Committees
- Organizing Committee
- Advisory Committee
- Technical Committee
Executive Committe
Carlos Pavissich
Chair
Tailings Manager, Copper Projects, BHP Minerals Americas
Caius Priscu
Chair 2018
Head of Mineral Residue, Anglo American, Chile
Ward Wilson
Co-Organizer
Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
César Pastén
Co-Organizer
Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Gonzalo Suazo
Co-Organizer
Geotechnical Professor, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MarÃa, Chile
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager,, Gecamin, Chile
Hugo Quelopana
Program Chair
Specialist Engineer, Delfing, Chile
Oliver Allendes
Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile
Directing Members
Hubert González
Water and Tailings Manager, Minera Sierra Gorda, Chile
Luis Tejada
Corporate Geotechnical Manager,, Minsur, Peru
René Orellana
Water and Tailings Corporate Manager, Codelco, Chile
John Pottie
Geotechnical Engineering Manager, Teck, Chile
Manuel Acuña
TSF Superintendent, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Tatyana Alexieva
Tailings Manager, BHP, USA
Marco Bacchelli
Sales Manager - Vice President, Carpi Tech, Switzerland
Raúl Bahamondes
Cu & Mo Flotation Plant Superintendent, Minera Centinela, Chile
Eldert Besseling
Managing Director, NETICS, Netherlands
Gonzalo Caro
Project Director, Project Vice Presidency, Codelco, Chile
Fernando Castillo
General Manager, Thrace-Eurobent, Chile
Christian Cáceres
General Manager, Minera Valle Central, Chile
Robert Cooke
Principal, Paterson & Cooke, USA
Adel Cortéz
General Manager,, Fugro, Chile
Michael Davies
Senior Advisor, Tailings and Mine Waste, Teck, Canada
Mark Donald
Global Tailings Manager, ArcelorMittal Mining, UK
Emilio Escobar
Business Manager – Latin America, Axter Ibérica, Chile
Raúl Espinace
Executive Director,, Geotecnia Ambiental, Chile
Julio Faúndes
General Manager, Hidrica Consultores, Chile
Daniel Fernández
Business Area Manager – Mining, Huesker, Brazil
Pablo Galdeano
Geotechnical Manager, Ausenco, Chile
Yuri Gallo
Corporate Project Manager, Minsur, Peru
Enrique Garcés
Engineering Manager, Knight Piesold, Chile
Patricio Gómez
General Manager, Itasca, Chile
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Rodrigo Gutiérrez
Tailings and Concentrate Transport Superintendent, Minera Centinela, Chile
Sven Herlitz
General Manager,, AguaEx, Germany, Chile, Peru
Richard Jewell
Senior Consultant,, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Australia
Andrés León
General Manager,, Anddes, Chile
Ray Martinson
Technical Manager – Director, Paterson & Cooke, Chile
José Mello
VP Operations & Business Development South America, Wood, Chile
Juan Moraga
Managing Partner, M&F Consultores, Chile
Marcelo Mussé
Senior Tailings Consultant South America, Ausenco, Chile, Owner, Netke, Chile
James Obermeyer
Principal and Senior Vice President, Stantec, USA
Denys Parra
General Manager,, Anddes, Peru
Juan Pastén
Director, Minera Playa Verde, Chile
Félix Pérez
Executive Director, Hidrica Consultores, Chile
José De Piérola
Water Resources Manager, Southern Copper Corporation, Peru
Marcos Pinto
General Manager, Codice IngenierÃa, Chile
Francisco Pizarro
Global Infrastructure Director, Propex, Chile
Jorge Riquelme
Project Manager, Hatch, Chile
MatÃas Roni
Project Director, CÃa. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Arash Roshdieh
Principal Engineer,, ATC Williams, Australia
Ricardo Ruano
Water Resources Manager – Pascua Lama, Barrick Gold, Chile
Eduard Ruiz
General Manager, Amphos 21, Peru
Leonardo Salas
Geotechnical Manager,, Anddes, Peru
Carlos Salinas
General Manager,, Paterson & Cooke, Chile
Antonio Samaniego
Corporate Consultant and Director, SRK Consulting, Perú
Fred Schoenbrunn
Director for Thickeners, FLSmidth, USA
Fiona Sofra
Managing Director, Rheological Consulting Services, Australia
Adelson de Souza
Technologies General Manager, Nexa Resources, Brazil
David Stone
President, MineFill Services, USA
Ricardo Valdebenito
General Manager, RV Ingenieros, Chile
Rubén Vargas
Project Manager, Knight Piesold, Peru
Hernán Velásquez
Project Deputy Manager, Geo Monitoring, Chile
Carlos Vilches
Corporate Director Standardization Water and Tailings, Codelco, Chile
Juan Pablo Aránguiz
Innovation Engineer, Codelco, Chile
Andrés Argomedo
Dam Operations Chief, El Soldado, Anglo American, Chile
Eric Astorga
Head of Tailings Discipline, SNC-Lavalin, Chile
Nicholas Beier
Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
David Benavente
Process Engineer, Paterson & Cooke, Chile
Cristóbal Binvignat
Engineering and Operations Manager, DLS Ingenieros Consultores, Chile
Claudio Blaña
Superintendent Molybdenum-Filters, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Heiner Bueno
Head of Engineering, Arcadis, Peru
Ralph Burden
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
José Burgos
Tailings Dam Operation Chief, El Soldado, Anglo American, Chile
Aldo Campi
Head of Projects, Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile
Patricio Chacón
Head of Projects, Arcadis, Chile
Diego Cobos
Manager, Dynami Geoconsulting, Colombia
Diana Comte
Head Professor, Universidad de Chile
Glen Corder
Associate Professor, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
Nicolle Correia
Geotechnical Engineer, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
Jeff Crawford
Director Pump Sale, FLSmidth Krebs, USA
Alejandro Cruzat
Professor, Universidad de La Serena, Chile
JoaquÃn Delgado
Professor, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
Pablo Durán
Senior Engineering&Process Leader, Projects Vicepresidency, Codelco, Chile
Mansour Edraki
Researcher, CMLR, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Australia
Phillip Fawell
Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australia
Sebastian Fernandez
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
Carolina Flórez
Geotechnical Engineer, Vale-Verde Mining, Brazil
Silvia Franca
Senior Technologist, Centre for Mineral Technology, Brazil
Rodrigo Friz
Senior Head of Projects, Water and Tailings, GeotecnÃa Ambiental, Chile
John Furlan
Senior Hydraulic Engineer, GIW Minerals, USA
Pedro Galleguillos
Researcher, CICITEM, Chile
Alireza Ghirian
Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates, Canada
Salvador Gómez
Manager of Plants and New Projects, Fresnillo, Mexico
Giovanni González
Civil Specialist - Tailings Dams and Reservoirs, Anglo American, Chile
Noemi González
Senior Programmer, FLO-2D Software, USA
Raymond Guang
Tailings Process Specialist, Golder Associates, Canada
César Guzmán
Thickening and Water Recovery Unit Leader, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Leandro Herrera
Project Engineer, Sernageomin, Chile
Amanda Hevia
Project Engineer, Arcadis, Chile
Christian Ihle
Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Roberto Jamett
Senior Tailings Engineer, Golder Associates, Chile
Sadegh Javadi
Process and Tailings Engineer, ATC Williams, Australia
Fernanda Kemeid
Civil Engineer and Project Lead, Vale, New Caledonia
Christian Ledezma
Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chris Lee
Managing Principal, Golder Associates, Canada
Marcelo Llano
Geotechnical Engineer, Klohn Crippen Berger, Australia
Sue Longo
Principal, Project Manager, Golder Associates, Canada
Marlene López
Engineering and Process Specialist, Project Vice Presidency, Codelco, Chile
Bernd Lottermoser
Professor, Aachen University, Germany
John Lupo
Senior Director Geotechnical Engineering, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA
Cristián Marambio
Senior Civil Engineer, SRK Consulting, Chile
Francisco Melo
Technical Officer Metallurgy, Mitsui & Co, Chile
Telmo Morales
Tailings and Concentrate Transport Senior Engineer, Minera Centinela, Chile
Juan Moreno
Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting, Australia
Adam Mouttet-Llanos
Operations Manager, Conetec, Chile
Juan Ojeda
Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor, Minera Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
Claudia Ortiz
Head Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Carlos Ovalle
Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Solange Paihua
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Knight Piesold, Peru
Miguel Palape
Business Developer, MineBridge Software, Chile
Martín Pérez
Independent Geologist Consultant, Chile,
Behnam Pirouz
Principal Engineer, ATC Williams, Australia
Renmin Pretell
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Davis, USA
Jocelyn Quinteros
Independent Consultant, Chile
Umme Rima
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
Edgardo Rivas
Head of Environmental Management Unit, Oxides and Wastes, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
José Rodríguez
Project Engineer, Arcadis, Chile
Rodrigo Ruiz
Study Lead, BHP Minerals Americas, Chile
Marco Salazar
Senior Water Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
Haley Schafer
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
Andrea López Schmidt
Civil Senior Engineer – DMC Project, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Daniel Servigna
Mining Branch Manager, Associate Geotechnical Engineer, Wood, USA
Shahe Shnorhokian
Lecturer and Research Associate, McGill University, Canada
Neeltje Slingerland
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada
João Soares
Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
Mauricio Tobar
Tailings Process Engineer, Weir Minerals, Chile
Jorge Troncoso Troncoso
Senior Geotechnical Consultant, Stantec, Chile
Nicolás Úbeda
Project Engineer, Golder Associates, Chile
Jaime Urquidi
Senior Consultant, Arcadis, Chile
Luis Valenzuela
Director and Tailings Consultant, Arcadis, Chile
Francisco Vega
Tailings Engineer, Minera Centinela, Chile
Mauricio Villanueva
Senior Concentrator Improvement Engineer, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
John Wates
Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer, John Wates Consulting, South Africa
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Claudia Welkner
Principal Civil Engineer, BHP Minerals Americas
Mohan Yellishetty
Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia