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
Marcelo Rodríguez
Chair
Metallurgy and Process Control Manager
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Miguel Becerra
Chair 2025
Principal Global Processing & Metallurgy, RCoE
BHP
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
Bern Klein
Co-organizer
Professor, The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Magín Torres
Program Chair
Metallurgy and Engineering Manager
Minera Altair, Chile
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager
Gecamin, Chile
Fabiola Bustamante
Coordinator
Gecamin
Chile
Francisca Miranda
Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
Mimy Mackenzie
Conferences and Publications Manager
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
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
