SMI-ICE-Chile to develop project for integrated water supply solutions in the Antofagasta Region
In the framework of the Create and Validate Program, which promotes innovation by CORFO, the Processing: Energy, Water, and Emissions team will carry out the study ‘Resilient Future: Smart Water Solutions for Sustainable Development´.
Chilean Mining Magazine highlights SMI-ICE-Chile innovation project
The specialized media of the mining industry interviews Jacques Wiertz and gives an extensive account of the pyrite micro-encapsulation project’s contribution to preventing acid mine drainage.
SMI-ICE-Chile and Codelco’s Salvador Division carry out socio-environmental education plan with students from the Atacama Region
Within the framework of the “Valuation Plan” project, developed in collaboration with Codelco Salvador Division, the team from the Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics area traveled to the commune of Diego de Almagro, in the Atacama Region, to show students, teachers and parents of this northern town, that knowledge about the native peoples and the environment can be an exciting experience.
Chemical-mineralogical characterization and definition of metallurgical performance of ore blends from La Estrella
The project’s objective was to study the potential of a small-scale IOCG deposit to recover valuable elements from the conventional copper recovery process. It also included identifying and designing alternative processes to add value and diversify the potential products generated from its mineralization.
Francisca Rivero participates in mine closure seminar
The expert in social performance and General Manager of SMI-ICE-Chile moderated the final panel at the seminar “International Standards Applied in Mine Closure in Chile,” organized by the PUCV Mining Center and the consulting firm Gestiona.
Comprehensive Water Supply Solutions for the Development of Resilient Territories
This project is being developed within the framework of CORFO's Create and Validate Program, which promotes innovation. Its objective is to comprehensively address the critical challenge of the unequal distribution of water resources throughout Chile, seeking to...
SMI ICE Chile researchers publish in scientific journal Minerals
Yahaira Barrueto and Dennis Vega published the Review Paper “Technological Advancement in Solar Photovoltaic Recycling”, in the recent edition of Minerals, one of the main scientific journals in mineral processing.
SMI-ICE-Chile joins new research ring on Andean salt flats and lithium extraction
Felipe Saavedra is a member of the research team led by the C+ Engineering Center at Universidad del Desarrollo that has just been awarded the “2024 Thematic Research Ring Competition in Lithium and Salt Flats” from ANID.
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.