Asistencia técnica a comunidades indígenas del Salar de Atacama en la implementación de Acuerdo CORFO-SQM
Prestación de un servicio de apoyo técnico a Corfo para la generación y organización de los proyectos de inversión y fomento que promuevan el desarrollo sustentable de las 21 comunidades de la Cuenca del Salar de Atacama.
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.
Doug Aitken spoke at Northwestern University
Doug Aitken, Executive Director of SMI-ICE-Chile, did an outstanding job speaking at the scientific summit ”Earth-Human Interactions: Sustainability and Development,” at Northwestern University, where the main challenges and advances in the areas of energy, climate change, cities and the environment were discussed.
Anita Parbhakar-Fox: Sharing with the Expert in Mine Waste Transformation
In the context of her presentation at the Planning For Closure forum, this renowned researcher in applied geochemistry from the Sustainable Minerals Institute visited with us as part of her intense agenda with universities and mining industry representatives.
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.
Caracterización geoquímica de material estéril y marinas en botaderos
Este proyecto busca realizar la caracterización geoquímica de material estéril y marinas enviados a botaderos, y formular recomendaciones de medidas.
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.
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.
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.