About
the Committees
The Organizing, Advisory, Technical and Editorial Committees support the promotion of the congress. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the congress program. The Editorial and Technical committees reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special price on registrations.
Organizing Committee
Executive Committe
Peter Amelunxen
Chair
Senior Vicepresident Technical Services
Capstone Copper, Canada
Marcelo Rodríguez
Chair 2026
Metallurgy and Process Control Manager,
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Leopoldo Gutiérrez
Co-organizer
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Francisca San Martín
Co-organizer
Academic Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Magín Torres
Program Chair
Metallurgy and Engineering Manager,
Minera Altair, Chile
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager,
Gecamin, Chile
Mimy Mackenzie
Conferences and Publications Manager,
Gecamin, Chile
Fabiola Bustamante
Coordinator
Senior International Conferences Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
Carola Inostroza
Corporate Relations Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
Directing Members
Advisory Committee
Technical Committee
Editorial Committee
Andrés Ramírez
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Fernando Betancourt
Director, Metallurgical Engineering Department,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Jesús Casas
Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Juan Ibáñez
Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Luis Salinas
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Roberto Gómez
Academic, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Yahaira Barrueto
Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
