International Council on Mining & Metals news

In October 2025, 60 amateur runners from across the globe will take part in a world first: a full marathon 1120 m below sea level, hosted in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden.

ICMM has published tools to support mining and metals companies to embed strong psychological health and safety practices into daily operations, and organisational culture.

ICMM has released a report that benchmarks the 2024 safety performance of its 24 member companies, which represent approximately one third of the global mining and metals industry.

The Global Tailings Management Institute (GTMI) has been launched as an independent organisation dedicated to improving the safety of mine tailings facilities worldwide.

ICMM members have committed to take urgent action to support a nature positive future by 2030.

ICMM has published guidance to support mining companies to set targets for reducing their Scope 3 emissions.

The ICMM has published Scope 3 emissions guidance that provides a standardised framework for the calculation and disclosure of mining and metals value chain emissions.

The International Council on Mining and Metals has published training material based on the ICMM ‘Tailings Management: Good practice guide’, designed to improve awareness of the importance of integrated tailings management at the site level across sustainability disciplines.

Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals have committed to disclose all mineral development contracts granted or entered into from 1 January 2021.

The renewed ICMM and CRIRSCO MOU comes into effect from 2022, and will continue until the end of 2024.