Committees

  • Organizing Committee
  • Advisory Committee
  • Technical Committee

Executive Committe


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Kimberly Morrison
Chair
Senior Director Global Tailings Management, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA
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Carlos Castro
Chair 2022
Commissioning Director, Ausenco, Peru
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César Pastén
Co-Organizer
Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
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Linda Figueroa
Co-Organizer
Site Director, Tailings Center, Colorado School of Mines, USA
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Jorge Macedo
Co-Organizer
Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech, TAILENG, USA
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Hugo Quelopana
Program Chair
Project Manager, Delfing, Chile
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Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
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Mimy Mackenzie
Conference Manager
Gecamin, Chile
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Andrea Rodríguez
Conference Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
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Vera Malchenko
Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile






















Directing Members


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Boris Garcia
Manager of Tailings Dams and Civil Works, ARIS Mining Colombia
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Héctor Estrada
Tailings Corporate Manager, Baluarte Minero, Peñoles, México
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Silvana Dal Pozzo
Tailings Principal, BHP, Chile
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Jason Nielson
Manager Tailings and Hydrology, Rio Tinto, USA
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Harry Silva
Geotechnical Corporate Manager, Minsur, Peru
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Yuri Gallo
Director of Expansion Projects, Minsur, Peru
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Luis Agapito
Corporate Manager, Geotechnical and Tailings, Capstone Copper, Canada
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Andre Gagnon
Director, Tailings & Geotechnical Engineering, Lundin Mining, Canada
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Tamara Johndrow
Directing Member
Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
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René Orellana
Directing Member
Tailings Corporate Manager, Codelco, Chile
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Erik Medina
Directing Member
Principal Tailings, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
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José Ale
Geotechnics Manager, Wood, Perú
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Ronald Álvarez
General Manager, iProcess, Chile
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Jorge Alvarez
Project Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru
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Carmen Ancieta
Project Manager, Tailings Practice Leader, Hatch, Chile
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Raúl Avila
Project Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Peru
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Andrea Bartoli
Director of Business Development, Worldsensing, Spain
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Peter Beasley
Business Development Manager, Beasleys Hydraulic Services, Australia
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Marco Becerra
General Director, BH Inversiones, Chile
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Igor Bravo
CEO, Geosinergia, Chile
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Gonzalo Caro
Project Director, Project Vice Presidency, Codelco, Chile
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Jorge Carranza
Strategy and Project Development Manager, Minera Chinalco, Peru
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José Del Castillo
Tailings Management Assistant Manager, Volcán Compañía Minera, Perú
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Carlos Cesar
Operations Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru
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Pamela Chavez
CEO, Domolif, Chile
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Andrew Cocks
General Manager, Mhwirth Gmbh, Germany
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Adel Cortéz
General Manager, Fugro, Chile
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Tomás Cruz
Business Unit Manager, Fastpack, Chile
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José Miguel De La Cuesta
General Manager, Pipehunter, Chile
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Juan Carlos Duarte
General Manager, Fraser Alexander Tailings, South Africa
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Adam Dulmage
Business Development Executive - Mining Sector, GKM Consultants, Canada
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Carlos Echevarría
Technical Manager Biofactory and Resource Recovery & Circular Metals Cluster Leader, CETAQUA (Water Technology Center), Spain
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Emilio Escobar
Business Manager – Latin America, Iko Coletanche Sudamérica, Chile
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Bruno Espinace
Director of Business Development, Worldsensing, Spain
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Bruno Espinace
General Manager, Geotecnia Ambiental, Chile
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Felipe Espinoza
Productivity Manager South America, FLSmidth, Chile
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André Estevao
South America Commercial Manager, Huesker Sudamérica, Brazil
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Arturo Fahrenkrog
CEO, Geomediciones, Chile
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Diego Gaete
Business Development Manager Mining, Austral Chemicals, Chile
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Ignacio Gaueca
Business Manager, Emin Ingeniería y Construcción, Chile
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Craig Gilbert
Global Product Manager, Thickening Products, FLSmidth, USA
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Salvador Gómez
Manager of Plant and New Projects, Fresnillo, Mexico
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Christian González
Technical Manager, Pilotes Terratest, Chile
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Sven Herlitz
General Manager, AguaEx, Germany, Chile, Peru
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Walter Herrera
Operations Manager, Maquicem, Peru
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Rodrigo Herrera
Business Development Manager, Solid Solutions Ingeniería y Proyectos, Chile
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Tomás Hurtado
Commercial Director, Diving Service, Chile
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Thomas Krom
Head of Sustainability, Seequent, Denmark
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Job Kruyswijk
Manager Integrated Slurry Solutions, Weir Minerals, The Netherlands
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Eliel León
General Manager, Axios Ingenieria, Chile
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Andrés León
Senior Consultant, Axios Ingeniería, Chile
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Emilio López
Engineering Manager, Nava Consulting, Chile
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Roberto Luders
Manager for Hydro Projects, Edic Ingenieros, Chile
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Georgia Lysay
Director Tailings and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
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Alejandra Martin
Project Manager, Arcadis, Chile
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Javier Martí­n
Mining Manager - Argentina, WSP Golder, Argentina
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Joana Martí­nez
Geotechnical & Tailings Services Manager, Ausenco, Chile
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Jorge Martí­nez
Global Consulting Pipelines Director Chile - Perú, Ausenco, Chile
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Gordon McPhail
Director, Water, Waste and Land, Australia
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Omar Medina
Developent Director Carén, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
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José Mello
VP Operations & Business Development E&I, WSP, Chile
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Raúl Mendez
Regional Lider Rheomax, South America, Basf, Chile
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Javier Mendoza
Engineering Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru
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Jorge Montero
Director of Water Resources and Tailings, Distrito Norte, Codelco, Chile
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Adam Mouttet-Llanos
Regional Manager South America, Conetec, Chile
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Marcelo Mussé
Associate Consultant, Netke, Chile
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Luis Navarro
Technical Process Manager, Brass, Chile
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Mafalda Oliveira
Head of Department of Dams, Tailings, Waste Rock and Water, Sociedad Minera De Neve Corvo, SOMINCOR, Portugal
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Rodrigo Orellana
Account Manager, FLSmidth, Chile
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Paulo Oróstegui
General Manager, OITEC, Chile
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Miguel Palape
Business Developer, MineBridge Software, Chile
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Jeremy Palmer
Managing Director, Quattro Project Engineering, Australia
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Luis Paredes
Regional Principal Specialist in Geotechnical & Tailings, Ausenco, Chile
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Álvaro Peña
Academic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Pascual Perazzo
Latin America Commercial Manager, Carpi Tech, Chile
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Marcos Pinto
General Manager, Códice Ingeniería, Chile
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Gustavo Puschel
Product Manager, Orbinox, Chile
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Matt Pyle
Director Technical Solutions, Ausenco, Australia
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Edgar Quiroz
Water and Tailings Manager, Minera Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
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Juan Rayo
Technical Manager, JRI Ingenierí­a, Chile
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Fernando Reed
Regional Business Manager, Silixa, United Kingdom
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Gail Riddell
General Manager, Nava Consulting, Chile
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Jorge Riquelme
Project Manager, Hatch, Chile
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Nilton Rivas
General Manager, Solver Engineering, Perú
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Eduardo Ruiz
General Manager, Amphos 21 Consulting, Peru
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Leonardo Salas
General Manager, COINGEC, Peru
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Carlos Salinas
Engineering Manager, Paterson & Cooke, Chile
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Samuel Sánchez
General Manager, Ingenieria de Minerales, Chile
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Fred Schoenbrunn
Director for Thickeners, FLSmidth, USA
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Wagner Da Silva
Global Head Technology, Clariant Corporation, USA
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David Smirk
Managing Director, Phibion, Australia
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Fiona Sofra
Managing Director, Rheological Consulting Services, Australia
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Gerardo Soto
Tailings Project Manager, Universidad de Chile
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Cameron Stockman
General Manager, Cec Mining Systems Corporation, Canada
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Marco Valdebenito
Principal Engineering, Stantec, Chile
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Romy Valdivia
Project Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru
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Esteban Valencia
Dams and Tailings Projects Director, Codelco, Chile
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Pablo Vásquez
Tailings Manager, Shimin Ingeniería, Chile
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Giselle Vega
Business Development Manager Chile, Carpi Tech, Chile
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Miguel Angel Verdugo
Manager Chile-Peru, Tre Altamira, Chile
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Rodrigo Vicencio
Operations Manager, Geosinergia, Chile
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Carlos Vilches
Corporate Director Tailings Development and Standardization, Codelco, Chile
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Erik Vlot
Global Product Manager GEHO PD Pumps, Weir Minerals, The Netherlands
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Max Wedeles
General Manager, Procemax, Chile
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David Williams
Director, Geotechnical Engineering Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia
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Gonzalo Abarca
Senior Tailings Deposit Specialist, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Ghio Arenaldi
Project Engineer, Delfing, Chile
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Sergio Barrera
Senior Tailings Consultant, Delfing, Chile
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Cristóbal Binvignat
General Manager & Tailings Consultant, DLS-BINAR Ingenierí­a, Chile
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Harold Bolaños
Dams Expert Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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José Campaña
Geotechnical Consultant, Arcadis, Chile
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Patricio Chacón
Head of Projects, Arcadis, Chile
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Hernán Cifuentes
Principal Engineer Tailings, ATC Williams, Australia
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Diana Comte
Head Professor, Universidad de Chile
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Javier Duro
CEO & Founder, Dares Technology, Spain
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Mansour Edraki
Associate Professor, SMI, University of Queensland, Australia
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Tim Fitton
Principal Engineer, Fitton Tailings Consultants, Australia
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Rodrigo Friz
Principal Engineer / Service Line Leader, WSP, USA
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Rodrigo Friz
Internal Registration Engineer (EoR), Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile
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Pedro Galleguillos
Scientific Director, Centro de Investigación Científico Tecnológico de la Región de Antofagasta, CICITEM, Chile
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Roberto Gesche
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Chile
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Alireza Ghirian
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, WSP, Canada
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Nelson Herrera
Academic, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
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Amanda Hevia
Project Engineer Civil-Tailings, Arcadis, Chile
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Waldo Huallanca
Operations Manager, Anddes Asociados, Peru
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Christian Ihle
Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
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Diego Inzunza
Geotechnical Engineer, WSP, Chile
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Joseph Scalia IV
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Tailings Center Site Director for Colorado State University, USA
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Ivette De Jesús
Tailings & Water Management Lead, Teck Resources, Chile
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Elizabeth Lam
Director of the Research Nucleus, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
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Ramón Díaz de León
Senior Project Engineer, Freeport McMoran, Chile
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Hernani Lima
Academic, Universidad Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP, Brazi
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Marcelo Llano
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Red Earth Engineering, Australia
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Sue Longo
Principal, Project Manager, Golder Associates, Canada
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Rafael Luna
Associate, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, WSP Golder, Perú
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Cristián Marambio
Senior Consultant in the area of Geochemistry and Closure of Mining, SRK Consulting, Chile
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Lars Martinson
Product Manager, Minexxt, USA
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Josh Moncrieff
Director of Technical Services, Capstone Mining, Canada
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Yunger Muñoz
Consultant, Independent, Peru
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Priscilla Nelson
Professor of Geological, Geotechnical, Civil and Mining Engineering; Director of E&O, Tailings Center, USA
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Gullibert Novoa
Tailings Coordinator, Sernageomin, Chile
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Juan Ojeda
Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor, Mineras Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
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Claudia Ortiz
Professor, Universidad de Santiago, Chile
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Kate Patterson
Associate, Tailings and Water Resources Engineer, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada
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John Pottie
Geotechnical Engineering Manager, Teck Resources, Chile
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Renmin Pretell
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, USA
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Kenneth Rahal
Director of Tailings Solutions, FLSmidth, USA
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David Reid
Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Cristián Riquelme
Tailings Engineer, Hatch, Canada
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Andrea López Schmidt
Principal Technology Development - Tailings HDS, Anglo American, Chile
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Shahe Shnorhokian
Faculty Lecturer, McGill University, Canada
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Nicholas Thompson
Lead Tailings Governance, Rio Tinto, Australia
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Pamela Valenzuela
Professor,, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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John Wates
Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer, John Wates Consulting, South Africa
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Claudia Welkner
Principal Engineering Projects, Minerals Americas, BHP, Chile