A note of thanks from the Executive Committee

The 9th International Congress on Environment and Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Mining 2025 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 440 delegates from 24 countries who attended Sustainable Mining 2025, held from May 13 to 15 at the Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile.

On this occasion, +120 presentations related to the environment, sustainability and social responsibility.

We are particularly grateful to:
• Minera Spence, proud Main Sponsor of the Congress;
• The authors, for their invaluable technical contributions and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences;
• The Directing Members of the Organizing Committee, especially to the Chair of the Congress, Lorena Ramírez, for her great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of abstracts;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the conference;
• The co-organizing institutions: SMI-ICE-Chile; Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile; and Northwestern University, USA;
• The sponsors, for their generous support;
• Media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the congress and for the delivery of updated information to the public in a timely manner.


And last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank all participants for their contribution to the technical discussion of presented works, which contributed to the success of the 9th version of Sustainable Mining.

Executive Committee
Sustainable Mining 2025