Committees

  • Organizing Committee
  • Advisory Committee
  • Editorial Committee

Executive Committe


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José Miguel Berguño
Chair
Vice President of Corporate Affairs, SQM, Chile
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Amparo Cornejo
2021 Chair
Vice President South America, Teck Resources, Chile
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Luis Cisternas
Co-Organizer
Director, Doctoral Program in Mineral Processing Engineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Juan Palma
Co-Organizer
Academic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Isabelle Demers
Co-Organizer
Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
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Douglas Aitken
Co-Organizer
General Manager, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Jacques Wiertz
Program Director
Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
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Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
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Rodrigo Reyes
Coordinador
International Conferences Senior Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile
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Felipe Carvajal
Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile






















Directing Members


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Pablo Pisani
Directing Member
Community Manager Nitrates Iodine and North Public Affairs, SQM, Chile
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Carolina del Valle
Directing Member
Environmental Manager, Cerro Negro, Newmont, Argentina
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Nicole Porcile
Directing Member
Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Codelco, Chile
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Fabiola Sifuentes
Directing Member
Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment, Antamina, Peru
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Paul Maidstone
Directing Member
Global Head Environment, Glencore Zinc, Switzerland
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Alejandra Vial
Directing Member
Corporate Environment Manager, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Marcelo Valdebenito
Directing Member
Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager, Albemarle, Chile
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Francisco Raunelli
Directing Member
Vice President of Community Relations, Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
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Jorge Bravo
Directing Member
Environment Manager, Cía. Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile
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Darío Zegarra
Country Manager, Newmont Mining, Peru
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Johanna Illanes
Directing Member
Environment, Permits and Mining Concessions Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Freeport McMoran, Peru
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Gonzalo Araujo
Directing Member
General Manager of Operations, SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile
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Osvaldo Aduvire
Principal Consultant - Chief of the Environmental Department, SRK Consulting, Peru
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Hugo Aduvire
Corporate Environment Superintendent, Cía. Minera Santa Luisa, Perú
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Bárbara Alcayaga
Head of Operations, IWiM - International Women in Mining, Chile
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Ilia Alomia
Professor, Universidad Central del Ecuador
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Fernando Altamirano
HSE Senior Manager, Cía. Minera Antapaccay, Glencore, Peru
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Violeta Anaya
ESG & Sustainability Manager, Gold Resource Corporation, Mexico
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Diego Arán
General Manager, Inproyen Consulting, Spain
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Gonzalo Asencio
General Manager, Gisma, Chile
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Eduardo Balladares
Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
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Rodrigo Barraza
Professor, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile
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Bulgan Batdorj
Administrative Assistant, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Thomas Baumgartl
Principal Research Fellow, CMLR, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Australia
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Todd Bell
Principal Rehabilitation, Anglo American, Australia
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Marcela Bocchetto
Carbon Neutrality and Biodiversity Manager, Anglo American, Chile
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Jennifer Broadhurst
Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Dawn Brock
Principal Regeneration & Post-Mining Land Use, Anglo American, UK
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Lucía Cantero
Assistant to the CEO and Management, Eramine Sudamérica, Argentina
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Roberto Caso
Head of Environment, Barrick Gold, Argentina
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Gustavo Castelo
Environmental Projects Engineer, Southern Peru Copper Corporation
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Martín Chan
Environment Superintendent, Don David Gold, Mexico
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Claudio Chappa
Head of Development Permits, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Trevor Chesal
Manager Environment & Approvals, Albemarle, USA
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Miriam Clark
Business Development Manager, O'Kane Consultants, Canada
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Carlos Correa
Energy and Closure Planning, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
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José Manuel Correa
Mining Area Director, IMAD Abogados, Chile
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Cristóbal Correa
Head of Legal, Yamana Gold, Chile
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Marcela Cubillos
Mine Closure Consultant, SRK Consulting, Chile
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Ana Cunha
Director of Government Relations and Social Responsibility, Kinross Brasil Mineração
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Sebastián Donoso
Founder, Sebastián Donoso & Asociados, Chile
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Richardson Faria
Environment Manager, Vale, Brazil
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Jocelyn Fraser
Post Doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canadá
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Henrik Frijs
Head of Sales and Marketing, EHS Data, UK
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Gabriel Fuenzalida
Sustainability Integration Manager, Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile
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Solange Gantenbein
Project Manager, Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile
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Johannes Gediga
Consulting Director, Sphera Solutions, Germany
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Alex Godoy
Director, Centro de Investigación en Sustentabilidad, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
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Sergio González
Socio-Economic Development Principal, Anglo American, Peru
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Luanna Di Guimarães
Environment Manager, Arcadis, Brazil
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Javier Hermosilla
Chief of Environmental Affairs, Grupo Polpaico, Chile
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Marina Hermosilla
VP Sustainabiity, Fundación Chile
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Carolina Hernández
Head of Permits and Environment, CMP Minería, Chile
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Esteban Illanes
Director, Dialogo Social Consultores, Chile
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Heather Jamieson
Professor, Queens University, Canada
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Jussara Januario
Environmental Engineer, Vale, Brazil
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Juan Carlos Jofré
Sustainability Leader, Montec, Chile
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Anne Johnson
Professor, Queen's University, Canada
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Lorena Jorquera
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Glenda Kasonde
Environmental Manager, Konkola Copper Mines, Zambia
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Mike Katz
Mineral Development Consultant, Independent Consultant, Australia
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Andreas Kiekebusch
Environmental General Manager, Transnordestina Logística, Brazil
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Ricardo Labó
Mining Partner, LQG Energy & Mining Consulting, Peru
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Andrés López
Environment Manager, Ausenco, Chile
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Gabriel López
Closure of Mine and Environmental Manager, Minera Alumbrera, Argentina
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Ping Lu
Principal Advisor - Rehabilitation & Ecology, Energy Resources of Australia
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Karina Maceda
Senior Specialist Sustainability Management System, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
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Sarah Mackenzie
Research Manager, SMI-Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland, Australia
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Nina Mankovitz
Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment and Communities, Aluminium, Rio Tinto, Canada
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Roberto Manrique
Environment Manager, Cía. Minera Antamina, Peru
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Cristián Marambio
Senior Consultant in the area of Geochemistry and Closure of Mining, SRK Consulting, Chile
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Isabel Marshall
Partner, Mymco, Chile
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Jennifer McConnachie
Manager, Closure and Biodiversity Strategy, Legacy Properties, Teck Resources, Canada
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Raúl Mollehuara
Technical Advisor Mine Water, Mine Waste and Mine Closure, Oulu Mining School, Finland
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Bárbara Morchio
Environment Principal, BHP, Chile
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Thandazile Moyo
Gerente de Proyectos - Investigación en Hidrometalurgia, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Michael Nahir
Director, Mine Closure and Reclamation, Parsons, Canada
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Lucía Neme
Social Researcher, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Claudia Ortiz
Professor, Universidad de Santiago, Chile
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Ricardo Oyarzún
Professor, Universidad de La Serena, Chile
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Gonzalo Padilla
Principal Water Resources, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
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Eric Pirard
Professor, University of Liège, Belgium
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Carlos Rebolledo
Business Development Manager, EcoMetales, Chile
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Paulina Riquelme
Legal Director, EELAW, Chile
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Edgardo Rivas
Environment Superintendent, Valle Huasco, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
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Humberto Rivas
Director of Environmental Risks, Codelco, Chile
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Juan Pablo Rubilar
Environment Specialist, ISA INTERCHILE, Chile
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David Rubinos
Scientific Leader, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Felipe Saavedra
Environment Researcher, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Iván Salas
Senior Biodiversity & Closure Supervisor, Hudbay, Peru
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David Sanz
Sustainability Manager, Pucobre, Chile
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Eduardo Sanzana
Corporate Mine Closure Director, Codelco, Chile
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Marcela Sepulveda
Community Relations Manager, Clean Tech Lithium, Chile
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Elisângela Silva
Project Manager, Arcadis, Brazil
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Silmara Silva
Environmental Engineer, Kinross, Brazil
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Ana Da Silva
Analyst, Vale, Brazil
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Sat Sansar Singh
Environmental Sciences and Management, Mayco Consultores, Chile
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Liam Smith
Chief of Operations, Vollar, South Africa
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Kathia Tabra
Environmental Scientist, Knight Piesold, Peru
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Álvaro Tapia
Lead Principal, Social Value & Corporate Affairs, BHP, Chile
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Edelink Tinoco
Innovation Senior Engineer, Nexa Resources, Peru
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Mauricio Torem
Head, Mineral Processing Research Group, Pontificia Universidad Católica Do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gianna Traverso
Environmental Project Manager, Golder, Chile
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Wendy Tyrrell
Managing Director, The Long View Consulting, Australia
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Michelle Ureta
Community Development Director, Ventanas Division, Codelco, Chile
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Osvaldo Urzúa
Director, CESCO, Chile
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Lilian Valdebenito
Senior Consultant - Geochemistry and Mine Closure, SRK Consulting, Chile
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Sebastián Valdés
Consulting Director, Gysling, Chile
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Gabriela Valenzuela
General Manager, GDS Consultorías, Chile
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María de la Luz Vásquez
Head of Environment Unit, Ministry of Mining, Chile
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María Inés Vidal
Environmental Area Leader, SRK Consulting, Chile
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Georg Welzel
Water Resources Specialist Engineer, División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile
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Stuart Winchester
Technical Director GeoEnvironmental Science, GHD, Australia
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Iris Wunderlich
Project Leader Mining & Sustainability, AHK, Chile
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Marcelo Zepeda
Chief of Environmental Performance, Jefe Desempeño Ambiental
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Lucie Coudert
Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
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Isabelle Demers
Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
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Pía Hernández
Director, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Javier Ordóñez
Academic, Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processes, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Doina Priscu
Principal Engineeer Mining Environment, Priscu and Associates Consulting Engineers , Canada
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Francisca Rivero
Social Researcher, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Daniela Serra
Academic, Centro de Minería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Pamela Valenzuela
Professor, Centro de Minería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Jacques Wiertz
Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
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Lucie Coudert
Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
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Isabelle Demers
Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
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Pía Hernández
Director, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Javier Ordóñez
Academic, Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processes, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
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Doina Priscu
Principal Engineeer Mining Environment, Priscu and Associates Consulting Engineers , Canada
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Francisca Rivero
Social Researcher, SMI-ICE-Chile
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Daniela Serra
Academic, Centro de Minería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Pamela Valenzuela
Professor, Centro de Minería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
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Jacques Wiertz
Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile