Gecamin, aware of the threats that are significant for regional mining development, the shortage of water needed for operations and the high costs of energy, periodically organises high quality international conferences that address these issues. Conferences organised by Gecamin that pertain to this area include:
International Congress on Water Management in the Mining Industry – Water in Mining
This congress is held every two years. The most recent version was held in June 2010 in Santiago, Chile. The technical programme included 50 presentations by authors representing 20 countries. Delegates from 39 mining companies were among the 346 participants who attended.
This congress is held every two years. The most recent version was held in June 2010 in Santiago, Chile. The technical programme included 50 presentations by authors representing 20 countries. Delegates from 39 mining companies were among the 346 participants who attended.
International Seminar on Energy Management in the Mining Industry – Enermin
This seminar is held every two years. The first version of this event was held in November 2010 in Santiago, Chile. The technical programme included 36 presentations by authors representing nine countries. Delegates from 24 mining companies were among the 129 participants who attended. The next Enermin will be held in 2012 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and will be organised by Gecamin and IBRAM (The Brazilian Mining Association).
This seminar is held every two years. The first version of this event was held in November 2010 in Santiago, Chile. The technical programme included 36 presentations by authors representing nine countries. Delegates from 24 mining companies were among the 129 participants who attended. The next Enermin will be held in 2012 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and will be organised by Gecamin and IBRAM (The Brazilian Mining Association).
In addition to the conferences and seminars previously mentioned, Gecamin has organised events of international origin, which are held periodically in different host countries. This applies to:
Latin American Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse
This seminar is held every two years. The last version was held in October 2014 in Santiago, Chile, and was organized by Gecamin and The Latin American Association of Desalination and Water Reuse, ALADYR. The technical program included 54 presentations by authors representing 20 countries. Delegates from 14 mining companies were among the 307 participants who attended. The next version will be held October 5-7, 2016 in Santiago, Chile.
This seminar is held every two years. The last version was held in October 2014 in Santiago, Chile, and was organized by Gecamin and The Latin American Association of Desalination and Water Reuse, ALADYR. The technical program included 54 presentations by authors representing 20 countries. Delegates from 14 mining companies were among the 307 participants who attended. The next version will be held October 5-7, 2016 in Santiago, Chile.
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage & IMWA Annual Conference
ICARD is the world-renowned event on acid rock drainage held every three years whereas the IMWA is the first international technical scientific association dedicated to themes surrounding mine water management. Since its founding in 1979 the IMWA has organized an annual meeting and a congress every three years. The 10th version of the ICARD and the IMWA annual meeting took place in April 2015 in Santiago, Chile and was organized with the South American Network for Acid Prevention (SANAP). The technical program included 186 presentations by authors from 18 countries. 400 delegates attended the conference, of which 35 were professionals from mining companies.
ICARD is the world-renowned event on acid rock drainage held every three years whereas the IMWA is the first international technical scientific association dedicated to themes surrounding mine water management. Since its founding in 1979 the IMWA has organized an annual meeting and a congress every three years. The 10th version of the ICARD and the IMWA annual meeting took place in April 2015 in Santiago, Chile and was organized with the South American Network for Acid Prevention (SANAP). The technical program included 186 presentations by authors from 18 countries. 400 delegates attended the conference, of which 35 were professionals from mining companies.
