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: Transforming Uncertainties into Opportunities: From Implicit Modeling to Geological Uncertainty with Seequent Evo - Jessica Da Matta (Seequent)
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| 4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Julia Oliveira (Stratum AI)
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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)
|
| 10:00 AM - 10:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Francisco Donoso (Comisión Chilena del Cobre - Cochilco)
|
| 10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Sernageomin
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| 11:00 AM - 11:19 AM |
Panel Discussion - Opening Session
|
| 11:20 AM - 11:49 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️
|
| 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
|
| 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)
|
| 3:30 PM - 3:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Transforming Uncertainties into Opportunities: From Implicit Modeling to Geological Uncertainty with Seequent Evo - Jessica Da Matta (Seequent)
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| 4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Julia Oliveira (Stratum AI)
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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
|
| 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)
|
| 10:30 AM - 10:59 AM |
Sernageomin
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:19 AM |
Panel Discussion - Opening Session
|
| 11:20 AM - 11:49 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️
|
| 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)
|
| 1:10 PM - 1:29 PM |
Panel Discussion I
|
| 1:30 PM - 2:59 PM |
Lunch 🥘
|
| 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)
|
| 3:30 PM - 3:59 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Transforming Uncertainties into Opportunities: From Implicit Modeling to Geological Uncertainty with Seequent Evo - Jessica Da Matta (Seequent)
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| 4:00 PM - 4:29 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Julia Oliveira (Stratum AI)
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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 |
Keynote Speaker: Bolivian Lithium Model: Technological Advances, Strategic Projects, and Implementation Challenges - Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valda (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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| 10:20 AM - 10:20 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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| 10:21 AM - 10:50 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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| 10:51 AM - 1:14 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
| 10:52 AM - 11:20 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
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| 11:21 AM - 11:50 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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| 11:51 AM - 12:20 PM |
Keynote Speaker:The International Seabed Authority and deep-sea mining - Dr. Fermin Palma (Conicet)
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| 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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| 1:15 PM - 2:29 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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| 2:30 PM - 3:14 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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| 3:15 PM - 4:10 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
| 3:16 PM - 3:45 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Natural Hydrogen In Chile: Unlocking The Geological Sources For A Green Energy Transition - Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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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 |
Keynote Speaker: Bolivian Lithium Model: Technological Advances, Strategic Projects, and Implementation Challenges - Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valda (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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| 10:20 AM - 10:20 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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| 10:21 AM - 10:50 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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| 10:51 AM - 1:14 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
| 10:52 AM - 11:20 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
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| 11:21 AM - 11:50 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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| 11:51 AM - 12:20 PM |
Keynote Speaker:The International Seabed Authority and deep-sea mining - Dr. Fermin Palma (Conicet)
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| 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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| 1:15 PM - 2:29 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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| 2:30 PM - 3:14 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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| 3:15 PM - 4:10 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
| 3:16 PM - 3:45 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Natural Hydrogen In Chile: Unlocking The Geological Sources For A Green Energy Transition - Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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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)
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:29 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Bolivian Lithium Model: Technological Advances, Strategic Projects, and Implementation Challenges - Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valda (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
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| 10:20 AM - 10:20 AM |
Panel Discussion III
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| 10:21 AM - 10:50 AM |
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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| 10:51 AM - 1:14 PM | Session IV: Marine Mineral Resources |
| 10:52 AM - 11:20 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Norwegian seabed mineral potential and AI-assisted impact assessment - Ebbe Hartz (Aker BP)
|
| 11:21 AM - 11:50 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Beyond Copper: Unlocking the Energy and Mineral Secrets of Chile’s Ocean - Lucia Villar Muñoz (Universidad de Chile)
|
| 11:51 AM - 12:20 PM |
Keynote Speaker:The International Seabed Authority and deep-sea mining - Dr. Fermin Palma (Conicet)
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| 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM |
Panel Discussion IV
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| 1:15 PM - 2:29 PM |
Lunch 🥘.
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| 2:30 PM - 3:14 PM |
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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| 3:15 PM - 4:10 PM | Session V: New Tendency in Geoenergies |
| 3:16 PM - 3:45 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Natural Hydrogen In Chile: Unlocking The Geological Sources For A Green Energy Transition - Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
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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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