Program

Transforming Solid Waste from Mining into Valuable Resources

Governing Mining Tailings Agglomeration in Chile. 

Paving the way to Pyrite-Free Tailings: Innovative Approaches in Cleaner Production and Key Separation Research

Potential solutions for reprocessing tailings from artisanal mining in the Amazon basin 

Innovation in Tailings Thickening: Pilot Results for Integrating Laboratory Variables into Plant Operations

Gas Dispersion – Past, Present …. Future

Experimental and numerical study of novel cavitation tube configuration for nanobubble flotation

On the effect of bias flow and numerical simulation of transport of liquid components in a model of column flotation

Short-cut method for grinding modeling in flotation circuits

A novel simulation approach for characterizing froth recovery along industrial flotation banks

Machine learning accelerated molecular dynamics to unravel the interactions between flotation reagents and minerals

Systematic Analysis of Biopolymer Adsorption: Computational and Experimental Insights with Sustainability Perspectives 

Influence of pH on Water Adsorption on Iron Oxides.

From uncertainty to efficiency: A geometallurgical framework for optimizing resource management

Using advanced characterization for prediction primary properties in comminution 

Biological flocculants for purification of recirculated water in mineral processes

Effect of the interaction mineralogy-media type in pulp chemistry during grinding

Effect of Hydrophobic Flocculants on the Flocculation Efficiency of Clayey Tailings

Mechanochemical effects of residual anionic polyacrylamide on chalcopyrite flotation in the presence of xanthate 

Enhancing water management in tailings storage facilities through hybrid modeling of evaporation using artificial neural networks 

The destabilizing effect of particle concentration in inclined plate settlers 

Opportunities and Challenges of Multi-Technique Drill Core Characterization in Geometallurgy: Case of Phosphate Ores

Adsorption Energy of Water Molecules on Oxidized and Non-Oxidized Pyrite Surfaces

Analysis of dewatering and sediment parameters of clay-based tailings flocculated in saline water.

Utilization of mining waste as precursors for the synthesis of alkali-activated materials

Au host identification and association using BEX

Comprehensive processing routes for the European hard rock Lithium deposits.

Advances in Chalcopyrite Flotation: Impact of Nanocollectors on Process Performance 

Evaluating the effect of cationic nanoparticles in the mitigation of the negative impact of kaolinite on chalcopyrite recovery by flotation.

Janus Nanoparticles as frothers in chalcopyrite flotation

Perspectives from Past Research on Key Foundational Considerations in Frother Development Work.

Fundamentals and applications of nanobubble enhanced flotation of fine particles.

Sim-to-Real and Virtual Reality of Mineral Processing and Tailings Operations

Biosorption-desorption studies for copper recovery from mining-contaminated soils using seaweed biomass Lessonia berteroana.

The benefits of trending long-term Process Mineralogy data

Research on selective extraction and circular reuse of valuable metals from spent ternary lithium-ion battery

Corrosion prevention of lithium-ion battery poles in NaCl solutions to develop safe and environmentally sustainable discharging process for improved recyclability

Evaluation of the use of copper (I) and copper (II) chloride in the leaching of NMC cathodes from LIBs"

Flotmagnefloc: Technology Development and Statistical Evaluation for Silica Removal in Iron Concentrates

Modeling froth flotation kinetics of lithium-ion battery active materials using active learning for design of experiments

A partial diIerential equation model for a fotation column including the effect of foam drainage.

Israel Ponce (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Optimizing Water Resource Management in Concentration Plants by Integrating Properties 

Yordana Flores (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
An analysis and evaluation of polymetallic flotation systems, focusing on both sequential and integrated circuits
 
Jahir Ramos (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Management of Reagents to Promote the Kinetics of Particle Agglomeration in the Fedwell of Thickeners

Darian Marrero (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Batch fluidized flotation cell to study the effect of nanobubble in the flotation of sulfide minerals

Pedro Robles (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)
Application of dispersants in bornite flotation in the presence of clays
 
Diego Valle (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Incorporating Geometallurgy into the Design and Planning of Flotation Circuits
  
Eder Piceros (Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile)
Mineraology, formation mechanisms, and environmental impact of salt crusts on mining tailings: An integrated approach

Lorena Cortés (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
A comparative study of quartz and feldspar activation under conditions of floatability of chalcopyrite  

Hugo Jeldres (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
The impact of copper ions on the floatability of kaolinite and chalcopyrite in industrial water and seawater

Inna Filippova (Université de Lorraine, France)
Ecological route to process a complex skarn sulfide ores

César Castellón (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Pyrite depression in seawater: innovative approaches with guar Gum and SMBS   

Marco Vargas (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Assessing Circularity Loops in Tailings and Waste Rock Management to Improve Efficiency and Align with Sustainability Objectives in Copper Concentration Plants 

Jeferson Grisales (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Exopolymers by Nitzschia sp. strain 53.3 for the treatment of mining wastewater

Katiuska Huapaya (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Use of microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana (strain CMP527) and Nannochloropsis oceanica (strains 31.15 and 32.15) as biological polymers for the treatment of mining wastewater  

Dayana Arias (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Resource Recovery and Biogenic Ammonium Production in the Atacama Desert Through the MICP Process  

Walter Blanco (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Silver Recovery from Copper Anodic Slimes by Leaching with Deep Eutectic Solvents and Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles  

Freddy Lucay (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)
3D Printing for Optimising a High-rate Thickener: An Exploratory Study

Pedro Robles (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)
Evaluation of sodium thiosulfate as a substitute for sodium cyanide for the leaching of gold minerals

Jose Retamal (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)
Molecular dynamics simulation to analyse the interaction between collectors and spodumene surface in lithium flotation

Camila Vallejos (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile)
Development of new two-phase DES-DES systems for metal separation

Yendery Ramírez (SMI-ICE-Chile, Chile)
Comparative Assessment of Evaporation Models for Water Management in Tailings Storage Facilities: A literature review 

Oscar A. Marín (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland)
Development of an integrated pumped hydro reverse osmosis system to supply water and energy to mine sites. The case of northern Chile 

Andrea Jara (Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile)
Urban Biomining: Biotechnological strategies for recycling used lithium-ion batteries