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Technical and Social Program

April 3 - 5, 2019. Hotel Sheraton Santiago, Chile

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 03

16:00-19:00 Registration, Foyer

18:00-18:30 Authors and Session Chair Coordination Meeting, Ballroom A & B

APRIL 03

BALLROOM A & B

Inaugural Ceremony

19:00

Words of Welcome

Carlos Barahona, Minexcellence 2019 Executive Director; General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Alice Clark, Minexcellence 2019 Co-organizer; Deputy Director (Strategy and Planning), Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), University of Queensland, Australia
Gustavo Lagos, Minexcellence 2019 Co-organizer; Professor Department of Mining Engineering, P. Universidad Católica de Chile
Patricio Chacana, Minexcellence 2019 Chair; Vice President of Operations, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

Opening Address
(ENG) Anglo American Development Plan
Hennie Faul, Chief Executive Officer Cobre, Anglo American, Chile

20:00 - 21:30 Welcome Reception. Foyer

APRIL 04

BALLROOM A & B

Plenary Session 1
Chair: Patricio Chacana, Vice President of Operations, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

08:20

Day 2 Program Update

08:30

(SPA) Productivity in the Construction of Mining Projects: An Impending Improvement Gerhard Von Borries, Vice President of Projects, Codelco, Chile

09:00

(SPA) Minera Antucoya: An Ongoing Challenge on Innovation and Operational Excellence Leonardo González, General Manager, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

09:30

(SPA) Innovation and Productivity, Codelco Ministro Hales Jaime Rivera, General Manager, Ministro Hales Division, Codelco, Chile

10:00 - 10:50 Coffee Break. Foyer. Courtesy of ENEX - SHELL Lubricants

BALLROOM A

Session 1: Lean Production I
Chair: Pablo Hernández, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

10:50

(SPA) C+ Leaders Program Alejandra Lourido and Bárbara Brunetti, Codelco, Chile

11:10

(SPA) Obtaining and Integrating Data for Productivity Management in Earthmoving Operations Contracts

Iván Vargas, Patricio Herrera and Leopoldo Bizama, Vicepresidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile

11:30

(SPA) C+ Productivity Model Applied to Construction Contracts of the Chuquicamata Underground Mine Project Ricardo Durán, Anuar Alamo and Leonardo Sierralta, Vicepresidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile; Felipe Gattas, Bain and Company, Chile

11:50

(SPA) Visual Management: Supporting Operational Excelence in Mine Improvement Initiatives in Los Pelambres

Diego Palma and Wilson Lara, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

12:10

(SPA) Our Journey to Operational Excellence – Antamina Saúl Lozano, Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

BALLROOM B

Session 2: Process Improvement and Technology Innovation I
Chair: Mario Marchese, Technology Management Senior Adviser, Chile

10:50

(SPA) Coarser Grinding: Economic Benefits and Enabling Technologies Robert Maron, Christian O’Keefe, Adam Jordens and Henry Walqui, Cidra Minerals Processing, USA; Jaime Sepúlveda, J-Consultants, Chile

11:10

(SPA) Using Technology to Identify Seepage Flow Paths Through, Under and Around Tailings Impoundments Arturo Fahrenkrog, HydraMetrix, Chile; Ryan Blanchard and Judson Kennedy, Willowstick Technologies , USA

11:30

(SPA) Development of an Artificial Vision System for the Detection of Rocks with Oversize in Conveyor Belts

Adrián Pupo and Juan Bekios-Calfa, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

11:50

(ENG) Innovative Detection of Fill Fraction and Toe Load Angle of SAG Mills Using MillSlicer Luis Gutiérrez, Total Metric, Chile; Jaime Ramírez, Digital Control Lab, USA

12:10

(SPA) Application of Process Reliability for Mining Operations Efficiency Assessment

Juan Carlos Duarte, Ausenco, Chile

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch. El Bohío Park

BALLROOM A

Session 3: Lean Production II
Chair: Bárbara Brunetti, Codelco, Chile

14:00

(SPA) Lean in Outsourced Services: Successfull Cases Studies in Transportation Personal, Industrial Waste and Equipment Rental

Hernán Peña, Carlos Cárcamo, Cristofer Orrego and Daniel Gómez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

14:20

(SPA) Seeking Maximum Value: Net Metal Production at Minera Los Pelambres

Aída Flores, Carlos López, Rodrigo Cáceres, Pablo Bustos, Nelson Manzanares, Cristián Ramos, Felipe Henriquez, Francisco Dubournais, Cristián Barrientos and Daniel Silva, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

14:40

(SPA) Benefits and Challenges in Implementation and Sustainability of Mine to Mill Manuel Pareja, Alberto Morote and Ronoel Vega, Gerens Postgraduate School, Peru

15:00

(SPA) Increasing Productivity in Underground Mining through Operational Excellence

Andrés Music and Marco Cornejo, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

15:20

(SPA) Pit-To-Port Digital Twin for Planning, Debottlenecking and Process Analysis under Variability

Enrique Rubio, Magín Torres and Joaquín Jiménez, Redco Mining Consultants, Chile; Pedro González-Carbonell, Carlos Correa and Katherine Aliste, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

BALLROOM B

Session 4: Process Improvement and Technology Innovation II
Chair: Saúl Lozano, Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

14:00

(SPA) Fuel Catalyst Test in Mining Haul Trucks to Reduce Diesel Fuel Consumption

Oliver Hamann, Miguel Arredondo, Carlos Poblete, Claudio Ovalle and Raúl Muñoz, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

14:20

(ENG) Intelligent Services and Technology Changing and Improving Maintenance Strategies

Jose Vivian, Komatsu Mining Corporation, Chile

14:40

(ENG) How a Chilean Copper Mine Used an AI-Based Solution to Prevent 144 Hours of Lost Production Saeed Karimifard, Mahdi Ramezani, Shahram Tafazoli, Bahram Sameti and Caitlin McKinnon, Motion Metrics, Canada; José Oliva, Motion Metrics, Chile

15:00

(SPA) Productivity Improvement in Mining Crushers Using Crushable Rock Bolts

Enrique Ramírez and Luis Rodríguez, Ennomotive, Chile

15:20

(SPA) Improvements in Mining Design Compliance through Mining Design Control at Minera Spence

Eduardo Parraguez, Cristhofer Fritis and Claudio Errazuriz, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

15:40-16:20 Coffee Break. Foyer. Courtesy of ENEX - SHELL Lubricants

BALLROOM A

Session 5: Process Improvement and Technology Innovation III
Chair: Iván Poblete, Ministro Hales Division, Codelco, Chile

16:20

(SPA) Increase in Effective Utilization of Haul Trucks in Los Pelambres

Diego Palma and Cristian Araya, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

16:40

(SPA) Antamina Load and Haul Fleet Control and Global Monitoring

Emanuel De la Cruz, Erik Pérez and Alexis Álvarez, Antamina, Peru

17:00

(SPA) Impact of Measuring a Road Condition Index on the Success of Spence Haul Road Maintenance Plans Tomás Graell, Esteban Pérez and Felipe Halles, TSP Grupo ALTAVIA, Chile; Tamara Frez, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

17:20

(SPA) Lubricants and Services Helped Increase Productivity and Reduce TCO in Mining Sector Augusto Fernandes, Shell Lubricants, Brazil

17:40

(SPA) Operational Excellence to Promote Innovation in Conveyor Change at Minera Los Pelambres

Oliver Hamann and Sergio Cubillos, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

BALLROOM B

Session 6: Process Improvement and Technology Innovation IV
Chair: Gerardo Hernández, Carmen de Andacollo, Teck, Chile

16:20

(SPA) WebMonitoring: An Online Platform to Access Field Monitoring Data Mónica Fuenzalida and José Yañez, WSP Consulting, Chile

16:40

(SPA) The Value of the Digital Transformation

Sergio Rubilar and Margarita Guerrero, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

17:00

(SPA) Improvements in SAG Plant throught Lean Management Implementation

Gonzalo Compan, Guillermo Droguett, Javiera Oyarce, Pablo Muñoz and Carmen Vega, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

17:20

(ENG) Strategy and Innovations for Reuse of Iron Ore Tailings

Rodrigo Amaral, Laís Resende and Christiane Malheiros, Vale, Brazil

17:40

(SPA) Reduction of Particulate Matter Emissions from Copper Concentrate Dryers at Caletones Smelter, El Teniente Division, Codelco

Matías Álvarez and Claudia Aravena, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

18:00 - 20:00 Networking Cocktail. Foyer

APRIL 05

BALLROOM A & B

Plenary Session 2
Chair: Jorge Meza, General Operations Director, Southern Peru Copper Corporation

08:20

Day 3 Program Update

08:30

(SPA) The Digital Innovation Race of the Suppliers of International Mining Iván Vera, Founding Director, Innspiral, Chile

09:00

(SPA) Lean Management (C+) in El Teniente’s Concentrator Plant: A Transformation Story Claudia Garrido, Plants Manager, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile and Carmen Vega, Operational Excellence Director, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

09:30

(SPA) Risk Management: Contributing to Process Reliability and Safety Javier Cantuarias, Safety and Occupational Health Manager, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

10:00 - 10:50 Coffee Break. Foyer

BALLROOM A

Session 7: Strategic Planning and Process Integration
Chair: Carmen Vega, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

10:50

(SPA) High Quality Standards Applied in Exchange for Bottom Shell Primary Crusher Spence

Marco Contreras and Andrés Cabrera, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile. Presented by Álvaro Dedes

11:10

(SPA) Do the Project Rightly: Use House Quality House Method to Define Scope Project

Claudio Araya, Hydraulic Engineer Independent, Chile

11:30

(SPA) Application of Discrete Event Simulation in Mine Development Planning

Yina Herazo and Raúl Castro, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

11:50

(SPA) Integrated Process Simulation Juan Becker, José Guerra, Rafael Venegas and Constantino Suazo, Wood, Chile

12:10

(SPA) Copper Price and Exchange Rate Dynamics in Chile

Armando Miranda, Applied Maths Economics, Chile

12:30

(SPA) Operational Master Scheduling Model to Integrate Risk of Production and Service Strategies at Los Bronces Cristóbal Olave and Juan Guzmán, Gestión y Economía Minera, Chile; Sebastián Blanco, Pierre Perrier and Germán Escobillana, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

BALLROOM B

Session 8: Maintenance, Safety and Health
Chair: César Blanco, Anglo American, Chile

10:50

(SPA) Sustained Increase in Availability and Safety in Minera Spence Mobile Equipment

Javier Henríquez and Andrés Cabrera, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

11:10

(SPA) Computer Application for the Causal Analysis of Accidents Using CTM or ICAM

Ramón Opazo, Antirion, Chile

11:30

(SPA) Predictive Maintenance through Monitoring Occupational Health Risks (Noise)

Pablo Otelo and William Henott, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

11:50

(SPA) indurad iRTT: Modular Mine Safety Solution for Persons, Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment Christian González, indurad, Chile; Matthias Schönhofer and Fabian Riedel, indurad, Germany

12:10

(SPA) Enjoy a Safe Shutdown

Eduardo Trigo and Andrés Cabrera, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

12:30

(SPA) Unconditional Safety Leaders

Carla Carreño and William Henott, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

12:50 - 14:00 Lunch. El Bohío Park

BALLROOM A

Session 9: Knowledge Management
Chair: Claudio Hernández, Minera Meridian, Chile

14:00

(SPA) Big Data Application on Komatsu Loading Equipment

Antonio Radic, Komatsu Mining Corporation, Chile

14:20

(SPA) Change Management Applied on the C+ Productivity Model: A Construction Project Experience

Colette Cifuentes, Maria de los Ángeles Ferreiro and Ricardo Durán, Vicepresidency of Projects, Codelco, Chile

14:40

(SPA) Knowledge Capsules: A Way to Retain and Transfer Expert Knowledge

Andrés Cabrera, Consultora Pino Alto, Chile

15:00

(ENG) Real-World Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Underground Mining Michel Dubois and Louis-Pierre Campeau, NewTrax Technologies, Canada

15:20

TBC

BALLROOM B

Session 10: Supply Chain and Asset Management
Chair: Carolina Rocha, Codelco, Chile

14:00

(ENG) Supply Innovation: A solution for BHP´s Global Operation

Susan Lasecki, María José Araneda and Camila Cáceres, BHP, Chile

14:20

(ENG) Inventory Optimization for Mining Industry

Jorinde Timmerman, Juan Pérez and Marcelo Cejudo, Slimstock Academy, Chile

14:40

(SPA) Methodological Proposal to Determine the Investment in Components for a Fleet of Mining Trucks at a Service Level

Víctor Barrientos, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, CAP, Chile

15:00

(SPA) Supply Chain Transformation Program Carolina Rocha, Codelco, Chile; Ingo Glawe, Francisco Fuentealba and Vitor Zanetti, Porsche Consulting, Brazil

15:20

(SPA) RPA Leveraging Operational Efficiency in Codelco’s Supply Chain Arturo Cousiño and Angel Izurieta, Ernst and Young, Chile; Carolina Rocha, Codelco, Chile

15:40-16:20 Coffee Break. Foyer

BALLROOM A & B

Plenary Session 3
Chair: Alice Clark, Deputy Director (Strategy and Planning), Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia

16:20

(SPA) From Climate to Organizational Culture: What is the Contribution of "Organizational Culture" to Quality and Security? Andrés Pucheu, Academic, Universidad de los Andes, Chile

16:50

(SPA) The Role of Diversity in Shaping the Future of Mining Mia Gous, General Manager, Minera Spence, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

17:20

(SPA) Operation Model Innovation to Improve Productivity in Los Bronces Patricio Chacana, Vice President of Operations, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile

BALLROOM A & B

Closing Ceremony

17:50

Seminar Balance and Final Comments

Carlos Barahona, Minexcellence 2019 Executive Director; General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Alice Clark, Minexcellence 2019 Co-organizer; Deputy Director (Strategy and Planning), Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), University of Queensland, Australia
Gustavo Lagos, Minexcellence 2019 Co-organizer; Professor Department of Mining Engineering, P. Universidad Católica de Chile
Patricio Chacana, Minexcellence 2019 Chair; Vice President of Operations, Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile