Resources

Learn how ICMM is promoting leading environmental and social practices to encourage better industry performance.

Constant innovation fuels solutions to water challenges

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Improving access to clean drinking water

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Promoting economic development through sustainable stewardship

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Protecting local environments

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Growing access to sanitation and hygiene in mining communities

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Ensuring fair and constructive partnerships with Indigenous Peoples

ICMM members want to be good neighbours and good partners. On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (2018), here are just a few success stories.

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Social Progress in Mining-Dependent Countries: Analysis Through the Lens of the SDGs

This research questions how social development progressed in resource-rich countries in the two decades before the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Research & briefings

Helping keep the earth green

Desertification is responsible for around a third of all threats to biodiversity. This World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (2018) we’re highlighting a few of the projects undertaken by members .

Case Studies

Investing in South Africa

Nothing does more to equip societies and economies for growth and prosperity than investment in children and young people. Here are just a few success stories from members in South Africa.

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Benchmarking Safety Data: Progress of ICMM Company Members (2017)

ICMM is committed to strengthening health and safety performance to reduce operational fatalities to zero. As part of this commitment ICMM produces an annual safety data report.

Research & briefings

Malaria and mining – addressing a global health issue

For World Malaria Day (2018), we look at why malaria is an issue of such concern, and at the steps our members are taking to make it history.

Case Studies

Mining with Principles: Jessie’s story

Helped by Glencore’s eLearning courses, Jessie is the first person in her family to go to university and her future prospects are bright.

Case Studies

Annual Report, 2017

Read our Annual Report for 2017.

Organisational communications

Annual Report, 2018

Read our Annual Report for 2018.

Organisational communications

Mining with Principles: Evelyn’s story

Evelyn is a parent, entrepreneur, and baker of some of the best panettone in Moquegua thanks to Anglo American’s Quellaveco Fund.

Case Studies

Mining with Principles: America’s story

America had the drive and the dream, then Freeport-McMoran helped her get the skills to make that vision a reality.

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The ‘circular economy’ in mining and metals

An idea that’s gaining traction is that of the ‘circular economy’. Three of ICMM’s member companies based in Japan have taken steps to embed a circular economy approach in their operations.

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Water sustainability in action

The commitment of ICMM’s members to water stewardship has seen numerous projects around the globe adopting a catchment-based approach. Here are just a few of the success stories.

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Climate change – meeting a critical global challenge

Climate change is undoubtedly the biggest environmental challenge facing us all. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

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Conserving biodiversity

Mining and metals and environmental conservation can co-exist – when companies mitigate the impact of their activities. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

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