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ICMM report 2026
August 2 , 2026
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- Nearly two-thirds of the world’s mining and metals facilities are exposed to at least one significant physical water risk.
- The study analyzed more than 12,000 facilities across 148 countries and regions.
- Baseline water stress is the most common threat, affecting 38% of facilities, while drought risk affects 27% globally.
- The report identifies compound water-risk hotspots in Chile, Peru, southern Africa, northern China, central India, western Australia and the western United States.
- It was the new report by the International Council on Mining and Metals.
- It was the first comprehensive cross-commodity analysis of water risks across the mining and metals sector.
- The assessment looks at five physical water risk indicators: floods, droughts, baseline water stress, baseline water depletion and interannual variability.
- Baseline water stress is the most common risk facing the mining and metals sector.
- Drought is the second most widespread water risk.
- Flood exposure is particularly pronounced for alumina, aluminium, steel and molybdenum production facilities.
- International Council on Mining and Metals was founded in 2001, as a CEO-led leadership organization, on the premise of improving sustainable development in the mining and metals industry.
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