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November 5˜7
Sheraton Miramar Hotel,
Viña del Mar, Chile
4th International Congress on
Automation in Mining
technical and
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Technical Sessions
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Tuesday and Wednesday, November 4-5
short course
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Vergara Ballroom A
New tools to improve operation of mineral processes
Instructors: Professor Sirish Shah, University of Alberta, Canada and
Professor Luis Bergh, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Language: English with simultaneous translation to Spanish
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Wednesday, November 5
Technical Sessions Program
16:00
Registration
Foyer
18:00
Authors and Session Chair Coordination Meeting
Vergara Ballrom A
19:00
Inauguration Ceremony
Vergara Ballroom A & B
Words of Welcome
Carlos Barahona, Automining 2014 Executive Director,
Gecamin, Chile
Sirish Shah, Automining 2014 Co-Chair, University of
Alberta, Canada
Patricio Chacana, Automining 2014 Chair, Los Bronces
Operation, Anglo American, Chile
Opening Address
Productivity in Chilean mining, a pending task
Juan Carlos Román, Vicepresident of Operations
Anglo American Sur, Chile
20:00
22:00
Welcome Reception
Foyer
5
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Vergara
Ballroom
Thursday, November 6
A&B
Plenary Session 1
Chair: Luis Bergh, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
08:20
Daily program update
Víctor Babarovich, Automining 2014 Technical Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
08:30
The Future of Automation in the Mining Industry
Russell Barr, Director, Strategy and Program Management,
Schneider-Electric, USA
09:00
Model based decision support system for the heap
leaching process
Francisco Reyes, Gabriel Tejeda and Aldo Cipriano, DICTUC;
Miguel Herrera, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; and Fernando
Romero, Anglo American, Chile
09:30
A framework for integrated operations in
mining and metals
Laura Mottola, Flow Partners; Ezequiel Muñoz, Alberto
Caneo, and Héctor Cerda, Codelco Chile; Ricardo Aguilera,
Barrick; Dylan Bennett, Teck; Sergio Silva, FMI; Gustavo
Arriagada and Fernando Romero, Anglo American Chile
10:00
Process control developments at Los Bronces plant
Sergio Rubilar, Senior Process Control Engineer,
Anglo American, Chile
10:30
11:20
Coffee Break
Foyer
7
Vergara
Ballroom
Thursday, November 6
A
Real-time monitoring and process management
Chair: Marcelo Jara, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Session 1
11:20
Control loop monitoring and performance:
Key in plant optimization
Fernando Otero, Optimo Group, USA
11:40
Plant asset management for optimized plant setup
and operations
Stefan Lugert, Endress+Hauser Process Solutions,
Switzerland
12:00
Enhanced vision system for vehicle teleoperation in
adverse climatic conditions
Norma Vargas and Miguel Fishwick, Codelco Chile; Paul
Vallejos, Rodrigo Asenjo, Keith Leung and Javier Ruiz-delSolar, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de
Chie
12:20
Software-predictive continuous emissions monitoring
systems for process chimneys
Carlos Quintero, Rockwell Software, Chile; Leticia Caumo,
Rockwell Software, Brazil
12:40
New mine performance integrated framework for
asset and process management based in industrial
internet and predictive analytics
Daniel Rojas, GE, Chile; Felipe Carvalho and Bernardo Torres,
GE, Brazil
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13:00
14:30
Lunch
Bombal Ballroom A & B
Vergara
Ballroom
B
Process control and optimization
Chair: Mallén Gajardo, El Teniente Division, Codelco Chile
Session 2
11:20
Expert control of an industrial thickener
Pablo Ojeda and Luis Bergh, Universidad Técnica Federico
Santa María, Chile; Luis Torres, Los Bronces Division,
Anglo American, Chile
11:40
Multivariable stabilizing control of primary
flotation cells level
David Vergara, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
12:00
Stabilization of operations at Velardeña plant through
process control
Johan Barrera, Alfredo Ibarra and Pedro Jiménez, Velardeña
Mine, Peñoles, Mexico
12:20
Fuzzy supervisory control of a pilot flotation column
Luis Bergh and Diego Soto, Universidad Técnica Federico
Santa María, Chile
12:40
HRT (High Rate Thickener) supervisory fuzzy
control system
Alejandro Contreras, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi,
Chile
13:00
14:30
Lunch
Bombal Ballroom A & B
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Vergara
Ballroom
Thursday, November 6
A
Instrumentation and measurements
Chair: Sirish Shah, University of Alberta, Canada
Session 3
14:30
Process control and optimization using non-intrusive
optical devices
Hugo Garcés, Luis Arias and Alejandro Rojas, Universidad de
Concepción, Chile
14:50
Real-time adaptive estimation framework for P80 in
hydrocyclones overflow
Benjamín Olivares, Contac Ingenieros, Chile; Daniel Silva,
Minera Los Pelambres, Chile; Luis Yacher, Contac Ingenieros,
Chile
15:10
Grind process control using real-time tracking of
+150 µm coarse material in individual
cyclone overflows
Robert Maron, Christian O’Keefe, Dylan Cirulis, Paul
Rothman, David Newton and Joseph Mercuri, CiDRA
Minerals Processing, USA
15:30
Improved productivity, safety and results with an
automated mining laboratory
Maurice Wicks, IMP Group, Australia
15:50
Cathode current monitoring technology enables
current efficiency improvements
Rob Fraser, Chris Boon, Kiriaco Jarami, Tim Johnston and
John Yesberg, Hatch, Australia; Torjus Åkre and Ernst
Rosseland, Glencore Nikkelverk, Norway
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16:10
16:50
Coffee Break
Foyer
Vergara
Ballroom
B
Training, simulation and decision support systems
Chair: Víctor Babarovich, Gecamin, Chile
Session 4
14:30
Human-system interfaces: Rationale for user center
iterative design towards decision support in the
mining industry
Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Omar Daud Albasini and Javier
Ruiz-del-Solar, AMTC-Universidad de Chile; Leila Alem,
CSIRO, Australia
14:50
OTS system for flash furnace operator training
in Chuquicamata
Mallén Gajardo, El Teniente Division, Codelco Chile;
Neliana D’Alessandri, Invensys Systems, Chile
15:10
Simulation platform as a service for
concentrator plants
Rodrigo Toro and José Manuel Ortiz, Honeywell, Chile;
Claudio Zamora, Kairos Mining, Chile
15:30
Development of web based RFID system for
underground trucks production control
Felipe Riquelme, Mining Tag, Chile; Rafael Guzmán, El
Teniente Division, Codelco Chile
15:50
Improving performance in gearless mill drives avoiding
failures caused by stress concentrator from electrical origin
Jorge Pontt, Víctor Guerrero, Fernando Rojas, Waldo
Valderrama and Manuel Olivares, Universidad Técnica
Federico Santa María; and Hernán Robles, NETOS, Chile
16:10
16:50
Coffee Break
Foyer
11
Vergara
Ballroom
Thursday, November 6
A&B
Discussion Panel
Convergence of information technologies
and operational technologies in the
mining industry
16:50
Chair: Fernando Romero, Manager Operational Systems
and Technologies, Anglo American Copper, Chile
Panelists
Ezequiel Muñoz, Security & Business Continuity
Director, Codelco Chile
Daniel Silva, Senior Controls Engineer, Minera
Los Pelambres, Chile
Luis Bergh, Professor, Universidad Federico
Santa María, Chile
Constantino Seixas, Global Automation Leader,
Accenture, Brazil
Cristian Venegas, Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco, Chile
18:30
22:00
Notes
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Cocktail & Congress Dinner
Bombal Ballroom A & B
Vergara
Ballroom
Friday, November 7
A&B
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Juan Carlos Villarroel, Sulfide Process Manager,
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
08:50
Daily program update
Víctor Babarovich, Automining 2014 Technical Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
09:00
Performance and process monitoring via
sensor-fusion for optimal process operation
Sirish Shah, Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
09:30
Innovation in advanced control at
Minera Los Pelambres
Jorge Misle and Daniel Silva, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
10:00
Opportunities for automation to revolutionize mining:
Medium and long-term challenges
Meshal Ruplal, Vicepresident of Engineering, Anglo American
Copper, Canada
10:30
11:20
Coffee Break
Foyer
13
Vergara
Ballroom
Friday, November 7
A
Control system performance and
techno-economic assessment
Laura Mottola, Flow Partners, Canada
Session 5
11:20
The value of Remote Operating Centers (ROC)
Fabio Fortes, Accenture, Brazil; Eduardo Valente, Accenture,
Chile; Constantino Seixas, Accenture, Brazil
11:40
Mining execution management: Optimizing
efficiencies across operations
Paul Fenner, Dassault Systèmes, Australia.
Presenter: Chawki Jreige
12:00
Importance of fixing the basics to empower
productivity improvements
Darren Hill, MIPAC, Australia
12:20
A multi-disciplinary approach to
debottlenecking processes
Andre Gibson and Wilson Florez, Key Engineering
Solutions, Australia
12:40
From machine to MES: Full automatic stockpile
management solution
Jedson Damasceno, Rogerio Labanca and Wagner Marques,
Accenture Plant and Commercial Services, Brazil; Christian
Augustin, Reik Winkel and Gabriel Schreiber, indurad GmbH,
Germany; Bruno Lopes and Fernando Costa, Vale, Brazil
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13:00
14:30
Lunch
Bombal Ballroom A & B
Vergara
Ballroom
B
Advanced process control
Chair: Nelver Benavides, Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Peru
Session 6
11:20
Benefits obtained with continuous use of advanced
process control applications at Codelco El Teniente
Jorge Muratt, Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile; Patricio
Giménez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile; Juan Villalobos,
Nicolás Pérez and Matías García, Honeywell Chile / Kairos
Mining, Chile
11:40
Impact of a successful advanced process control
solution on a Codelco Andina copper crushing plant
Matías García, Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile;
Pablo de la Fuente, Andina Division, Codelco Chile; Rodrigo
Santibáñez, Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile; Arturo
Barría, Andina Division, Codelco Chile; and Jorge Muratt,
Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile
12:00
Integrated advanced process control with a sag mill
monitor instrument to optimize mill performance
Gino Rivera and Disney Caceres, Cía. Minera Antapaccay,
Peru; King Becerra and Bjarne Volden, FLSmidth, USA
12:20
Advanced process control for grinding circuits
Dominik Groenveld, Eduardo Gallestey, Florian Kolb
and Maria Rozou, ABB Switzerland
12:40
MPC applications at Minera Los Pelambres
Felipe Henríquez and Daniel Silva, Minera
Los Pelambres, Chile
13:00
14:30
Lunch
Bombal Ballroom A & B
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Vergara
Ballroom
Friday, November 7
A
Process monitoring, economics, management
system and it
Chair: Sergio Silva, Freeport McMoRan South America, Chile
Session 7
14:30
Technological solution ‘IT risk preventive’
Judit Laguardia, ORCI Soluciones, Chile, and Vladimir Tirado,
Smart Soluciones Tecnológicas, Chile
14:50
Modeling causal influences among factors affecting
mining investment decisions
Terry Rickard y William Lupien, Till Capital, USA
15:10
A management system using smart systems for
energy efficiency in mineral processing
Jorge Pontt, Víctor Guerrero, Fernando Rojas, Waldo
Valderrama and Manuel Olivares, Universidad Técnica
Federico Santa María; and Hernán Robles, NETOS, Chile
15:30
Milling and flotation advanced process control system
at a silver concentrator
Sydney Mantsho, Mintek, South Africa
15:50
16:00
closing ceremony
Carlos Barahona, Automining 2014 Executive Director,
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Víctor Babarovich, Automining 2014 Technical Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
Patricio Chacana, Automining 2014 Chair, Plants Manager,
Los Bronces Operation, Anglo American, Chile
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16:00
17:30
Closing cocktail
Foyer
Vergara
Ballroom
B
Artificial intelligence, teleoperations and IT
Chair: Gonzalo Montoya, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile
Session 8
14:30
Semi-autonomous underground mining
Mauricio Telias, Institute for Innovation in Mining and Metallurgy,
IM2, Codelco Chile; Miguel Fishwick, Codelco, Chile; Cristián
Ordoñez, COP Ingeniería, Chile; Sebastián Ávalos, Institute for
Innovation in Mining and Metallurgy, IM2, Codelco, Chile
14:50
Data stream mining for knowledge discovery
in real time
Yury Cancino, Alejandro Cárdenas and Luis Felipe Aguirre,
Cognittive, Chile
15:10
System of management and monitoring of fuel for
lightweight vehicles used in mining operations
Adolfo Duarte and Javier Lozano, Univ. Pop. del Cesar, Colombia;
José Luis Consuegra Univ. Pop. del Cesar and Fund. Univ. del Área
Andina, Colombia; and Fabián Costa, Univ. Pop. del Cesar, Colombia
15:30
Optimizing a testing bank, used for evaluating
performance of fans used in underground mines
Yesid Castro, Armando Becerra, Merielen Ardila and Harold
Nercy, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia
15:50
16:00
closing ceremony
Carlos Barahona, Automining 2014 Executive Director,
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Víctor Babarovich, Automining 2014 Technical Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile
Patricio Chacana, Automining 2014 Chair, Plants Manager,
Los Bronces Operation, Anglo American, Chile
16:00
17:30
Closing cocktail
Foyer
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Notes
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