APPROVED ABSTRACTS (36 abstracts have been approved as of August 27, 2014) Represented Countries (9): Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland and USA Short Course. November 4-5 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 Advanced Process Control (A06) Advanced process control for grinding circuits Dominik Groenveld and Eduardo Gallestey, ABB Minerals Service, Switzerland (A08) Impact of a successful advanced process control solution on a Codelco Andina copper crushing plant Matías García, Rodrigo Santibáñez and Jorge Muratt, Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile; Pablo De la Fuente and Arturo Barría, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile (A11) Benefits obtained with continuous use of advanced process control applications at Codelco El Teniente Jorge Muratt, Juan Villalobos, Nicolás Pérez and Matías García, Honeywell Chile / Kairos Mining, Chile; Patricio Giménez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile Artificial Intelligence Systems and Computation Intelligence (6 abstracts) (A22) A semi-autonomous underground mining Mauricio Telias and Sebastián Ávalos, Institute for Innovation in Mining and Metallurgy, IM2, Codelco, Chile; Miguel Fishwick, Codelco, Chile; Cristián Ordoñez, COP Ingeniería, Chile (A27) Mining accident detection using machine learning methods Francisco Santibáñez, Abelino Jimenez, Felipe Núñez, Carlos Flores, Sebastián Bustamante, Ulises Poblete and Rodrigo Morgado, Soluciones Matemáticas, Chile (A02) Modeling causal influences among factors affecting mining investment decisions John Rickard and William Lupien, Till Capital, USA (A18) Achieving the next level of asset operations with predictive maintenance Oliver Mainka, SAP, USA (A42) Fuzzy expert control of a pilot flotation column Luis Bergh and Diego Soto, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile (A43) 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
Automation technology and operations integration (2 abstract) (A16) Electrical and automation engineering seamlessly integrated Martin Knabenhans, ABB, Switzerland (A41) A framework for integrated operations in mining and metals Laura Mottola, Flow Partners, USA; Ezequiel Muñoz, Codelco, Chile; Ricardo Aguilera, Barrick, Chile; Dylan Bennett, Teck, Chile; Patricio Inostroza, Universidad de Chile; Diego Zamorano, Wipro, Chile; Alberto Caneo, Codelco, Chile Control System Performance Assessment; Automation Management: Control System Techno-economic Assessment, Standardization (4 abstracts) (A04) The value of Remote Operate Centers (ROC) Fabio Fortes and Constantino Seixas, Accenture, Brazil; Eduardo Valente, Accenture, Chile (A24) Technological development roadmap for semi-autonomous LHD in underground mining Patricio Reinoso, Institute for Innovation in Mining and Metallurgy, IM2, Chile; Norma Vargas and Rafael Guzmán, Codelco, Chile (A31) Control loop monitoring and performance Key in plant optimization Fernando Otero, Optimo Group Inc., USA (A32) Mining execution management: Optimizing efficiencies across operations Paul Fenner, Dassault Systèmes, Australia Data Mining and Multi-Variable Statistical Analysis (A05) Data stream mining for knowledge discovery in real time Yury Cancino, Alejandro Cárdenas and Luis Felipe Aguirre, Cognittive, Chile Education and training in mining automation (2 abstracts) (A40) 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 (A35) Reengineering mining engineering education to create the mine automation and data miners needed Sean Desseureault, University of Arizona, USA; and Rodrigo Pascual, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurements (6 abstracts) (A07) Process control and optimization using non-intrusive optical devices Hugo Garcés, Luis Arias and Alejandro Rojas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile (A09) Automatic sampling bottler of crushed mineral Jean-François Bradfer, AS&D, Chile; Brunsley Elliot, Independent, Chile; Daniel Smith Cruzat, Empresa Nacional de Minería, Chile
(A13) Estimating moisture levels in leach pads using electromagnetic measurements Cristian Jara, Metric Arts, Chile; Verónica Escobar, Jacobs, Chile; César Briceño, Radomiro Tomic Division, Codelco, Chile (A39) Implementation of safety instrumented systems Adrian Pupo, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile (A44) Title to be confirmed Maurice Wicks, IMP Group Pty Ltd, Australia (A45) Hatch HELM tracker enables current efficiency improvements Rob Fraser, Chris Boon, Kiriaco Jarami, Tim Johnston, John Yesberg, Torjus Åkre and Ernst Rosseland, Hatch, Australia IT applied to industrial processes: Wireless, web, information security (A34) Vibration monitoring and control in conveyor belts ensure perfect operation in a copper mine Dorlysu Moreno, Emerson Process Management, Argentina Operations simulator (A21) OTS system for flash furnace operator training in Chuquicamata Mallén Gajardo, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile and Neliana D Alessandri, Invensys Systems, Chile (A10) Simulation platform As a service for concentrator plants Rodrigo Toro and José Manuel Ortiz, Honeywell, Chile; Claudio Zamora, Kairos Mining, Chile (A46) Field data-based simulation model to support planning in open pit mines Cristian Ramirez and Constanza Paredes, Modular Mining Systems, Chile Parameter Identification and Process Modeling; Process Control and Optimization (A19) Optimization of Control in Velardeña Plant Johan Barrera, Alfredo Ibarra and Pedro Jimenez, Velardeña Mine, Peñoles, Mexico (A26) 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 Inc., USA (A33) Grind process control using real-time tracking +150um coarse material in individual cyclone overflows Robert Maron, Christian O Keefe, Dylan Cirulis, Paul Rothman, David Newton and Joseph Mercuri, CiDRA Minerals Processing, USA Real-time and Information Management Systems (2 abstracts) (A03) Plant asset management for optimized plant setup and operations Stefan Lugert, Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG, Switzerland (A15) System of management and monitoring of fuel for lightweight vehicles used in mining operations Adolfo Duarte, Javier Lozano, José Consuegra and Fabián Costa, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Colombia
Robotics, Mechatronics and Teleoperation (A25) 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-del-Solar, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile Safety and Environment Monitoring Systems (A23) Software-predictive continuous emissions monitoring systems for process chimneys Carlos Quintero, Rockwell Software, Chile and Leticia Caumo, Rockwell Software, Brazil State Estimation (A28) Real-time adaptive estimation framework for P80 in hydrocyclones overflow Benjamín Olivares and Luis Yacher, Contac Ingenieros, Chile; Daniel Silva, Minera Los Pelambres, Chile COMPANIES REPRESENTED Mining companies 1) Andina Division, Codelco, Chile (1) 2) Barrick, Chile 3) Cía. Minera Antapaccay, Peru (1) 4) Codelco, Chile (3) 5) El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile (2) 6) Los Bronces Division, Anglo American, Chile (1) 7) Minera Los Pelambres, Chile (1) 8) Radomiro Tomic, Codelco, Chile (1) 9) Teck, Chile 10) Velardeña Mine, Peñoles, Mexico (1) Engineering and consulting companies 1) Accenture, Brazil and Chile (1) 2) Contac Ingenieros, Chile 3) COP Ingeniería, Chile 4) Flow Partners, USA (1) 5) IMP Group Pty Ltd, Australia (1) 6) Institute for Innovation in Mining and Metallurgy, IM2, Codelco, Chile 7) Jacobs, Chile 8) Metric Arts, Chile 9) Optimo Group Inc., Chile (1) 10) Soluciones Matemáticas, Chile (1) 11) Till Capital, USA (1) (11 abstracts) (06 abstracts)
Supplier companies 1) ABB Minerals Service, Switzerland (2) 2) CiDra Mineral Processing, USA (1) 3) Dassault Systèmes, Australia (1) 4) Emerson Process Management, Argentina, Chile (1) 5) Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG, Switzerland (1) 6) FLSmidth Inc., USA 7) Honeywell, Chile (1) 8) Kairos Mining S.A., Chile 9) Cognittive, Chile (1) 10) Rockwell Automation, Chile and Brazil (1) 11) SAP, USA (1) 12) Wipro, Chile 13) AS&D, Chile 14) Hatch, Australia (1) 15) Invensys Systems, Chile 16) Modular Mining Systems, Chile (1) Universities and research centres 1) University of Arizona, USA (1) 2) Universidad de Chile 3) Universidad de Concepción, Chile (1) 4) Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile (1) 5) Universidad Popular del Cesar, Colombia (1) 6) Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile 7) Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombia (1) 8) Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile (1) Governmental Institutions 1) Empresa Nacional de Minería, ENAMI, Chile (1) (12 abstracts) (06 abstracts) (01 abstract)