On World Water Day, Closure and Water Manager Emma Gagen writes about the role of mining and metals in managing the world’s water sustainably.
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World Water Day 2023: Seven Ways ICMM Members Are Taking Action on Sustainable Water Management

The Most Valuable Commodity is Trust: Keynote Speech to BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference
Speaking at BMO’s 32nd annual Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, ICMM's Rohitesh Dhawan argues that the most valuable commodity today is trust, rather than something that can be pulled out of the ground.

ICMM Works Towards 'Nature Positive' Mining
ICMM's Hayley Zipp is interviewed by Leah Shelene Asaram for Mining Weekly on how members have committed to pursue continual improvement in environmental performance. ↗

We Need More Honest Conversations About Improving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Mining
ICMM CEO Ro Dhawan shares his reflections on the conversation he led at Mining Indaba on diversity, equity and inclusion.

ICMM Response to abrdn Statement on Employee Wellbeing in the Mining Industry
We strongly support the statement published today by abrdn on the importance of collaboration to help improve approaches to employee wellbeing.

ICMM Comment — A Response to the Australian Government's Critical Minerals Strategy
In our response to the Austrailian Government, we encouraged work with partners and allies to create a global policy environment for critical minerals ensuring high social and environmental standards.

ICMM Comment — A Response to IGF-ATAF's Future of Resource Taxation Project
In our response to IGF-ATAF, we encouraged ideas that create the conditions for successful and responsible mining operations that can generate shared value for host communities, regions and nations.

Fourth Anniversary of the Dam Collapse at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão Mine in Brumadinho
Four years ago, 270 lives were lost in a tragedy in Brumadinho, Brazil. The families and community that suffered because of the failure of a dam containing mine waste continue to be in our thoughts.

ESG Insider — What Recycling Minerals Could Mean for Biodiversity, Energy Transition Goals
ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan joins the ESG Insider podcast to explore what the mining industry is doing to reduce its impact on nature and local communities — including by recycling minerals.

ICMM Publishes Two Reports That Show the Mining Industry’s Economic Contribution To Host Countries Across the World
ICMM's 'The Mining Contribution Index (MCI): 6th Edition' and 'ICMM Members’ Tax Contribution Report: 2021 Update' – highlight the contribution the mining industry makes to the economies of host countries.