Advances in Feed Well Technology and Implications for Thickener Sizing

Diego Rubio, Roytec Global, Chile; Peter Sampson, Roytec Global, United Kingdom and Alex Krassnokutski, Krassno Consulting, South Africa

Development of a Geometallurgical Algorithm for Rougher Recovery in a Copper Concentrator Plant

Adriela Osses, Alex Rey and Cristian Garrido, Fluor, Chile

Enhacing SAG Mill Start-Up and Performance with Hybrid Liners: Solution for Modern Operations

Ernesto Mori and Jennifer Giron, Tega Industries, Chile and Panama; Mark Sherman, Fluor, Canada

Application of Antiscalant Agent for the Lime Dosing Line at Salobo Plants 1 and 2

Renan Sousa, Daiane Silveira, Ricardo Melo and Igor Carneiro, Vale Base Metals, Brazil; Ana Paula Rufino and Carlos Castro, Ecolab, Brazil

Knowledge-Guided Early-Stage Geomet Modelling: ML and Multivariate Recovery Simulation

Rob Downard, Ryan Barnett and John Manchuk, GeologicAI, Australia and Canada

Overcoming Grinding Constraints Through Hydrocyclone Battery Modernization at the Talcuna Concentrator

Enzo Martínez and Felipe Varela, Compañía Minera San Geronimo, Chile and Claudio Araya, FLSmidth, Chile

Impact of Water Quality in Cloth and Filter-Plate Washing on Copper Concentrate Filtration Capacity

Juan Pablo Lagos, Felipe Araya and César Pedrero, Wood, Chile

Geometallurgical Recovery Estimation from Liberation Grade

Trinidad Salas, Alex Rey and Cristian Garrido, Fluor, Chile

Beyond SABC: Alternative Comminution Circuits Challenging the Traditional SABC Flowsheet

Juan Becker, Catalina Henríquez and Sergio Lagos, Ausenco, Chile

Conditioning the Historian Industrial Data for Adaptive Model Predictive Control in High-Rate Thickeners

Camilo Mejías, Hibring, Chile; Javier Sierra and Scott O’Brien, McLanahan Corporation, Chile and USA; Catalina Becerra, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

A Chemical Data-Driven Geometallurgical Model for Apatitic Phosphorus and Flotation Response

Felipe Teixeira, Ausenco, Brazil; Natal Junio Pires and Mario Junior, Mining Engineer Department, CEFET-Araxá, Brazil

Best Laid Plans: Key Drivers Affecting the Ramp-Up of Comminution Circuits

Rajiv Chandramohan, Campbell Haines and Greg Lane, Ausenco, Canada and Australia

Defining Moisture Limits for Dry Processing

Luis Salinas, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Concepcion, Chile; Joshua Rasera, Tom Powell, Stephen Neethling and Jan Cilliers, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom 

Incorporation of Geometallurgy and Economics into the Design of Flotation Circuits under Multiple Uncertainties

Diego Valle-Escobar, Yesica Botero and Luis Cisternas, Department of Chemical and Mineral Process Engineering, University of Antofagasta, Chile 

Unlocking Hidden Capacity in an SABC Grinding Circuit: The Sossego Case Study

Gabrielle Sorte, George Aragão and Carolina Souza, Vale Base Metals, Brazil

Real-Time Optimization in the Rougher Flotation Circuit at Collahuasi: Copper Recovery Improvements

Marcelo Rodríguez and Sebastián Villareal, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile; Sebastián Samur and Cristian González, IntelliSense.io, Chile

State of the Art in Recovery of Encapsulated Cobalt from Pyrite and Copper Sulfide Tailings

Jorge Ipinza, Millaray Hernández, Camilo Araos, Patricia Fernández and Waldo Aracena, Centro de investigación en minería sustentable, CIMS-JRI, Chile

Application of the Ball Mill Abrasion Test (BMAT) in Grinding Media Selection: HiCr Cast Balls

Carlos García and Hamid Pourasiabi, Molycop, Australia and USA

Comparative Assessment of Gas Dispersion in Industrial Flotation Technologies

Luis Vinnett, Juan Yianatos, Francisca San Martín and Ricardo Ñanculef, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile; Duong Hoang and Ahmad Hassanzadeh, Maelgwyn Mineral Services, United Kingdom

Can Substitutes Supply the Looming Global Copper Shortages?

Martin Lynch and Rick Valenta, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia

Preliminary Results of a Specific Energy Model for AG/SAG Mills using the Geopyörä Index

Leonardo Lara and Marcos Bueno, Geopyörä, Finland and Markku Ohenoja, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Department, University of Oulu, Finland

Residence Time Distribution for the Performance Evaluation of Flotation Cells

Francisco Diaz and Juan Carlos Salas, Trazado Nuclear e Ingeniería, Chile

Synthesis of Zirconia from Tailings of Alluvial Gold Mining in the Bajo Cauca Region of Colombia

Carlos Quesada, Gustavo Neira and Hugo Estupiñan, Dept. Materials and Minerals, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

From Site-Specific Models to Probabilistic State Estimation for Grinding Media Wear

María José Astudillo, Paul Shelley and Yufan Mu, Molycop, Chile and Australia; Alejandro Ehrenfeld and Gonzalo Diaz, AMTC, Universidad de Chile and Pia Lois-Morales, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile

Operational Validation of Pressure-Based Jg and Gas Hold-Up Monitoring in Rougher Flotation Cells

Jorge Sarzosa and Leopoldo Gutiérrez, University of Concepción, Chile; Francisco Melo, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile and Sergio Lagos, PSINet, Chile

Role of Surface Condition and Mineralogy in the Flotation of Pyrite: Implications for Cobalt Recovery

Carolina Pérez, Carolina Becerra and Javier Jerez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile and Luis Vargas, SGS Minerals, Chile

Magnetic Trommels: Their Significant Contribution to Energy Efficiency in Conventional Ball Milling Applications

Jaime Sepúlveda, J-Consultores, Chile; Carlos Stipicic B., Carlos Stipicic V. and Alejandro Rodríguez, Polimin, Chile

A Practical Framework for Modelling Industrial Flotation Recovery on a Size-by-Liberation Basis

Paulina Vallejos and Juan Yianatos, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Geopolitical Tensions and their Impact by Processing Routes: Costs and Products

Nicolás Rojas-Sáez, Joan Arratia and William Tankard, CRU Group, Chile and United Kingdom

Power-Based Speed Control in Ball Mills to Reduce Energy Consumption and Improve Efficiency

Ana Luisa Magalhães, Bruno Vieira Sousa, Vitor Teixeira, Thiago Santos, Kesley Ribeiro, Francieli Giesi and Débora Chaves, Vale Base Metals, Brazil

Optimization of Copper Recovery in Smelter Slags: An Experimental Analysis of Flotation at Chuquicamata

Pablo Rojas, César Briceño and Eduardo Garrido, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

In-Pit Sensing of Deleterious High Alumina Ores to Enable Selective Mining

Daniel Finfer and Janti Shawash, Anglo American, United Kingdom

Dry Grinding with Vertical Roller Mills: Mill Design and Plant Layout

Caroline Woywadt and André Cruz, Gebr. Pfeiffer, Germany and Brazil

Modernization of Molybdenum Flotation: A Case Study with Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper

Cory Smith and Cameron Strauss, Rio Tinto, USA; David Hatton and Tuhin Banerjee, Woodgrove Technologies, Canada

From Texture to Recovery: Evaluating the Role of Compact Hematite in Iron Losses to Tailings

Neymayer Lima, Laura Andrade and Pedro Porto Cavalcanti, Vale, Brazil

The Effect of Grates' Openings Radial Position on AG Mill Efficiency using DEM-SPH Coupled Simulations

Vasile Murariu, Håkan Ståhlbröst and Jenny Åkerström, Metso, USA and Sweden

Concorde Cell Scale Up Study at Kevitsa Mine

Berivan Tunc, Toni Mattsson, Joshua Sovechless and Alejandro Yáñez, Metso, Finland and Canada; Markku Kasala, Heikki Kela and Benjamin Musuku, Kevitsa, Boliden, Finland

Advancing Mineral Processing with PGNAA: Enhancing Efficiency, Quality, and Sustainability

Tom Strombotne, Claudio Piccino, Garry Noble and Kevin Gordon, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA and Australia

Impact Generation in SAG Mills: Diagnosis, Operational Control, and Optimization using Digital Tools

César Moscoso, ME Elecmetal, Chile and Alvaro Rendón, ECN Automation, Mexico

Step-Change in Molybdenum and Copper Recovery via Column Retrofit with Cavitation Spargers

Michele Tuchscherer, Jose Concha, Dann Segura, Christian Concha and Felipe Valdes, Eriez, Canada, Peru and Chile

Hyperspectral and XRF Core Scanning to Resolve Copper Texture for Geomet Applications

John Manchuk and Rob Donard, GeologicAI, Canada

Variable Speed on Ball Mills: More than just a-nice-to-have Feature?

Maarten van de Vijfeijken, ABB, Switzerland and Mark Sherman, Fluor, Canada

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Impacts of Installing a Non-Representative Sampling System

Rubén Aravena Z., Rubén Aravena M., SCI-A, Chile and Antoni Magri, GIS Analytics, Chile

Performance Evaluation of Forged Grinding Media: Industrial Validation for Strategic Supplier Qualification

Paulo Cirilo, Samarco, Brazil; Nemer Saib and Javier Zela, ME Elecmetal, Brazil and Peru

Predicting Silica Grade in Iron Ore Flotation

Altieres Frade, Vale, Brazil; Kerollan Ramos, Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil and Thomás Pinto, Universidade Federal of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Characterization of Geometallurgical Units through Drill Core Scanning with LIBS Technology

Carlos Barrios, Elizabeth Demané, Rodrigo Quiroz, Sergio Ahumada and Anay González, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Operational Variables as Design Drivers for Transfer Points and Slurry Transport Systems

Ariel Parra and Chris Cable, GRT – Valley Rubber, USA

Synergistic Collector Interactions for Enhanced Ag-Pb Sulfide Flotation from a Polymetallic Ore

Luis Contreras, Compañía Minera Saucito, Fresnillo PLC, Mexico; Saul Ortiz and Jaime Bravo, Fresnillo PLC, Mexico; María Salazar and Enrique Elorza, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico

Optimizing Direct Leaching of Refractory Gold Through Mineralogical Insights and Process Adjustment

Juliana Freitas, Vagno Faustino and Gaspar Junior, Jaguar Mining, Brazil

Assessing Gold Leaching Variability in HPGR-Processed Ores Using Energy-Matched Piston Press Tests

Jaidar Saud, Bern Klein and Rafael Felipe, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Evaluation of the Depressant Effect of Cationic Nanoparticles on the Flotation of Mo, Cu and Fe

Camila Rodríguez, Romina Murga and Lina Uribe, University of Talca, Chile; Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Water Research Center of Agriculture and Mining, University of Concepcion, Chile

Improvements to the Gold Production Model for Injection Leaching Using Monte Carlo Simulation

Carlos Vargas and Hugo Fuentes, Minera Yanacocha, Newmont Corporation, Peru

Updating the Bond Work Index Database to Support the Design of the RT Sulfuros Fase II Concentrator

Alex Doll, SAG Milling, Canada; Franklin Cortés, VP of Projects, Codelco; Ricardo Krefft and Claudio Seguy, Radomiro Tomic Division, Codelco; Rodrigo Cortés and Nicolás Sepúlveda, WSP, Chile

Effect of Mechanically Degraded PAM on Chalcopyrite Flotation: From Model Systems to Plant Ore

Felipe Arcos, Universidad de Concepción and Universidad de Talca; Pablo Chacón, Universidad de Concepción; Lina Uribe, Universidad de Talca and Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

The Influence of Aluminum Minerals on the Metallurgy of Oxidized High-Sulphidation Epithermal Gold Projects

Steve Williams, Alex Miket and Nichola McKay, Blue Coast Research, Canada

Bottleneck Analysis in an Ore Crushing, Conveying, and Reclaiming Plant using Dynamic Simulation

Pilar Cisterna and Roberto Hernández, Pares & Alvarez, Chile

Sustainable Biopolymeric Frother to Improve Selectivity in Flotation

Sebastián Vergara, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Santiago de Chile and Rodrigo Urtubia, EnviroTec Environment and Technologies, Chile

Preg-Robbing Index Applied to Geometallurgy Model and Process Optimization of a Gold Operation

Sarah Dunn, Samuel Morin and Scott Jimmerson, Agnico Eagle, Canada and USA

Stochastic Dynamic Simulation and RAM Analysis in a Crushing-Grinding Circuit

Gabriel Illanes, Constanza Labra and Javier Rodríguez, Syntec Ingenieria, Chile

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Success Case: Throughput Optimization at the Cerro Corona concentrator - Gold Fields

Diego Torres, Henry Aco and Kevin Berrocal, Gold Fields, Peru; Cesar Poma, Molycop, Peru

Methodology for Reagent Selection in Rougher Flotation of a High-Pyrite Copper Porphyry

Noelia Stuardo, Alex Rey and Cristian Garrido, Fluor, Chile

Smart Eyes in the Slurry Real-Time Particle Sizing with AI-Powered Inline Microscopy

Vitor Braz, SOPAT GmbH (AMS), The Netherlands; Sebastian Maaß, SOPAT GmbH, Germany and Jose Benedito Roberto, Vale, Brazil

Codelco's Integrated Ore Variability Simulation for Improved FEL-2

Jair Alarcón and Paulo López, Orica Argentina, Australia and Chile; Karina Bustos, Rodrigo Cortés and Nicolás Sepúlveda, WSP, Chile; Pablo Durán and Franklin Cortés, Vice Presidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile

Collector Blend Strategies for Chalcopyrite-Pyrite Flotation Selectivity at Natural pH

Natalie Shackleton, Vratislav Malysiak, Tyler Mabunda and Shani Engelbrecht, AECI Mining Chemicals, South Africa

Use of an Online Grade Analyzer to Reduce Uncertainty in Flotation Feed Control at Salobo 3

Fabio Galvão, Olegario Junior, Gladstone Vieira, André Caetano, Igor Abreu and Erick Araujo, Vale Base Metals, Brazil 

Evaluation of Innovations and Optimizations in Concentrator Plants Using Statistical Causal Inference

Fernanda Contreras, Pablo Castañeda, Pamela Mora and Jaime Díaz, Empírica Consultores, Chile

Partial Replacement of NaHS with AERO® NR-7361 in Mo Selective Flotation: Plant Trial Results

Santiago Honores, Rodrigo Pinto, Diego Barriga, José Quinteros and Luis Salinas, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile and Claudia Golarte, Syensqo, Chile

Online NIR Mineralogy as Digital Infrastructure for Copper Flotation

Marcelo Rocha, BHP Invent, Chile; Christian Potocan and Jonathan Dutton, SpectraFlow Analytics, Switzerland and South Africa

The Target is a Scale-Up Hypothesis: From Geometallurgical Testwork to Plant Targets

Felipe Contreras, CleverMet, Chile

Oil Content of MoS2 Concentrates: New Interpretations and Implications for Mo Collector Design

Mitchell Lancaster, Syensqo, USA

Real-Time LIBS Monitoring for Intelligent Mining Process Optimization

Sadia Manzoor and Ad Maas, Spectral Industries, The Netherlands; Dirk Van Der Werff and Jean Pierre Mery, Holtec, The Netherlands and Chile

Concentrator Plant Optimization for High-Grade Pellet Feed Production

Gerardo Saavedra, Andres Frez and Jorge Alvarado, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

A Novel Cu and Fe Sulfide depressant as a Safe and Efficient Alternative of NaSH in Cu-Mo Separation

Carmina Quintanar, Claudia Golarte and Julio Zapata, Syensqo, Chile

RockSense2D New Analytics Features: Results and Benefits for Comminution Circuits

Luis Lobos, Geoffrey Legrand, Ville Suontaka, Alessandro Castellani and Julio Aburto, Metso, Chile and France

End-to-End Process Simulation and Optimization of Minera Los Pelambres Using the IES Platform

Paulo López and Ziming Ye, Orica, Australia and Fernanda Zamorano, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Coarse Scavenging in a Modified Jameson Cell

Eduardo Morin, Christopher Anderson and Adam Price, Glencore Technology, Chile and Australia; Rafael Carpio and Ely Loayza, Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Peru and Marcela Livia, Glencore Servicios Corporativos, Peru

Geometallurgical Mapping of Deleterious Elements at the Salobo Mine

Ricardo Nunes Melo, Giseli Ramos and Igor Carneiro, Vale Base Metals, Brazil and Fernanda Gontijo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Mining Engineering Department, Brazil

Python-Based Data Analytics for Operational Insights in Mineral Processing Plants

Juan Vergara-Meruane, Charles Blais, Katherine Mansilla, Ricardo Esteban and Javier Vergara, BBA Consultants, Chile and Canada 

Predicting Copper Fluidized Bed Flotation Using First-Principles and Historical Data Models

Ronney Rodrigues Silva, Jose Concha, Rodrigo Cretier and Eric Wasmund, Eriez, USA

Impact of Over-Extraction Beyond Economic Height on Metallurgical Recovery and the Development of a Geometallurgical Risk Index at the Chuquicamata Underground Mine

Paula Peñaloza and Claudio Cordova, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Real-Time Detection and Categorization of Pressure Spikes in SAG Milling via Advanced Analytics

Danielle Mesías, Juan Pablo Bastías and Francisca Hurtado, Minera Escondida, BHP; Katherine Bustos, Rafael Berrios, Nicolás Grágeda, José Rojas, Daniel Baquedano and Nicolás Neira, Honeywell, Chile

Coarse Particle Flotation without Desliming: Performance of NovaCell CPF Technology

Sherwin Morgan, Mario Saavedra, Lonn Cooper and Juan Ccarita, Jord International, Australia, Chile and Peru

Geometallurgical Blending of Chuquicamata and Radomiro Tomic Ores for Concentrator Optimization

César Briceño, Pablo Rojas and Eduardo Garrido, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Effective Particle Size Control in Copper Concentration Regrinding: Real-Time Measurement with Imaging Technology and Neural Networks

Renan Sousa, Rafael Oliveira, Ricardo Nunes and Igor Carneiro, Vale Base Metals, Brazil; Vitor Braz, SOPAT, The Netherlands and Sebastian Maaß, SOPAT, Germany

Influence of Free Surface Exposure on Coarse Particle Flotation in a Froth-Feeding CPF Cell

Marly Carvalho, Cagri Emer, Sevda Dilmaghani and Jussi Liipo, Metso, Finland and Turkey

Adherence Assessment of a Geometallurgical Model Based on Plant Operational Results

Mônica Mendes, Fabiana Teixeira, Julio Ferreira, Pauliney Rocha, Matheus Feitosa, Roberta Ferreira and Diana Rodrigues, Vale, Brazil

PI Vision Digital Shadow for Monitoring Iron Ore Homogenization Stockpiles

Maria Inêz Oliveira, Vale and Department of Mining Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Igor Silva, Radix Engineering and Software, Brazil; Rafael Freitas, Vale, Brazil and Ana Araújo, EY, Brazil

Recovery of Coarse Particles in Rougher Tailings using Metso CPF Cell in Continuous Operation

Manuel Durán, Cagri Emer, Marly Carvalho, Joshua Sovechles, Xavier Peña and Valentina Concha, Metso, Finland, Canada and Chile; Luis Castro, Grupo Minera Las Cenizas, Chile

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Implementing a Water Treatment Digital Twin for a Gold Mine Project

Christian Binder, Cesar Araujo, Antti Remes and Ari Rantala, Metso, Finland

Pneumatic Flotation Imhoflot Evolution Comparison and Industrial Application Different Countries

Samuel Sánchez Pino and Samuel Sánchez Baquedano, Ingeniería de Minerales, Chile         

Robust Flowsheet Development with High-Confidence Flotation Testing

Norman Lotter, Flowsheets Metallurgical Consulting, Canada; Maxine Hoffman, Maximum Process Solutions, Canada; Neri Roux, SGS Lakefield, Canada and Phillip Mackey, P.J. Mackey Technology, Canada

Maps Min SEM-EDS for REE and Columbite-Tantalite Solid Solutions: Spectrum Prediction and Assay

Stephen Seddio, Leonardo Salazar, Echo Gao and Aukje Benedictus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA, China and Australia

Novel Process for Selective Gangue Removal from Copper and Sulfides Concentrates

Fabio Fernandes Pinto, Dan Stigers, Michaeline Albright, Karrie Radloff, Troy Bednarski, Coy Zimmerman, Bianca Cruz, Catherine Lebel and Kent Sorenson, Allonnia, USA and Marco Orellana, Innova-Met, Chile

Finding the Balance: The Effect of Measurement Quality and Mass Balance Methods on Metallurgical Accounting

Diana Felipe, JKTech, Australia

Mineralogical Data Optimization and Machine Learning Prediction of Cu Recovery in Chloride Leaching

Fernando Stocker, Universidad del Desarrollo and SRK Consulting, Chile and Joled Nur, SRK Consulting, Chile

Recovering Value from Rougher Tailings: Predictive Modeling of Coarse Particle Flotation

Catalina Lobos-Zúñiga, Catalina Martínez-Barrueto and Mauricio Romero, Empírica Consultores, Chile

Sampling System Uncertainty and Its Impact on Metallurgical and Economic Performance

Rocío Paineo, Maria Piffardi and Lilian Zavala, Chuquicamata División, Codelco, Chile

Design and Evaluation of Frother Mixtures as Alternatives to MIBC for Cu-Mo Flotation Using Response Surface Methodology

Cristian Saavedra, Patricio Zarate, Michael Mallea and Wagner Silva, Clariant, Chile and USA

Quantifying the Impact of Roping Events on the Recovery and Net Metal Production

Rodrigo Bruna, Alejandro Ramos, Robert Maron and Alejandro Jaque, CiDRA Minerals Processing, Chile and USA

Evaluation of Error Propagation in Metallurgical Testing Programs and its Impact on Geometallurgical Modeling

Pablo Castañeda, Ricardo Miles, Javiera Quiroz and Jaime Diaz, Empírica, Chile

Effect of Dispersant Use on the Flotation of Copper and Molybdenum Sulfide Minerals from Porphyry Copper Ores with Different Clay Contents

Andrés Ramírez and Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Universidad de Concepción and CRHIAM; Wilfredo Nope, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Online Rheology as an Operational Indicator of Mineralogical Variability in Copper Flotation

Rodrigo Balboa, Vicente García, José Grandi, Arturo Rock and Miguel Parra-Marisio, Konatec, Chile; Leopoldo Gutiérrez and Walter Díaz, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Size Resolved Copper-Pyrite Perimeter Textures and Mineralogical Context in Locked Cycle Tests

Felipe Martínez and Paulina Andaur, SGS, Natural Resources, Chile 

Process Design at Scale: Flotation Selectivity and Ore Competence Constraints at the Warintza Cu-Mo Concentrator

Harold Lopez and Greg Lane, Ausenco Services, Australia; Daniel Diaz del Olmo, Ausenco, Peru; Jesus Rodriguez and Carolina Malca, Lowell Copper, Solaris Resource, Peru

Thickener Audits: Interaction Between Clay Mineralogy, Rheology, and Flocculation in Copper Concentrate Thickening

Andrei Chaura, David Romo and Catalina Gómez, Paterson and Cooke, Chile

Geometallurgical Characterization of Low-Grade Minerals, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco Chile

Susanna Vergara, Juan Carlos Álvarez, Darwin Ledezma and Katherine Almeida, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile 

Mine Start-Up Execution: How Ramp-Up Determines Whether CEOs Create or Destroy Value

Nicolas Beauchamp and Ricardo Varas, BBA Consultants, Canada and Chile

Fundamental and Applied Evaluation of Clay Management in Sulfide Flotation

Oznur Onel, Jannice Kubinski and Michelle Hoang, Nalco Water an Ecolab Company, USA

Cobalt Deportment Resolved with Maps Min: From Co-rich Zonation in Pyrite to Grain Chemistry Distributions

Leonardo Salazar, Echo Gao, Stephen Seddio and Aukje Benedictus, Thermo Fisher, Australia, China and USA

The Importance of an Early Assessment of Temporary Facilities in a Brownfield Project

Juan Francisco Schwarze, Arcadis, Chile

Correlating Clay Content, Pulp Rheology and Time Scale-Up Factors in Copper Sulfide Flotation

Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM), Universidad de Concepcion, Chile

From Legacy Core Photography Towards Geometallurgical Applications: GSI and Q-prime at Deposit Scale

Luis Yañez, Datarock-Imdex, Australia

Business Alternatives in Small-Scale Mining: Vertical Integration or Direct Sales?

Vicente Cancino, Felipe Muñoz and Reinaldo Salazar, National Mining Society, Sonami, Chile

The Role of Impeller Size and Particle Size on Solids Suspension in a Mechanical Flotation Cell

German Lastra, Bellson Awatey, Juan Jose Frausto and Kym Runge, Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia

A Geometallurgical Model for Predicting Acid Drainage Generation Potential in a Sulfide Copper Deposit

Lorena Guimarães, Elisabeth da Fonseca and Danielly Couto, Vale, Brazil and Matheus Bianchetti, Lunding Mining, Brazil

Optimization of Critical Input Contracting to Enhance Cost Efficiency and Operational Stability in Mineral Processing

Magali Colqui, Minera Las Bambas, Peru

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