Challenges of Digital Transformation and Latest Innovations in Tailings Will Be The Axes of the Tailings Conference 2023
This article abou digital transformation with the participation of Aidan Davy, ICMM Director of Operations, and Jorge Troncoso, Antofagasta Minerals Corporate Tailings Manager, among other prominent plenary speakers, Tailings 2022, the 8th International Conference on Tailings Management, will take place from July 6 to 8.
The technical program will consider more than 55 submissions by authors from 16 countries as part of the on-demand content; related to the main innovations, technologies, and challenges in terms of digital transformation, disposal, control, and monitoring of conventional, thickened, paste, and filtered tailings deposits.
Regarding streaming content, Tailings 2022 will offer the more than 300 expected participants 4 live round tables where authors and participants will be able to share innovations and perspectives, a free previous course on “Fundamentals of tailings geotechnics” and three plenary sessions for those who, in addition to Aidan Davy and Jorge Troncoso, will be present Erwin Wolff Carreño, Environmental Manager, Gran Colombia Gold; Harvey McLeod, Director of Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada; Yasna Tapia, Associate Professor, University of Chile; Rodrigo Ruiz, Principal Directional Studies at BHP, Chile; Rodrigo Orellana, Geotechnical Dam Engineer, BHP, Chile; and Manuel Novoa, General Manager of Teck Carmen de Andacollo, Chile.
Likewise, on Thursday, July 7, the discussion panel ” Digital transformation in tailings: Latest trends and new challenges ” will take place, with the participation of Andrea López, Principal Technology Development – Tailings HDS of Anglo American, Chile; Cecilia Vidal, Director of the Tranque Program, Fundación Chile; Yuri Gallo, Corporate Director of Expansion Projects, Minsur, Peru; Claudia Welkner, Principal Civil Engineer at BHP, Chile; Jorge Macedo, Georgia Tech Assistant Professor, TAILING, USA; and Marcelo Solari, Innovation Leader at Arcadis, Chile.