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3 PLENARY SESSIONS · 6 ROUNDTABLES
2 DISCUSSION PANELS

Time Zone: Santiago, Chile. UTC - 4

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

Technical Course 1

13:50

Fundamentals of Tailings Geotechnics

Conducted by TAILENG, USA

Presenters:

Jorge Macedo, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Chris Bareither, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, USA

Jonathan Bray, Professor, University of California Berkeley, USA

Scott Olson, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

MONDAY, AUGUST 30

Technical Course 2

09:00

Integrating Seismic Hazard, Performance and Monitoring of Tailings Deposits

Conducted by Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Presenters:

Diana Comte, Professor, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
César Pastén, Professor, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Roberto Gesche, Professor, AMTC, Universidad de Chile

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31

Technical Course 3

10:00

Myths and Realities of Tailings Dewatering Conducted by the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Moderator: Caius Priscu, Adjunct Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Presenters:

Kate Patterson, Associate, Tailings and Water Resources Engineer, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada

Rachel Jensen, Senior Process Engineer, Paterson & Cooke, USA

Guillaume Tremblay, Tailings & Dam Engineer, Rio Tinto, Canada

Michael Davies, Senior Advisor, Teck Resources, Canada

John Lupo, Senior Director, Newmont Mining, USA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Inaugural Ceremony

11:00

Words of Welcome

Mimy Mackenzie, Conference Manager, Gecamin, Chile

César Pastén, Tailings 2021 Co-organizer; Academic, Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile

Caius Priscu, Tailings 2021 Co-organizer; Adjunct Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Michael Henderson, Tailings 2021 Co-organizer; Director, Tailings Center of Excellence, Colorado School of Mines, USA

Jorge Macedo, Tailings 2021 Co-organizer; Chair of TAILENG, USA

Tamara Johndrow, Tailings 2021 Chair, Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

Plenary Session 1

Chair: Johan Boshoff, Group Head of Tailings, Gold Fields, Australia

11:30

Freeport's Tailings Stewardship and Management Program: A 16-Year Evolution

Tamara Johndrow, Tailings 2021 Chair, Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

12:00

Teck Resources Tailings Governance Program - Roots, Formation, Journey of Incorporating External Expectations: Defining Roles, Responsibilities and Maintaining Key Resources Michael Davies, Senior Advisor, Teck Resources, Canada

Discussion Panel - Standards, Governance and Tailings Management

Chair: Johan Boshoff, Group Head of Tailings, Gold Fields, Australia

12:30

Panelists:

Briana Gunn, Group Executive, Environment, Newmont Mining, USA

Chris Anderson, Manager Tailings & Mine Waste, Teck Resources, Canada

Ursula Weber, Social Development and Communities Manager, Anglo American, Chile

Virtual Networking Meeting

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13:10

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Plenary Session 2

Chair: Luis Valenzuela, Consulting Engineer, Chile

15:30

Alternatives Analysis to Aid Operators in Decision Making Charles Dumaresq, Vice President, Science and Environmental Management, Mining Association of Canada

16:15

Incorporating Risk and Uncertainty Analysis in Design, Construction, and Operational Decision Making and Communicating Performance Outcomes Effectively Angela Kupper, Director and Principal Geotechnical Engineer, BGC Engineering, Canada

Live Roundtable

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17:30

Roundtable A: Hydraulics, Seepage and Water Management

Chair: Silvana Dal Pozzo, Tailings Consultant, Arcadis, Chile

Authors from Session 3 "Hydraulics, Seepage and Water Management" will be at this Roundtable

Stefan Groenheide, Royal IHC, Netherlands

Guido Villamil, Royal IHC, Colombia

Víctor Bretas, Hydro, Brazil

Patricia Da Silva, Hydro, Brazil

Mauro Filho, Hydro, Brazil

Gustavo Calle, Wood, Chile

Lenie Gajardo, Caserones, SCM Mining Lumina Copper, Chile

Luis Rojas, Caserones, SCM Mining Lumina Copper, Chile

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Discussion Panel

Chair: Michael Davies, Senior Advisor, Teck Resources, Canada

11:00

Discussion Panel: Tailings Professionals Capacity: Quantifying and Addressing the Supply - Demand Gap

Introductory Presentation
Alice Evans, Senior Programme Officer – Tailings Lead, ICMM, UK

Panelists:

Katie Kruger, Manager Tailings, Crushed Leach and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

John Wates, Executive Chairman of the Board, Fraser Alexander, South Africa

Caius Priscu, Adjunct Professor at UBC and Consultant, Canada

Mary-Jane Piggott, Regional Manager, North America Mining Environmental, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada

David Machin, Tailings Strategy Senior Manager, Antamina, Peru

Virtual Networking Meeting

12:30

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Live Simultaneous Roundtables

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16:00

Roundtable B: Rheology and Chemical Aspects
Chair: Ricardo Jeldrés, Academic, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Authors from Session 4 "Rheology and Chemical Aspects" will be at this Roundtable

Víctor Bretas, Hydro, Brazil

Osvaldo Aduvire, SRK Consulting, Peru

Héctor Zúñiga, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Catalina López-Espejo, Universidad de Chile

Álvaro Vergara, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Laura Leite, DF+ Engineering, Brazil

Guilherme Ribeiro, DF+ Engineering, Brazil

Claudio Román, Ausenco, Chile

Francisco Scheihing, Ausenco, Chile

Jorge Casanova, SHIMIN Ingeniería, Chile

Constanza Díaz, SHIMIN Ingeniería, Chile

16:00

Roundtable C: Conventional, Thickened, Paste and Filtered Tailings Studies
Chair: Carlos Vilches, Tailings Development and Standardization Corporate Director, Codelco, Chile

Authors from Session 5 "Conventional, Thickened, Paste and Filtered Tailings Studies" will be at this Roundtable

Jerold Johnson, WesTech Engineering, USA

Sally Moodie, BHP, Australia

Nathalia Costa, Clariant , Brazil

Édgar Quiroz, Stantec, Peru

Arash Roshdieh, ATC Williams, Australia

Jürgen Hahn, Bokela, Germany

Luciano Souza, DF+ Engineering, Brazil

Pamela Garrido, CIMS JRI, Chile

William Montes, CIMS JRI, Chile

Fabián Olea, Universidad de Chile

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17:30

Roundtable D: Technologies and Instrumentation for Monitoring and Surveillance
Chair: César Pastén, Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile

Authors from Session 6 "Technologies and Instrumentation for Monitoring and Surveillance" will be at this Roundtable

Tjaart de Wit, Institute of Mine Seismology, Australia

Gemma Bullard, BGC Engineering, Canada

Greta Tresoldi, LSI Lastem, Italy

Fernando Pérez, Worldsensing SL, Spain

Jasna Zúñiga, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Zara Anderson, Silixa, Canada

Serena Moretto, NHAZCA, Italy

Raul Mollehuara, University of Oulu, Finland

Karla Pimentel, Vale, Brazil

Leopoldo Córdova, Geosinergia Ingeniería y Medio Ambiente, Chile

Mark Schmelter, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

17:30

Roundtable E: Dam Safety, Governance and Operational Experiences
Chair: Tim Gardner, Tailings Manager, Anglo American, Chile

Authors from Session 7 "Dam Safety, Governance and Operational Experiences" will be at this Roundtable

Juan Rayo, JRI, Chile

César Oboni, Riskope, Canada

Marcelo Mussé, Netke Global, Chile

Siduduzo Dladla, Fraser Alexander, South Africa

Emilio López, Nava Consulting, Chile

Gail Riddell, Nava Consulting, Chile

Diana Comte, Universidad de Chile

Ranjiv Gupta, Freeport McMoRan, USA

Louise McNab, Gold Fields, Australia

Carlos Vilches, Codelco, Chile

René Orellana, Codelco, Chile

Denis Parraguez, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Isabel Morales, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

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09:30

Roundtable F: Geotechnics

Chair: Jorge Macedo, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Authors from the following sessions will be at this Roundtable:

Session 1: Geotechnics I

Session 2: Geotechnics II

Cristian Erazo, Ausenco, Peru

Peter Banzhaf, BAUER Spezialtiefbau, Germany

Víctor Bretas, Hydro, Brazil

Nicolás González, Tierra Armada, Chile

Camilo Morales, SRK Consulting, Chile

Reinaldo García, Hydronia, USA

Flávia Padovani, BVP Engineering, Brazil (TBC)

Kyle Smith, Golder, Australia

Matheus Muniz, Vale, Brazil

Ian Paes, DF+ Engineering, Brazil

Zygi Zurakowski, Stantec, USA

Brahian Román, University of Applied Science, Peru

David Reid, The University of Western Australia

Luis Vergaray, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Gino Calderón, Vale, Brazil

Diego Silva, Skava Consulting, Chile

Nicolás Úbeda, Golder, Chile

Francisco Vera, Gold Fields, Chile

Plenary Session 3

Chair: Mauricio Abdallah, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Wood, Chile