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Thank you for being part of our event
12th International Congress on Tailings Management, Sheraton Santiago Hotel, Chile, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2026
A note of thanks from the Executive Committee
The 12th International Congress on Tailings Management, Tailings 2026 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 880 delegates from 26 countries who attended Tailings 2026, held from September 29 to October 1 at the Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile.
On this occasion, +150 presentations were given and discussed on the latest developments and best practices in the transport, disposal, management and monitoring of tailings deposits.
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 Congress, Katie Kruger, for her great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial and Technical Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of articles;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the congress;
• The co-organizing institutions: AMTC, Universidad de Chile; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil; and the Tailings Center, USA;
• The sponsors, for their generous support;
• Media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the congress 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 Tailings.
• 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 Congress, Katie Kruger, for her great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial and Technical Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of articles;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the congress;
• The co-organizing institutions: AMTC, Universidad de Chile; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil; and the Tailings Center, USA;
• The sponsors, for their generous support;
• Media partners, for their support in the dissemination of the congress 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 Tailings.
Executive Committee
Tailings 2026
About
the Congress
Tailings 2026 is organized to offer a forum where executives, professionals and academics from the Global Mining Industry can learn and analyze the latest developments and best practices in the transportation, disposal, control and monitoring of conventional, thickened, paste and filtered tailing storage facilities.
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The Organizing, Advisory and Editorial committees support the promotion and dissemination of the congress nd contribute to defining its technical focus. The Editorial Committee reviews the submitted papers, ensuring the highest technical quality. All committee members receive a special price on registration fees.
Katie Kruger / Chair
Manager of Tailings, Crushed Leach, and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
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