TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAM

FRIDAY, MAY 05

Pre-Congress Activities

Virtual Technical Course 1 | Free Access for Registered to The Congress

10:00-13:00

“TOPICS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN MINERAL PROCESSING”

Luis Cisternas, Professor, Pía Hernández, Professor, Mariella Rivas, Professor and Ricardo Jeldres, Professor, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

MONDAY, MAY 08

Pre-Congress Activities

Virtual Technical Course 2 | Free Access for Registered to The Congress

17:00-19:30

“PLANNING SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR MINING TERRITORIES”

Doug Aitken, SMI-ICE-Chile, Executive Director; Francisca Rivero, SMI-ICE-Chile, Deputy General Manager; and Liliana Pagliero, Research Fellow, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia

TUESDAY, MAY 09

Pre-Congress Activities

Virtual Technical Course 3 | Free Access for Registered to The Congress

10:00-13:30

“INNOVATIVE MINE WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AT IRME-UQAT”

Isabelle Demers, Professor, IRME-UQAT, Canada

Pre-Congress Activities

Virtual Technical Course 4 | Free Access for Registered to The Congress

15:00-17:00

“TOOLS FOR AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT”

Daniela Serra, Academic, Centro de Minería, PUCV, Chile; and Marcela Sepulveda, Community Relations Manager, CleanTech Lithium, Chile

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

Congress Activities

Sustainable Mining 2023 Pre-Event (In-person)

15:00-17:00

“CONTRIBUTING TO MINING SUSTAINABILITY”

Conducted by Eco Mining Concepts, AHK Chile

BALLROOM A & B

Inaugural Ceremony

18:00

Welcome Words

Mimy Mackenzie, Conference Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Jacques Wiertz, Sustainable Mining 2023 Technical Director; Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
Isabelle Demers, Sustainable Mining 2023 Co-Organizer; Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada
Luis Cisternas, Sustainable Mining 2023 Co-Organizer; Doctoral Program in Mineral Processing Engineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Juan Palma, Sustainable Mining 2023 Co-Organizer; Academic, Centro de Minería, PUCV, Chile
Douglas Aitken, Sustainable Mining 2023 Co-Organizer, Executive Director, SMI-ICE-Chile
Todd Mercer, Embajador de Australia en Chile, Embajada de Australia

18:40

Opening Talk - “Sustainability as the Foundation of the SQM Strategy”

José Miguel Berguño, Sustainable Mining 2023 Chair. Vice President of Corporate Affairs, SQM

THURSDAY, MAY 11

BALLROOM A

BALLROOM B

BALLROOM C

Session 1: Innovating in Sustainability Governance
Moderator: Carolina Del Valle, Environment Manager, Newmont Mining, Argentina

Session 2: Sustainable Energy for Green Mining
Moderator: Jennifer Broadhurst, , Associated Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Session 3: Rehabilitation and Remediation
Moderator: Luis Enrique Sánchez, Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

08:10

Day 2 Program Update

08:20

Accounting, Valuing, Planning and Reporting on Nature: A Natural Capital Approach

Jesús Carrasco, NTT Data, Spain; and Miguel Segur, NTT Data, Chile

Combustion of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil in ZnO Furnace
Alexandre Inamura and Caio Maciel, Nexa Resources, Brazil

Sustainable Remediation Project in a Contaminated Area with Diesel in the Brazilian Legal Amazon
Angélica Monti and S. Moreno, EPA Engenharia de Proteção Ambiental, Brazil; M. Goto, Vale; S. Veríssimo and M. Pupo, GreenSoil Group, Brazil; and L. de Bie and M. Slooijer, GreenSoil Group, The Netherlands

08:40

Sustainable and Responsible Mining: Lundin Mining’s Subsidiary in Portugal, SOMINCOR Case
José Alves, Aurora Lith, Portugal; Alexandre Leite and Joaquim Góis, University of Porto, Portugal

Hydrogen Injection in Diesel Vehicles: Application of Advanced and Innovative Technology for Fuel Consumption Improvement in Mining Vehicle Operation
Kennia Vélez, Nexa Resources, Peru; and Caio Maciel, Nexa Resources, Brazil

Rehabilitation and Landscape Integration of a Tailing Facility in Atacama: Progress and Challenges
Pamela Valenzuela and Juan Palma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile; Claudia Ortiz, USACH, Chile; Osvaldo Moreno, PUC, Chile; and Claudio Masson, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

09:00

Mining ESG Navigator: Democratizing Corporate Sustainability in Mining
Raúl Farfán and Assheton Carter, TDi Sustainability, UK

A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of the Use of Electric and Diesel trucks in a Chilean Underground Mine

Víctor Balboa, Douglas Aitken and Levi Campos, Sustainable Minerals Institute, SMI-ICE-Chile; Carlos Hunt, UTFSM, Chile; and Juliana Segura-Salazar, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia

Remediation of Soils Impacted by Mining
Sonia Cortés, Ignacio Soto and Javier Ordóñez, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

09:20

Codelco´s Environmental Management System: A Path to Responsible Copper Production
Humberto Rivas and Danilo Mena, Codelco, Chile; and Carmen Gloria Valenzano, División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

Carbon Neutrality Observatory for Chile
Manuel Díaz, Carlos Benavides, Vicente Sepúlveda, Sebastián Gwinner and Rodrigo Palma, Centro de Energía, Universidad de Chile

Floristic Performance on A Topsoil Cover of a Large-Scale Tailings Storage Facility in South Africa
Stephanus Van Wyk, Agreenco Environmental Projects, South Africa

BALLROOM A

BALLROOM B

BALLROOM C

Session 4: Circular Economy
Moderator: Maribel Suazo, Director, Product support Mill lining SAM, Metso Outotec, Chile

Session 5: Mine Waste Management
Moderator: Naid García, Manager Environment, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

Session 6: Biodiversity
Moderator: Daniela Gamboa, Project Coordinator, SMI-ICE Chile

10:20

Circular Economy in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: Evolution, Gaps Analysis and Integrated Design
Luis Cisternas, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Cost-Efficient Procedure to Assess the Physical Stability of Tailings Deposits in The Closure Stage
Gabriel Villavicencio, Pamela Valenzuela and Juan Palma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Green Areas Management and Community Involvement as Practices to Promote Biodiversity Improvement
Gabriel Mendonça, Alessandro Nepomuceno, Alexandre Matos, Osmar Ferreira and Alexandre Araujo, Kinross Brazil Mining, Brazil

10:40

Circular Economy in Mining: Quicklime for Agriculture Produced from Tailings
Saulo de Rezende, Caio Van Deursen and Nelly Ruiz, Nexa Resources, Brazil

Analyzing the Challenges and Opportunities for The Chilean Mining Industry of Meeting the Human Rights Requirements of The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, GISTM
Marcela Herrera and Consuelo Letelier, WSP Golder, Chile

Achieving Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity and Beyond
Marcelo Zepeda, Teck Resources, Chile

11:00

Hybrid Mill Liners Recycling: Closing the Supply Chain and Aiming to A Circular Economy
Sergio Rojas, Maribel Suazo and Nicolás Alvear, Metso Outotec, Chile

Sustainable Tailings Transformation: A New Approach for Tailings Management
Jacques Wiertz, Universidad de Chile; David Rubinos, Felipe Saavedra and Douglas Aitken, SMI-ICE Chile; and Rick Valenta, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia

Behavioral Study of South American Wild Camelidae: Adaptive Management to Minimize Impact on the Population in the Vicinity of QB2
Alejandra Rojas, O. Sepúlveda, QB2, Teck Resources, Chile; C. Soto, M. Undurraga and I. Horta, Grupo Gestiona Consultores, Chile; and B. Zapata, U. Santo Tomás, Chile

11:20

Circular Economy in Milling Circuits: A View from The Steel Value Chain

Martín Schneider, Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato, Chile

Teck Voluntary Environmental Commitment: Urban Tailings Extraction in Andacollo
Ximena Retamal, Carmen de Andacollo, Teck Resources, Chile

Mining Ports-Concession as Knowledge Contributors for Species Management and Coastal Health Monitoring
Patricio Manríquez and C. González, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Chile; A. Camaño, Sistema SocioEcológicos, Chile; and Jorge Bravo, Minera Candelaria, Chile

BALLROOM A & B

Plenary Session 1
Moderator: Douglas Aitken, Executive Director, SMI-ICE Chile

Plenary Session Sponsor

12:00

BHP Public Goal: Conserve, Restore and/or Regenerate at Least 30% of the Land and Water under its Trust by 2030
Andrea Rudnick, Head of Environment A&I, BHP Minerals Americas

12:30

Copper Mark Certification: The Road for Antofagasta Minerals
Alejandra Vial, Corporate Environment Manager, Antofagasta Minerals

13:00

Sustainable Mining Plan: Our Approach to Sustainability in Anglo American
Marcela Bocchetto, Manager of Climate Change and Biodiversity, Anglo American Chile

BALLROOM A

BALLROOM B

BALLROOM C

Session 7: Social Investment and Community Development
Moderator: Marcela Curotto, Head of Geochemical & Mine Closure Services, SRK Consulting, Chile

Session 8: Prediction, Prevention and Control of Environmental Impacts
Moderator: Luis Cisternas, Academic, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Session 9: Biodiversity 2
Moderator: Marcelo Zepeda, Chief of Environmental Performance, Teck Resources, Chile