Organizers
A note of thanks from the Executive Committee

A note of thanks from the Executive Committee

The 7th International Conference on Operational Excellence in Mining - Minexcellence 2022 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 400 delegates from 12 countries who attended Minexcellence, held from November 30 to December 2 on a virtual format.

On this occasion, +85 presentations related to the improvement, optimization and excellence in quality of the mining business worldwide.

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 to the Chair of the Conference, Marcelo Castillo, for his great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of papers;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the conference;
• The Co-Organizing Institutions: The Department of Mining Engineering of the Universidad de Chile and the Department of Metallurgical Engineering of the Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
• 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 seventh version of the conference.

Executive Committee
Minexcellence 2022

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Committees
MINEXCELLENCE 2022

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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Marcelo Castillo
Chair
General Manager Optimisation Project for Operational Services and Remote Centres, BHP, Chile
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Francisco Carvajal
2021 Chair
General Manager, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
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Luis Felipe Orellana
Co-organizer
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
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Gonzalo Nelis
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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Fabiola Bustamante
Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
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Gonzalo Araujo
Directing Member
General Manager of Operations, SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile
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Sergio Armstrong
Directing Member
General Manager Operations, CCM Candelaria, Lundin Mining Company, Chile
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César Caleau
Directing Member
Environmental & Operational Excellence Manager, SSR Mining, Argentina
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Juan Carrasco
Directing Member
General Manager, Fundición Altonorte, Glencore, Chile
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José Cruzado
Directing Member
Manager of Operational Excellence, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
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Mauricio Larraí­n
Directing Member
Vice President North Operations, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Abraham Chahuan
Directing Member
Copper and Zinc Head Assets South America, Glencore, Peru
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Andrés López
Directing Member
Innovation Manager, AngloGold Ashanti, Colombia
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Jorge Meza
Directing Member
General Operative Director, Southern Perú Copper Corporation, Perú
Minexcellence Statistics
Participants Mining Companies
174
Represented Countries
11