Committees
- Organizing Committee
- Advisory Committee
- Technical Committee
Executive Committe
Raúl Roco
Chair
Technical Services Director, Teck Resources, Chile
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Julio Castillo
2017 Chair
Operations Manager, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Willy Kracht
Co-organizer
Department of Mining Engineering Director, Universidad de Chile
María Soledad Bembow
Co-organizer
Director of Geological Sciences Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Takis Katsabanis
Co-organizer
Head of Department Mining Engineering, Queen's University, Canada
Rick Valenta
Co-organizer
Director, WH Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Fabiola Bustamante
Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
Directing Members
Gonzalo Araujo
Directing Member
Mining Resources and Development Manager, Caserones, SCM Minera Lumina Copper, Chile
Antonio Bonani
Directing Member
Mining Resources and Development Manager, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Alex Calderón
Directing Member
Planning and Development Manager, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Carlos Espinoza
Directing Member
Planning and Development Manager, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Hernán Menares
Directing Member
Operations Vice President, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Kelly Montes
Directing Member
Manager Planning, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile
Patricio Zúñiga
Directing Member
Director of Geosciences, Codelco, Chile
Marcelo Arancibia
Senior Vicepresident, Maptek, Chile
John Atkinson
Professor, Center for Innovation in Mining, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Fidel Baez
International Mining Consultant, Chile
Mauricio Belmar
Manager, Mineralogy and Materials Characterization Centre, SGS Mineral Services, Chile
Claudio Canut de Bon
Production and Mining Development Manager, Minera Carmen de Andacollo, Teck, Chile
Murray Canfield
Technical Manager Operations, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Milka Casanegra
President / Engineer Blasting QAQC and planning P & T, Red de Ingenieras de Minas / Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
Christian Caviedes
Mineral Resources and Development Manager, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Juan Céspedes
Geology Manager, BHP Pampa Norte, Chile
Alberto Cerda
Engineering Study Manager, Norte Abierto, Chile
Pedro González-Carbonell
Asset Planning Manager, Minera Escondida, Chile
Jaime González
Technical Manager, Mitsubishi Corp. M.C.I. Inversiones, Chile
Carlos Jara
Geometallurgy Manager, CÃa. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Romke Kuyvenhoven
Productivity Projects, Sustainable Minerals Institute, International Centre of Excellence, The University of Queensland, Australia
Paula Larrondo
Principal of School of Geology, Universidad Mayor, Chile
Richard Lizana
Technical Services Manager, Teck Quebrada Blanca II, Chile
Rodolfo Navarro
Research Manager, Corporate Projects Division, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Andrés Pérez
Mining Resources and Development Manager, CÃa. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
John Pottie
Geotechnical Engineering Manager, Teck Resources, Chile
Cristián Rojas
Mineral Resources and Development Manager, Radomiro Tomic Division, Codelco, Chile
Rodrigo Silva
Geotechnical Engineering Manager, CompañÃa Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Sergio Spichiger
Principal Mine Geology – Copper, Anglo American, Chile
Edmundo Tulcanaza
Representative, Committee for Mineral Resources International Reporting Standards, Latino América
Leyla Vaccia
Geologist Superintendent, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Marcos Valencia
Regional Director Production Geology, Yamana Gold, Chile
María Natalia Vallejo
Manager of Open-Pit Mine Engineering, Waterton Global Resources Management, Canada
Juan Pablo Vargas
Director, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Carlos Vega
General Manager, DGAmin, Chile
Marco Alfaro
Senior Geostatistics Consultant, Chile
César Almarza
Geotechnics Superintendent, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Moisés Álvarez
Mine Planning Specialist Engineer, Metalica, Tetra Tech, Chile
Irene Aracena
Geologist, JRI IngenierÃa, Chile
José Antonio Ardito
Geotechnics and Hydrogeology Superintendent, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
Rafael Arellano
Head of Geology Operations, Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile
Margaret Armstrong
Professor, EMAp Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil
Hooman Askari-Nasab
Director, Mining Optimization Laboratory, School of Mining & Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Canadá
Carlos Barros
Geotechnical Structural Geologist, Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile
Claudio Bisso
Geology Superintendent, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
Carlos Bottinelli
Performance Assurance Manager, Modular Mining, Chile
Andrea Brickey
Associate Professor, Minining Engineering and Management, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, USA
Pablo Brito-Parada
Associate Professor, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, England
Jorge Bugueño
Principal Structural and Engineering Geology, Minera Escondida, Chile
Eduardo Campos
Academic, Department of Geological Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Yonny Cárdenas
Corporate Head of Optimization and Mining Studies, Nexa Resources, Peru
Pablo Carrasco
Modeling and Resources Geologist, GeoInnova Consultores, Chile
Rodrigo Castagno
Geology Superintendent, Quebrada Blanca 2, Teck Resources, Chile
Linda Castillo
Founder and Senior Engineer, Red de Ingenieras de Minas and Ore Mining Consultans, Chile
Eduardo Coloma
Mine Planning Solutions Sales Manager, Maptek, Australia
Hugo Constanzo
Superintendent Development & Innovation Underground Projects, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Javier Cornejo
Planning Engineer, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Marcelo Cortés
Principal Geoscientist, BHP, Australia
Javier Cruz
Geologist Consultant, ACS Andes, Chile
Patricio Cuadra
Geological Resource Assessment Director, Exploraciones Geológicas (EMSA), Chile
Roussos Dimitrakopoulos
Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier I), McGill University, Canada
Manuel Echeverria
Senior Mine Planning Consultant, Chile
Roberto Elgueta
Senior Geotechnical Geologist, Minera Escondida, Chile
Xavier Emery
Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Andrés Fierro
Principal Life of Mine Copper, Anglo American, Chile
Ramón Freire
Technical Director of Geology and Geological Resources, Vice President of Projects, Codelco, Chile
Michel Galeb
Geologist Superintendent, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Eduardo Galindo
Geotechnical Geologist, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
David Gómez
Professor, Department of Biology and Geology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Ryan Goodfellow
Research Fellow, Cosmo-Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory, McGill University, Canada
Ronald Guzmán
Civil Engineering in Mining Director, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Eduardo HenrÃquez
Mining Resources and Development Manager, El Salvador Division, Codelco, Chile
Paola Huenumán
Consultant, Independent, Chile
Rodrigo Hurtado
Senior Geologist, Teck Resources, Chile
Felipe Ibarra
Resource Estimation Senior Geologist, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
George Mc Isaac
General Manager, Geology & Mining Evaluation Consultant, Chile
Juan Pablo Llanos
Engineer Planning, Minera Escondida, Chile
Fernando López
Geologist / Geochemist, GeoAV, Chile
Tomás Martín
Professor, Geology Area, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Marco Maulen
Practice Lead Mining Technical, BHP, Minerals Americas
Olivia Mejías
PhD Candidate, Bryan Research Center, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
Alfredo Marín (In Memoriam)
Geostatistics Consultant and Academic, Universidad Nacional de IngenierÃa, Peru
Luis Montiel
Adjunct Professor / Technical Services Manager, McGill University / Promine, Canada
Yasna Morales
Engineer Closure Planning, Minera Escondida, Chile
Nelson Morales
Director Mine Planning Laboratory, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Claudio Nicolás
Geologist Superintendent, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
David Novoa
Mine Planning Superintendent, Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo, Chile
Julián Ortiz
Associate Professor, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen's University, Canada
Juan Pablo Palma
Senior Mining Engineer, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
José Ignacio Ramírez
Planning and Development Superintendent, CompañÃa Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Betsy Riquelme
Geologist Consultant, JTS Ingenieros, Chile
Karl Riveros
Assistant Professor Geology Department, Universidad de Atacama, Chile
Andrés Salazar
Senior Geologist Mina, Minera Escondida, Chile
Serge Séguret
Senior Geostatistician and Academic, Mines Paris Tech, France
Gaurav Singh
Manager Decision Sciences, BHP, Australia
Héctor Suazo
Chief Geologist, Advanced Mineralogy Center,, SGS Mineral Services, Chile
Fernando Villegas
Geotechnical Engineering Director, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Juan Zapata
Long Term Senior Planning Engineer, KGHM International, Chile
Rodrigo Zuñiga
Mining Planning Engineer, CompañÃa Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile