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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

ICMM makes new commitment on contract transparency and publishes members’ 2020 tax contribution

Members of ICMM have committed to disclose all mineral development contracts granted or entered into from 1 January 2021, wherever they operate, to strengthen mineral resource governance.

News 9-Dec-2021

Russian edition of guidance on handling and resolving local-level community concerns and grievances

Ahead of Human Rights Day, ICMM publishes a Russian translation of its guidance 'Handling and Resolving Local Level Concerns and Grievances: Human Rights in the Mining and Metals Sector'.

News 8-Dec-2021

ICMM публикует руководство по рассмотрению и разрешению проблем и жалоб местных сообществ на русском языке

В канун Дня прав человека ICMM публикует русский перевод своего руководства «Рассмотрение и разрешение проблем и жалоб местных сообществ: Права человека в горнодобывающей и металлургической отрасли».

News 8-Dec-2021

ICMM makes landmark climate commitment to net zero by 2050 or sooner

Members of ICMM have committed to a goal of net zero scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.

News 5-Oct-2021