| DAY 1: OCTOBER 27 | ||
| SCHEDULE | ||
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | COMMITTEE’S OPENING REMARKS Francis Pitard – Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, EE.UU.; Ana Carolina Chieregati – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Oscar Dominguez – BHP, Australia; Jose Carrillo – Angloamerican, Chile & Patricio Valenzuela – CODELCO, Chile |
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| 8:45 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING I |
CORRECT SAMPLING: THE PREREQUISITE TO SUCCESSFUL METALLURGICAL ACCOUNTING AND BELIEVABLE MATERIAL BALANCE Francis F. Pitard - Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, USA |
| 9:35 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | THEORY OF SAMPLING AND QA/QC ENABLING THE APPLICATION AND EXPECTATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND DATA PROCESSING Oscar Dominguez – BHP, Australia |
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| 10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING II |
SAMPLE REDUCTION SYSTEM (SRS) Rubén Aníbal Aravena – TecProMin, Chile |
| 11:35 a.m. – 12:10 a.m. | DO THE HETEROGENEITY TEST AND THE SEGREGATION FREE ANALYSIS GIVE THE SAME RESULTS? Ana Carolina Chieregati – University of São Paulo, Brasil & Flavia de Lima Fernandes – University of São Paulo, Brasil |
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| 12:10 am. – 12:40 p.m. | NEEDS TO GENERATE A NEW GENERATION OF SAMPLING SYSTEMS Patricio Valenzuela Fuenzalida – Codelco, Chile |
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| 12:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. | LUNCH | |
| 2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. |
SESSION: GEOMETALLURGY I |
IMPORTANCE OF SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION IN GEOMETALLURGY Helbert Zinanyuca – Independent Consultant, Peru |
| 2:40 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | COMPARISON OF THREE REGRESSIONS FOR A BOND ABRASION INDEX GEOMETALLURGICAL MODEL Cristian Jeraldo – ASGEOMIN SPA., Chile |
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| 3:15 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | RECOVERY ALTERNATIVES IN GOLD AND SILVER INVENTORY IN PAD’S OF LIXIVIATION TO CLOSING OPERATIONS Robinson Paredes – Cía. Buenaventura, Peru |
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| 3:50 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. | VALUE CREATION THROUGH OPTIMIZED GEOMETALLURGICAL HANDLING OF EXPANDABLE CLAYS Gino Cálamo – CENTEX, Peru |
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| 4:25 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 5:05 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING III |
HOW THE ANALYTICAL SAMPLE SELECTION METHOD CAN AFFECT THE TOTAL FSE STANDARD DEVIATION – A CASE STUDY FOR Cu, Pb AND Zn Fernando Lucas dos Santos Peixoto de Villanova – Nexa, Brazil Ana Carolina Chieregati – University of São Paulo, Brazil Renata Cocovick Cheloni – Nexa, Brazil |
| 5:35 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. | METALLURGICAL SAMPLERS AND COLLECTOR FOR PROCESS CONTROL: WHEN TO AVOID THE INCREMENT DELIMITATION ERROR Reinaldo Dantas Novaes – FLSmidth, Brazil |
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| 6:05 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | BENCHMARK SAMPLING SYSTEMS FOR MATERIAL BALANCE Francis F. Pitard - Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, USA |
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| 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | WELCOME COCKTAIL | |
| DAY 2: OCTOBER 28 | ||
| SCHEDULE | ||
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING IV |
APPLICATION OF NYQUIST-SHANNON’S THEOREM TO MINERAL SAMPLING Jaime Zavala Z. – TecSampling, Chile |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | INTRINSIC HETEROGENEITY TESTER (IHT): A NEW PROTOTYPE TO MAKE HETEROGENEITY TESTS EASIER TO PERFORM Ana Carolina Chieregati – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Dr. Francis Pitard - Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, USA Gabriela Cardoso Prado – University of São Paulo, Brazil; Homero Delboni Jr. – University of São Paulo, Brazil; Helio Delboni – University of São Paulo, Brazil; Henrique Delboni – H3D, Brazil; & Eduardo Ribeiro Venna – H3D, Brazil |
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| 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | INNOVATION IN THE CONTROL AND BLENDING OF MINERAL CONCENTRATES Vicente Esparza – Lime & Sampling SPA., Chile & Ricardo Alarcon – Codelco, Chile |
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| 10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | IMPROVEMENT OF MINERAL SAMPLING PLANT (PMM) Rubén Aníbal Aravena – TecProMin, Chile Ana María Rojas – Codelco, Chile; Carlos Espinoza – División Radomiro Tomic, Chile; & Marcos Vega – Codelco, Chile |
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| 11:00 a.m. 11:40 a.m. | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:40 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. |
SESSION: GEOMETALLURGY II |
EFFECT OF WASTE ROCK ON SPODUMENE FLOTATION Maria Sinche – University of Oulu, Finland |
| 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. | WORK INDEX GEOMETALLURGICAL ESTIMATION ON SYNTHETIC DOMAIN Julio Alejandro Castro Andrade – MARCOBRE, Peru |
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| 12:50 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | BENEFITS OF PARTICIPLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND pH MODELING IN HIGH SULFIDATION EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT Luis Alberto Rojas Espinoza – Big Mining Sector Consultant, Peru |
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | LUNCH | |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING V |
PROACTIVE ROLLING BIAS TEST APPLIED ON SAMPLE STATIONS Oscar Dominguez – BHP, Australia Daniel Johnson – ALS, Australia & John Kelly – BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Australia |
| 4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | INTRINSIC HETEROGENEITY TESTER (IHT): THE “GARBANZO” STUDY Gabriela Cardoso Prado – University de São Paulo, Brazil Ana Carolina Chieregati – University of São Paulo, Brazil; Homero Delboni Jr. – University of São Paulo, Brazil; & Helio Delboni, HDA, Brazil |
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| 4:50 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. |
SESSION: SAMPLING VI |
SAMPLING CONCENTRATES FOR THE MOISTURE CONTENT: A PROBLEM WITH A BAD REPUTATION – MYTHS, FACTS AND SOLUTIONS Francis F. Pitard - Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, USA |
| 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | FINAL CONCLUSIONS BY THE COMMITTEE Francis Pitard – Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, EE.UU.; Ana Carolina Chieregati – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Oscar Dominguez – BHP, Australia; Jose Carrillo – Angloamerican, Chile & Patricio Valenzuela – CODELCO, Chile |
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| 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | CLOSING COCKTAIL, CERTIFICATE DELIVERY | |
