Resources

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

Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM): Briefing Paper

ICMM's DPM briefing paper captures key learnings to drive progress, inform decision-making and strengthen collaboration across the industry to create safer underground working environments.

Research & briefings

Good Practice Guide for Contract Disclosure

This Guide supports responsible mineral resource governance by building a shared understanding of ICMM’s commitment on contract transparency, and clarity where there may be different interpretations.

Guidance & toolkits

Tailings Progress Report: Implementing the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) 

The Tailings Progress Report aggregates data from ICMM company members’ August 2025 disclosures, offering a transparent snapshot of collective progress towards full conformance with the GISTM.

Research & briefings

Role of Mining in National Economies: Mining Contribution Index (7th Edition, 2025)

The 7th edition of ICMM’s Mining Contribution Index (MCI) ranks countries by mining’s role in their economies, highlighting the need for strong governance to ensure sustainable development.

Research & briefings

Global Mining Dataset: Understanding the global distribution of mining and metals facilities

Demand for minerals is rising, but debates on mining and metals' impact are stalled by fragmented data. ICMM is undertaking a multi-year initiative to build comprehensive, transparent datasets, starting with a global overview of mining and processing facilities.

Research & briefings

Member Disclosures on Progress Towards Conformance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

We are pleased to share the considerable progress that ICMM members have made towards conformance with the Standard.

Content Organisational communications

Human Rights Due Diligence Guidance: Train-the-Trainer Toolkit

ICMM’s Train-the-Trainer Toolkit helps mining companies embed human rights across operations and supply chains. Built on the UN Guiding Principles and ICMM’s HRDD Guidance, it turns commitment into practical training.

Guidance & toolkits

Tools for Psychological Health and Safety

The Tools for Psychological Health and Safety aim to support mining and metals companies to embed strong psychological health and safety practices into daily operations, and organisational culture.

Guidance & toolkits

Safety Performance: Benchmarking progress of ICMM company members in 2024

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

2020–2024 ICMM Safety Performance: Insights

For the first time, we are releasing a dedicated briefing note to share insights drawn from our safety data reports between 2020 to 2024. 

Research & briefings

From Risk to Resource: Collaborating to Accelerate Tailings Innovation

Discover how industry, academia, and innovators are transforming mine tailings from waste to resource through cutting-edge technologies and global collaboration.

Research & briefings

Measuring Circularity Within Metals Value Chains: Opportunities and Challenges

ICMM partnered with Circle Economy Consulting and ICA to explore the importance, opportunities, and challenges of measuring circularity within the mining industry and across its broader value chains.

Research & briefings

Driving circularity: Supporting the circular economy through effective tyre management

Learn more about how ICMM members are actively working with tyre manufacturers to implement robust circularity strategies across their operations, fostering innovation and collaboration

Case Studies

Handbook on Multistakeholder Approaches to Socio-Economic Transitions in Mining

This handbook helps mining companies and external stakeholders collaborate through inclusive processes that support socio-economic transitions and strengthen community resilience.

Guidance & toolkits

Achieving No Net Loss or Net Gain of Biodiversity: Good Practice Guide

This good practice guide provides a practical framework for companies to assess, mitigate, and transparently report progress towards achieving no net loss or net gain of biodiversity.

Guidance & toolkits

Validation Guidance

Supplement to ICMM's Assurance and Validation Procedure providing explanatory information for the implementation and evaluation of ICMM's Mining Principles.

Organisational communications

Integrated Mine Closure: Good Practice Guide

Promotes a disciplined approach to integrated closure planning that increases the uniformity of good practice across the sector.

Guidance & toolkits

Tailings Management: Good Practice Guide

This guidance supports the safe and responsible management of tailings with the ultimate goal of eliminating fatalities and catastrophic events.

Guidance & toolkits

ICMM Members’ Tax Contribution: Focusing on corporate income tax and royalties – 2024 update

ICMM’s 2024 Tax Contribution Report details the significant economic contributions made by its members to national economies and local communities of host countries.

Research & briefings

Tool for Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Prevention and Management

Helping mining companies prevent and manage water pollution caused by acid rock drainage (ARD) and metal leaching (ML), aiming to safeguard water quality, reduce long-term remediation costs, and support more sustainable mining practices.

Guidance & toolkits