Tuesday, October 14, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM |
Registration and Morning Coffee ☕️
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9:21 AM - 9:29 AM |
Welcome and aims by Committee Cochair
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9:30 AM - 11:19 AM |
Opening Session
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9:31 AM - 9:59 AM |
Preliminary Draft of the National Critical Minerals Strategy - Carlos Silva (Chilean Ministry of Mining)
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10:00 AM - 10:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Francisco Donoso (Comisión Chilena del Cobre - Cochilco)
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10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Sernageomin
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11:00 AM - 11:19 AM |
Panel Discussion - Opening Session
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11:20 AM - 11:49 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️
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11:50 AM - 1:29 PM | Session I: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
11:51 AM - 12:19 PM |
Keynote Speaker. Critical Minerals and Copper (Opportunities) - Karr McCurdy (VectOres)
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1:10 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion I
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘
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3:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Session II: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
3:01 PM - 3:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker:Geological Setting, History, and Exploration Advances of the IOCG Deposit at Buen Retiro, Copiapó - Gilberto Schubert (Fitzroy Minerals Inc)
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3:30 PM - 3:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Seequent
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4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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4:55 PM - 5:14 PM |
Panel Discussion II
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM |
Wrap-Up day I
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Networking Reception 🥂!
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8:30 AM - 9:20 AM |
Registration and Morning Coffee ☕️
|
9:21 AM - 9:29 AM |
Welcome and aims by Committee Cochair
|
9:30 AM - 11:19 AM |
Opening Session
|
9:31 AM - 9:59 AM |
Preliminary Draft of the National Critical Minerals Strategy - Carlos Silva (Chilean Ministry of Mining)
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10:00 AM - 10:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Francisco Donoso (Comisión Chilena del Cobre - Cochilco)
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10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Sernageomin
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11:00 AM - 11:19 AM |
Panel Discussion - Opening Session
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11:20 AM - 11:49 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️
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11:50 AM - 1:29 PM | Session I: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
11:51 AM - 12:19 PM |
Keynote Speaker. Critical Minerals and Copper (Opportunities) - Karr McCurdy (VectOres)
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1:10 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion I
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘
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3:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Session II: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
3:01 PM - 3:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker:Geological Setting, History, and Exploration Advances of the IOCG Deposit at Buen Retiro, Copiapó - Gilberto Schubert (Fitzroy Minerals Inc)
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3:30 PM - 3:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Seequent
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4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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4:55 PM - 5:14 PM |
Panel Discussion II
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM |
Wrap-Up day I
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Networking Reception 🥂!
|
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM |
Registration and Morning Coffee ☕️
|
9:21 AM - 9:29 AM |
Welcome and aims by Committee Cochair
|
9:30 AM - 11:19 AM |
Opening Session
|
9:31 AM - 9:59 AM |
Preliminary Draft of the National Critical Minerals Strategy - Carlos Silva (Chilean Ministry of Mining)
|
10:00 AM - 10:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Francisco Donoso (Comisión Chilena del Cobre - Cochilco)
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10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Sernageomin
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11:00 AM - 11:19 AM |
Panel Discussion - Opening Session
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11:20 AM - 11:49 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️
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11:50 AM - 1:29 PM | Session I: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
11:51 AM - 12:19 PM |
Keynote Speaker. Critical Minerals and Copper (Opportunities) - Karr McCurdy (VectOres)
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1:10 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion I
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘
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3:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Session II: Copper as a Strategic Mineral |
3:01 PM - 3:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker:Geological Setting, History, and Exploration Advances of the IOCG Deposit at Buen Retiro, Copiapó - Gilberto Schubert (Fitzroy Minerals Inc)
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3:30 PM - 3:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Seequent
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4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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4:55 PM - 5:14 PM |
Panel Discussion II
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM |
Wrap-Up day I
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Networking Reception 🥂!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
8:30 AM - 10:54 AM | Session III: Lithium as a Strategic Mineral |
8:31 AM - 8:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker. Conceptual Models of Salt Flat Systems - Carlos Juan Schulz (Independent Consultant)
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9:00 AM - 9:29 AM |
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
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9:30 AM - 9:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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10:25 AM - 10:54 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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10:55 AM - 11:24 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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11:25 AM - 1:29 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
11:26 AM - 11:54 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
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11:55 AM - 12:24 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Beyond Copper: Unlocking the Energy and Mineral Secrets of Chile’s Ocean - Lucia Villar Muñoz (Universidad de Chile)
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12:25 PM - 12:54 PM |
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
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1:15 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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3:00 PM - 3:44 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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3:45 PM - 4:39 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
3:46 PM - 4:14 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Exploration of Natural Hydrogen: A Key to the Low-Carbon Energy Future - Diana Comte (Universidad de Chile)
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8:30 AM - 10:54 AM | Session III: Lithium as a Strategic Mineral |
8:31 AM - 8:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker. Conceptual Models of Salt Flat Systems - Carlos Juan Schulz (Independent Consultant)
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9:00 AM - 9:29 AM |
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
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9:30 AM - 9:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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10:25 AM - 10:54 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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10:55 AM - 11:24 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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11:25 AM - 1:29 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
11:26 AM - 11:54 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
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11:55 AM - 12:24 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Beyond Copper: Unlocking the Energy and Mineral Secrets of Chile’s Ocean - Lucia Villar Muñoz (Universidad de Chile)
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12:25 PM - 12:54 PM |
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
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1:15 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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3:00 PM - 3:44 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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3:45 PM - 4:39 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
3:46 PM - 4:14 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Exploration of Natural Hydrogen: A Key to the Low-Carbon Energy Future - Diana Comte (Universidad de Chile)
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8:30 AM - 10:54 AM | Session III: Lithium as a Strategic Mineral |
8:31 AM - 8:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker. Conceptual Models of Salt Flat Systems - Carlos Juan Schulz (Independent Consultant)
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9:00 AM - 9:29 AM |
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
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9:30 AM - 9:59 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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10:25 AM - 10:54 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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10:55 AM - 11:24 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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11:25 AM - 1:29 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
11:26 AM - 11:54 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
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11:55 AM - 12:24 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Beyond Copper: Unlocking the Energy and Mineral Secrets of Chile’s Ocean - Lucia Villar Muñoz (Universidad de Chile)
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12:25 PM - 12:54 PM |
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
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1:15 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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3:00 PM - 3:44 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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3:45 PM - 4:39 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
3:46 PM - 4:14 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Exploration of Natural Hydrogen: A Key to the Low-Carbon Energy Future - Diana Comte (Universidad de Chile)
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:49 AM | Session VI: Critical Minerals - Part I |
9:01 AM - 9:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical Minerals, Critical Questions: Rethinking the Energy Transition with Latin America - Yury Abreu (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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10:40 AM - 10:59 AM |
Panel Discussion V
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11:00 AM - 11:29 AM |
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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11:30 AM - 11:59 AM | Students Poster Session |
12:00 PM - 1:59 PM | Session VII: Critical Minerals - Part II |
12:01 PM - 12:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Modern techniques for exploration of critical minerals - Marco Nieto (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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12:30 PM - 12:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
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1:45 PM - 1:59 PM |
Panel Discussion VI
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1:55 PM - 1:59 PM |
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Lunch. 🥘
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9:00 AM - 10:49 AM | Session VI: Critical Minerals - Part I |
9:01 AM - 9:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical Minerals, Critical Questions: Rethinking the Energy Transition with Latin America - Yury Abreu (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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10:40 AM - 10:59 AM |
Panel Discussion V
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11:00 AM - 11:29 AM |
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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11:30 AM - 11:59 AM | Students Poster Session |
12:00 PM - 1:59 PM | Session VII: Critical Minerals - Part II |
12:01 PM - 12:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Modern techniques for exploration of critical minerals - Marco Nieto (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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12:30 PM - 12:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
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1:45 PM - 1:59 PM |
Panel Discussion VI
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1:55 PM - 1:59 PM |
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Lunch. 🥘
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9:00 AM - 10:49 AM | Session VI: Critical Minerals - Part I |
9:01 AM - 9:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical Minerals, Critical Questions: Rethinking the Energy Transition with Latin America - Yury Abreu (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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10:40 AM - 10:59 AM |
Panel Discussion V
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11:00 AM - 11:29 AM |
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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11:30 AM - 11:59 AM | Students Poster Session |
12:00 PM - 1:59 PM | Session VII: Critical Minerals - Part II |
12:01 PM - 12:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Modern techniques for exploration of critical minerals - Marco Nieto (Xcalibur Smart Mapping)
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12:30 PM - 12:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
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1:45 PM - 1:59 PM |
Panel Discussion VI
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1:55 PM - 1:59 PM |
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Lunch. 🥘
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