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Technical and Social Program
August 7 9, 2019. Hotel Sheraton Santiago, Chile
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 07
16:0019:00 Registration, Foyer
18:0018:30 Authors and Session Chair Coordination Meeting, Ballroom A & B
FRIDAY, AUGUST 07
BALLROOM A & B
Inaugural Ceremony
19:00 Words of Welcome
Carlos Barahona, GeominMineplanning 2019 Executive Director; General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
María Soledad Bembow, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, Geological Sciences Department, Universidad
Católica del Norte, Chile
Willy Kracht, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Rick Valenta, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, WH Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, SMI, The
University of Queensland, Australia
Julián Ortiz, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Associate Professor, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen's
University, Canada
Opening Address
(SPA) The Role of Positive Leadership to Drive Transformational Change: The Teck Chile, Quebrada Blanca Case
Raúl Roco, GeominMineplanning 2019 Chair; Technical Services Director, Teck Resources, Chile
20:00 21:30 Welcome Reception. Courtesy of Teck Resources
SATURDAY, AUGUST 08
BALLROOM A & B
Plenary Session 1
Chair: Julián Ortiz, Associate Professor, Queen's University, Canada
08:20 Day 2 Program Update
08:30 (SPA) New Mine Level at El Teniente: A Permanent Geomechanical Challenge
Pablo Gándara, Manager New Level Mine, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
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08:30 (SPA) New Mine Level at El Teniente: A Permanent Geomechanical Challenge
Pablo Gándara, Manager New Level Mine, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
09:00 (ENG) El Abra 2019 Storm Event – Mine Engineering & Geology Department Roles
Vanessa DeViterbo, Manager of Engineering and Geology, FreeportMcMoRan, Chile
09:30 (SPA) Challenges and Technological Developments in Mine Planning
Pedro GonzálezCarbonell, Asset Planning Manager, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
10:00 10:50 Coffee Break. Courtesy of GeoInnova
BALLROOM A BALLROOM B
Session 1: Sampling and Geostatistics Session 2: Production Planning and Scheduling I
Chair: Margaret Armstrong, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile Chair: Juan Pablo Llanos, BHP, Chile
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12:5014:00 Lunch. El Bohío Park
BALLROOM A BALLROOM B
Session 3: Geology and Geometallurgy Session 4: Short and Long Term Open Pit Mine Planning I
Chair: Sergio Spichiger, Anglo American, Chile Chair: Juan Pablo Palma, VP of Pojects, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
15:4016:20 Coffee Break. Courtesy of GeoInnova
BALLROOM A BALLROOM B
Session 5: Geological Modelling Session 6: Models and Technologies for Mine Planning
Chair: María Soledad Bembow, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile Chair: Santiago Figueroa, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
18:00 19:30 Networking Cocktail. Foyer
SUNDAY, AUGUST 09
BALLROOM A & B
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Rick Valenta, Director, WH Bryan Centre, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
08:20 Day 3 Program Update
08:30 (SPA) Process Integration GeologyMinePlant: The Sierra Gorda Case
Eric Zepeda, Vice President of Operations, SCM Sierra Gorda, Chile. Presented by Omar Cortés, Superintendent of Geology, SCM Sierra
Gorda, Chile
09:00 (ENG) The Role of Mining Geology, Mine Planning and Geometallurgy in Value Based Ore Control
Craig Morley, Vice President of Mining Geoscience and Reconciliation, Anglo American, Chile
09:30 (SPA) 10 years of R&D in Mine Planning Universidad de Chile
Nelson Morales, Raúl Castro, Javier Vallejos and Luis F. Orellana, Advanced Mining Technology Researchers and Professors, Mining
Engineering Department, Universidad de Chile
10:00 10:50 Coffee Break
BALLROOM A BALLROOM B
Session 7: Geotechnics and Geomechanics Session 8: Production Planning and Scheduling II
Chair: Pedro Landeros, Vicepresidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile Chair: Rodrigo Zúñiga, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
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Session 7: Geotechnics and Geomechanics Session 8: Production Planning and Scheduling II
Chair: Pedro Landeros, Vicepresidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile Chair: Rodrigo Zúñiga, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
12:5014:00 Lunch. El Bohío Park
BALLROOM A & B
Session 9: Short and Long Term Open Pit Mine Planning II
Chair: Kenji Basaure, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
14:00 (SPA) Open Pit Mine Planning in the Context of Transition to Underground Mine: Chuquicamata Case
Guillermo Marambio and Mauricio Derpich, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
14:20 (ENG) Influence of Haul Roads Inclination Grades on the Transport Equipment Speed in a Copper Mine in the Southeast of
Pará, Brazil
Cleiber Rezende, Deborah Ramos and Régis Budke, Vale, Brazil
14:40 (SPA) Evaluation of Comminution Technologies and Impact on LongTerm Production Plans: Centinela Mining Development
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Project Experience
14:40 (SPA) Evaluation of Comminution Technologies and Impact on LongTerm Production Plans: Centinela Mining Development
Project Experience
Juan P. Palma and Santiago Figueroa, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
15:00 (SPA) New Methodology for Measuring Compliance with Operational Plans
Bernabé López, Joaquín Laínez, Rolando Moreno and Carlo Calderón, Timining, Chile; Javier Morales, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta
Minerals, Chile
15:20 (SPA) Challenges in Mining Sequence and Operative Pushback Design: Collahuasi Case
Alejandro Quispe and Rodrigo Zúñiga, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
15:4016:00 Coffee Break
BALLROOM A & B
Plenary Session 3
Chair: Raúl Roco, Technical Services Director, Teck Resources, Chile
16:00 (SPA) Mining 4.0, Impacts on Mine Planning and Operations
Marcos Márquez, Mine Vice President, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
16:30 (ENG) Why Have so Many Tailings Dams Failed Recently?
Margaret Armstrong, Visiting Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
17:00 (SPA) Long Term Planning in Los Pelambres: The INCO Project
Patricio Mora, Planning and Development Manager, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
BALLROOM A & B
Closing Ceremony
17:30 Seminar Balance and Final Comments
Carlos Barahona, GeominMineplanning 2019 Executive Director; General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
María Soledad Bembow, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, Geological Sciences Department, Universidad
Católica del Norte, Chile
Willy Kracht, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Rick Valenta, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Director, WH Bryan Mining & Geology Research Centre, SMI, The
University of Queensland, Australia
Julián Ortiz, GeominMineplanning 2019 Coorganizer; Associate Professor, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen's
University, Canada
Raúl Roco, GeominMineplanning 2019 Chair; Technical Services Director, Teck Resources, Chile
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