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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.

News 2-Feb-2023

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.

News 24-Jan-2023

Vendor Engagement for Tailings Reduction Technologies

ICMM is inviting vendors and research institutions to provide an Expression of Interest (EoI) to support our work towards innovative tailings reduction technologies.

News 13-Jan-2023

ICMM Publishes Two Reports That Show the Mining Industry’s Economic Contribution To Host Countries Across the World

ICMM publishes two reports – 'The Mining Contribution Index (MCI): 6th Edition' and 'ICMM Members’ Tax Contribution Report: 2021 Update' – that highlight the contribution the mining industry makes to the economies of host countries.

News 13-Dec-2022

Is COP15 in Your Diary?

ICMM's Ro Dhawan publishes an open letter to world leaders ahead of COP15.

Comment & analysis News 21-Nov-2022

ICMM Supports Paris Peace Forum’s Call to Action for a Responsible Critical Minerals Sector

Today, Rohitesh Dhawan, President & CEO of ICMM joined global leaders in signing the Paris Peace Forum’s call to action on the responsible sourcing and production of critical minerals.

News 12-Nov-2022

ICMM Welcomes the Aluminum Association and Society of Mining Professors As New Association Members

ICMM announces the Aluminum Association and Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) as new association members.

News 10-Nov-2022

ICMM Receives Climate Positive Award for Its Work on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ICMM has received a "Climate Positive Award 2022" from Green Cross United Kingdom for its contributions and leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

News 7-Nov-2022

ICMM Appoints Iván Arriagada As New Chair

ICMM has today announced Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta PLC, as its new Chair, succeeding Richard Adkerson, Chairman and CEO of Freeport-McMoRan.

News 2-Nov-2022

ICMM Publishes Tailings Reduction Roadmap as Part of Broader Innovation Initiative to Develop Solutions to Significantly Reduce Tailings Waste from Mining and Metals Processing

ICMM has published a Tailings Reduction Roadmap which lays out innovative approaches and solutions capable of significantly reducing tailings from the mine life cycle.

News 22-Sept-2022

Joint Statement on Jagersfontein Tailings Failure from the Co-Conveners of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

We mourn those who lost their lives in the incident. All stakeholders must urgently work to enhance the safety of tailings storage facilities across the globe.

News 15-Sept-2022

ICMM publishes 2021 safety performance data of members

ICMM releases a report that benchmarks the 2021 safety performance of its company members.

News 28-Jul-2022

Vendor Engagement for Decarbonisation Technologies

ICMM is inviting vendors and research institutions to provide an Expression of Interest (EoI) to support our work on achieving net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.

News 25-Jul-2022

ICMM Accelerates Responsible Mining Agenda on 20-Year Anniversary

ICMM marks 20 years since the Toronto Declaration, which set out the founding principles of the organisation, by recommitting to decisive and principled leadership.

News 15-Jun-2022

ICMM Response to Responsible Mining Foundation’s recently released assessment of ICMM member companies

A response to RMF's recently released report that claims to be an assessment of ICMM members’ implementation of the ICMM Performance Expectations.

News 14-May-2022

ICMM Members Commit to Consistent Reporting on Social and Economic Contribution

ICMM has published a new Framework which commits members to report against a set of social and economic indicators.

News 9-May-2022

ICMM publishes new tools to improve the mining industry’s approach to social performance

ICMM has published a set of practical tools to strengthen approaches to managing social performance within mining companies.

News 1-Mar-2022

New training material to support continual improvement in the safe and transparent management of tailings

ICMM has published training material based on its 'Tailings Management: Good practice guide' to improve awareness of the importance of integrated tailings management at the site level.

News 15-Feb-2022

Third anniversary of the dam collapse at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão mine in Brumadinho

Three years on from the catastrophic dam collapse at Corrego do Feijão in Brumadinho we remember the victims of this devastating event.

News 24-Jan-2022

ICMM and CRIRSCO renew Memorandum of Understanding

ICMM and CRIRSCO renew Memorandum of Understanding to continue the promotion of high standards of reporting on mineral deposit estimates and exploration progress.

News 14-Dec-2021