Organizers
A note of thanks from the Executive Committee



The 12th International Conference on Process Hydrometallurgy, Hydroprocess 2020 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 230 delegates from 16 countries who attended Hydroprocess 2020, held from October 26 to 30 on a virtual format.

On this occasion, 57 presentations related to the management of hydrometallurgical processes in metallic and non-metallic mining were presented and discussed..

We are particularly grateful to:
• The authors, for their invaluable technical contributions and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences;
• The Directing Members of the Organizing Committee, especially the Chair of the Conference, Cristian Caro, for her great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Technical Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of papers;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the conference;
• The co-organizing institutions: Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile; Universidad de Concepción, Chile; the University of Utah and the University of Arizona, USA.
• The sponsors, for their generous support;
• Media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the conference and for the delivery of updated information to the public in a timely manner.


And last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank all participants for their contribution to the technical discussion of presented works, which contributed to the success of the 12th version of Hydroprocess.

Executive Committee
Hydroprocess 2020

Committees
HYDROPROCESS 2020

The Organizing, Advisory and Technical committees support the promotion of the seminar. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the seminar program. The technical committee reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special discount on registrations.

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Cristian Caro
Chair
Manager Metallurgical Modeling, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
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Nelson Salazar
2019 Chair
Cathodes Plant Manager, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Freddy Aroca
Chair 2018
Metallurgy Superintendent, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Jaeheon Lee
Co-Organizer
Associate Professor, Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA
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Michael Free
Co-Organizer
Chair, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Utah, USA
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Luis Cisternas
Co-Organizer
Director, Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Fernando Parada
Co-Organizer
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
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Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
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Fernando Valenzuela
Program Chair
Academic Director, Fac. of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Chile
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Isaí­as Almaguer
Directing Member
Process Metallurgy Manager, Peñoles, México
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Manuel Aragon
Directing Member
Hydrometallurgy Operations Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Peru
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Pablo Carvallo
Directing Member
Operations Manager, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Julio Flores
Directing Member
Plant Manager Oxides, Mantoverde, Mantos Copper, Chile
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Percy Mayta
Directing Member
Site Manager, Lagunas Norte, Barrick, Peru
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Boris Medina
Directing Member
Gerenal Manager, Sociedad Constractual Minera El Abra, Freeport-McMoRan, Chile
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Javier Soto
Directing Member
Extraction and Leaching Manager, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
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Maria de la Luz Osses
Directing Member
Director of Hydrometallurgical Processes, Codelco, Chile
Hydroprocess 2019 Statistics
Participants Mining Companies
75
Represented Countries
13
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