The 12th International Congress on Water Management in Mining and Industrial Processes, Water Congress 2024 Executive Committee thanks the participation of more than 460 delegates from 20 countries who attended Water Congress 2024, held from September 4 to 6 at the Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile.

On this occasion, +90 presentations related to water management issues were presented and discussed.

We are particularly grateful to:
• Eramet, proud Main Sponsor of the Congress;
• 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, Ingrid Oyarzún, for her great contribution and enthusiasm;
• The Editorial Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of abstracts;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the conference;
• The co-organizing institutions: FCFM, Universidad de Chile; CRHIAM; SMI-ICE-Chile; and Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal.
• 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 Water Congress.

Executive Committee
Water Congress 2024