After concluding the abstract submission stage, the 2nd International Seminar on Mining Plant and Equipment Maintenance -Maplemin 2015-, has begun to format its preliminary program.
The seminar -which will take place in Lima, Peru- has over received over 50 abstracts by authors from 12 countries among which are Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Germany and Peru. The main themes discussed in the abstracts are: maintenance strategies and asset management; design maintainability and reliability; operations-maintenance interaction; equipment availability and reliability; condition-based inspection techniques; information systems and software; safety, health, environment and communities; supporting technologies and maintenance; and the efficient use of energy.
Moreover, the program will include six plenary presentations. Among the confirmed presentations are: “Training Maintenance Technicians for the Mining Industry”, by Raúl Benavides from CETEMIN; “Metallurgical Failure Analysis in Mechanical Components”, by Dr. Francisco Rumiche, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP); and “Difficulties in the Successful Launch of Plants: The Case of Mills”, which will be delivered by a delegate from Chinalco.
In addition, experts in the field will lead two panel discussions: “Staff Training and its Impacto n Safety and Maintenance”, and “The Design and Maintenance in the Launch of Plants: The case of SAG Mills.”
This year, the seminar will take place from July 1-3 at the Westin Hotel in Lima, and will be chaired by Eduardo Ku, Plant Maintenance Manager, Toromocho Project Chinalco; and Manuel Valverde, Maintenance Manager Minera Las Bambas, MMG, Peru, will act as co-chair. During the Inaugural Ceremony, Mr. Ku will deliver the keynote “Reliability Engineering in the Launch of Mining Plant Projects.”
Maplemin 2015 is organized by the National University of Engineering (UNI), Peru; the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP); and the company Gecamin.
More information: gecamin.com/maplemin
