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Gecamin announces the IMPC 2014 International Congress at Procemin 2012
The XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress, IMPC 2014, will be held in October 2014 in Santiago. It is the second time that the leading mineral processing congress will take place in Latin America. The 9th International Conference on Mineral Processing, Procemin 2012, concluded last Friday after three days of technical…
Hydroprocess 2013 urges mining industry professionals to submit abstracts for the technical programme
Major innovations and the development of more efficient and sustainable processes are the major themes of the Seminar on Process Hydrometallurgy which Gecamin will hold in July 2013. 3 December is the deadline to submit abstracts for the 5th International Seminar on Process Hydrometallurgy. The event will allow mining industry…
Hrmining 2012 brings together important representatives from the mining industry to discuss human resources shortages
The Minister of Labour, Evelyn Matthei, and the President of the Mining Council, Joaquín Villarino, participated in the International Seminar on Human Capital Management. More than 250 representatives from academia and the mining sector came together for the 2nd International Seminar on Human Capital Management in Mining- Hrmining 2012- where…
Minister of Labour stresses the necessity for aligning the formal education system with the needs of the mining industry
In the wake of her participation in the HRMINING 2012 seminar, Evelyn Matthei stressed that the mining industry requires intense and well-planned instruction as the industry defines what skill sets its workers need. Facing human capital shortages in mining the Minister of Labour, Evelyn Matthei, stressed that the main task…
Seven international plenary talks confirmed for Procemin 2012
Procemin 2012 will be held 20 - 23 November in Santiago, Chile. The conference's technical programme includes more than 65 presentations from 17 countries. The 9th International Mineral Processing Conference, Procemin 2012, has just confirmed a seventh plenary talk within the technical programme. The presentations will be given by renowned…
Projected human resources deficit leads to editing the Chilean Mining Labour Force Study
The original version of the study is a product of Hrmining 2010 and now, just days before the start of the 2nd International Seminar on Human Capital Management in Mining, the most current information is being analysed. The importance of human capital in the mining industry and the emphasis that…
Automining concludes after tackling issues in the mining industry such as human resources and energy
Nearly 200 professionals came together for three days to participate in one of the most important gatherings on mining automation in the world. Issues such as the need to promote water and energy conservation and the shortage of qualified human capital were among the topics discussed at the 3rd International…
Recruiting more women is projected as one of the solutions for labour shortages in the mining industry
Studies that will be presented in the wake of the Seminar on Human Capital Management in Mining- HRMINING- indicate that the participation of females in mining has reached 7.7% and that there are some key factors that can be applied in order to increase this figure. While millions of dollars…
President of the Mining Council confirms that the mining industry is facing an energy deficit
As part of his upcoming participation in the 2nd Seminar on Energy Management in the Mining Industry held in Brazil, Joaquín Villarino provided an analysis of the current situation of this productive sector and noted how Chile faces costs twice that of its neighbouring countries. The president of the Mining…
