Minerals & Mining

May 15, 2008 - Dr. R. Anthony (Tony) Hodge has been appointed ICMM President and will take up his position on 1 October 2008.

ICMM Chairman (and Chief Executive Officer, Lonmin) Brad Mills welcomed Tony Hodge at a meeting of the ICMM Council "“...

CAJAMARCA, PERU - April 10, 2008-Minera Yanacocha, South America's largest gold mine, recently became the first major mining project in Peru and one of the largest in the world to receive ISO 14001 certification for its entire operation. ISO 14001 is the uniform internation...

ICMM’s Annual Review 2007: Essential Materials, produced responsibly (pdf version) describes some of the highlights of the past year. The report records how ICMM works to address key issues that affect the mining and metals se...

March 3, 2008 - ICMM has published its 2007 Annual Review which highlights the organization's significant achievements throughout the year. The report records how ICMM works to address key issues that affect the mining and metals sector, providing a benchmark for good indust...

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/31/08 -- The University of Guelph and Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K)(NYSE: KGC) today announced the creation of a new education and research network between Canada and Brazil to develop environmental initiatives focused on the use ...

JAKARTA - December 18, 2007 - The South Jakarta District Court today ruled that plaintiff WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia/ Indonesian Friends of the Earth) has failed to prove its claims of pollution and regulatory violations against the PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (PT...

November 13, 2007 - "Metals are highly durable chemical elements that can, in theory, be recycled infinitely with no inherent degradation in properties", says ICMM President Paul Mitchell. ICMM's latest publication explores the relationship between three concepts - materials...

October 17, 2007 - Lonmin CEO Brad Mills has been appointed ICMM Chairman, succeeding Leigh Clifford, the recently retired CEO of Rio Tinto. Mr Mills has served on the ICMM Council since October 2004 when Lonmin joined the organization.

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DENVER, CO - September 17, 2007 - Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) today announced it was chosen to be listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index"“World (DJSI World, www.sustainability-index.com).

June 26, 2007- ICMM has released the latest issue of its newsletter, Good Practice. In this issue, we examine progress since ICMM came into being in 2001 and we attempt to take an honest and robust look at some of the challenges ahead.

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