published a study on the challenges facing the supply chain of this strategic mineral for the global energy transition in the journal Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
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.
Nigel Wight presents research on the El Cobre tragedy at Tailings 2026 Congress
At Chile’s most important conference on tailings, the SMI Chile researcher presented findings on what can be learned from the memory of the disaster that struck the El Soldado mine in 1965. “What Remains: Disaster Risk and Emergency Preparedness in a Chilean Mining...
SMI Chile delivers new social performance training courses for the Vicuña project in Argentina
SMI Chile researchers Mónica Morales and Nigel Wight travelled to the city of San Juan, where they delivered two new training courses on the social performance of this future mining operation, developed through a joint venture between BHP and Lundin Mining.
Mónica Morales presents a territorial governance perspective at Lithium Forum 2026
The lead researcher of SMI Chile’s Social Performance and Resource Governance team addressed the key public policy challenges surrounding participation mechanisms related to lithium governance.
Francisca Rivero presents at international social performance and sustainability event in Peru
SMI Chile General Manager and Social Performance and Resource Governance researcher Francisca Rivero, together with Mónica Morales, who leads this area at the Centre, are representing SMI Chile at GESS 2026, the International Social Performance and Sustainability Forum, taking place in Lima, Peru.
SMI Chile researchers publish article in the Environmental Law and Science Journal
In the latest issue of the Journal of the First Environmental Court, a scientific publication, a team of researchers from the Centre has published an article entitled “High Andean wetlands under environmental stress: The contribution of interdisciplinary scientific research to conciliation processes in environmental damage cases”.
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.
Dilan Campos spoke at the international congress on environmental sciences
At the recent Latin American Congress of Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Bío Bío, in Concepción, the SMI-ICE-Chile researcher presented the results of a study to prevent acid mine drainage, one of the greatest...
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.
SMI-ICE-Chile provides safety training to Nexa Resources in Peru
The Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health team, led by Rocío Núñez and Carlos Cuello, successfully completed the delivery of the course “G3- Risk management systems for managers”, taught to the management of the mining company Nexa Resources in the city of Lima, Peru.
SMI-ICE-Chile had an outstanding participation in Safemining2024
Ratifying our commitment to improving the comprehensive safety of workers in the mining industry, we were present once again as organizers and speakers of this international event held by Gecamin.
We train managers and heads of NEXA Resources in Peru in risk management
In the city of Lima, the SMI-ICE-Chile team successfully completed the course aimed at optimizing risk identification and developing safety leadership for the entire operation of this Peruvian mining company.
Queensland Minister for Trade inaugurates SMI Chile Advanced Training Centre
As part of a mission to Chile and other countries in Latin America, the Hon. Minister Ros Bates officially launched the advanced mining training programme of the Sustainable Minerals Institute International Centre at The University of Queensland in Chile.
Nigel Wight publishes research on new challenges facing mineral supply chains
Together with an international group of researchers, including Dr Doug Aitken and Dr Steven Micklethwaite (SMI UQ), SMI Chile researcher Nigel Wight has contributed to new scientific research addressing the security and sustainability of mineral supply for the global energy transition.
Mary Valdés discusses the challenges of the new mining supercycle at ProyectMin 2026
SMI Chile Executive Director Dr. Mary Valdés took part as a panellist at ProyectMin 2026, a conference that brought together representatives from mining companies, government, industry associations, suppliers and organisations linked to the sector to discuss mining investment prospects through to 2030.
Francisca Rivero Speaks at International Carajás Roundtable 2026
SMI Chile General Manager Francisca Rivero took part as an invited panellist at an international forum that explored the role of the mining sector in a world shaped by technological disruption, geopolitical transitions and the urgent need for decarbonisation.
Media outlets highlight the inauguration of the SMI Chile Advanced Training Centre
Various specialized news outlets and media platforms reported on the advanced mining training program launched by our Centre, an event attended by Queensland’s Minister for Trade, Ms. Ros Bates, and Australia’s Ambassador to Chile, Mr. Andrew Martin.
José Ojeda publishes opinion column on underground mining
In the latest issue of Revista Minería Chilena, SMI Chile researcher José Ojeda shares his perspective on the main challenges and trends shaping underground mining in Chile.
El Mercurio Interviews Francisca Rivero
The General Manager of SMI Chile was among the experts consulted for the latest edition of the Minería & Comunidad supplement in the newspaper El Mercurio, regarding the evolution of mine closure processes,
Alta Ley Corporation Features Mary Valdés’ Perspective
In its latest newsletter, the public–private organisation features the views of SMI Chile’s new Executive Director, Dr Mary Valdés, on the key challenges facing our Centre as the Chilean branch of The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute.