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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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: Seequent
4:00 PM - 4:29 PM
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
4:55 PM - 5:14 PM
Panel Discussion II
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: Seequent
4:00 PM - 4:29 PM
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
4:55 PM - 5:14 PM
Panel Discussion II
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: Seequent
4:00 PM - 4:29 PM
Keynote Speaker: Gisella Palma Lira (Federico Santa María Technical University)
4:55 PM - 5:14 PM
Panel Discussion II
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
Wrap-Up day I
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception 🥂!


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)
9:00 AM - 9:29 AM
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
10:25 AM - 10:54 AM
Panel Discussion III
10:55 AM - 11:24 AM
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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)
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)
12:25 PM - 12:54 PM
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
1:15 PM - 1:29 PM
Panel Discussion IV
1:30 PM - 2:59 PM
Lunch 🥘.
3:00 PM - 3:44 PM
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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)
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
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
10:25 AM - 10:54 AM
Panel Discussion III
10:55 AM - 11:24 AM
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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)
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)
12:25 PM - 12:54 PM
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
1:15 PM - 1:29 PM
Panel Discussion IV
1:30 PM - 2:59 PM
Lunch 🥘.
3:00 PM - 3:44 PM
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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)

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
Instituto Nacional del Litio y Salares - Chile
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM
Keynote Speaker: Ing. Alfonso Pérez Valday (Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano)
10:25 AM - 10:54 AM
Panel Discussion III
10:55 AM - 11:24 AM
Coffee Break AM ☕️.
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)
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)
12:25 PM - 12:54 PM
Keynote Speaker: (Conicet)
1:15 PM - 1:29 PM
Panel Discussion IV
1:30 PM - 2:59 PM
Lunch 🥘.
3:00 PM - 3:44 PM
Student Session: NextGen GeoMiners
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)


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)
10:40 AM - 10:59 AM
Panel Discussion V
11:00 AM - 11:29 AM
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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)
12:30 PM - 12:59 PM
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
1:45 PM - 1:59 PM
Panel Discussion VI
1:55 PM - 1:59 PM
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lunch. 🥘
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)
10:40 AM - 10:59 AM
Panel Discussion V
11:00 AM - 11:29 AM
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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)
12:30 PM - 12:59 PM
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
1:45 PM - 1:59 PM
Panel Discussion VI
1:55 PM - 1:59 PM
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lunch. 🥘

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)
10:40 AM - 10:59 AM
Panel Discussion V
11:00 AM - 11:29 AM
Coffee Break AM. ☕️
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)
12:30 PM - 12:59 PM
Keynote Speaker: Critical mineral exploration using airborne natural-source EM surveys - Jimena Vargas (Expert Geophysics)
1:45 PM - 1:59 PM
Panel Discussion VI
1:55 PM - 1:59 PM
Wrap Up and Closure 👏🏽
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lunch. 🥘


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