Accelerating metallurgical expertise for the operation of mineral processing plants

Pablo Brito-Parada Mining Value Chain Teacher Pablo has a degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Computational Physics and Mineral Processing. He has an outstanding career in the area and has participated in the last 20 years in multiple applied research projects in processing plants around the world. Pablo is a Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Minerals Engineering.

Bob Seitz Value Chain Teacher Dr Robert Sietz 40-year career has taken him around the world and into processing operations for commodities as diverse as gold, base metals, iron ore, coal and industrial minerals. He has worked in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, process development and process engineering, and has extensive experience in developing, designing and optimizing mineral processing plants, with a particular focus on problem solving and continuous improvement.

Pía Lois-Morales Mineralogy Teacher Pia is a Geologist, Master and PhD in Geometallurgy. In the last 10 years, Pia has worked in Australia and Chile in multidisciplinary teams focused on Geometallurgy. She has participated in consulting and operational optimization projects and currently works in the Department of Mining Engineering – University of Chile.

Jan Cilliers Value Chain Teacher Dr Jan Cilliers is Professor of Mineral Processing in the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College London. Many of his work has been focused on develops complex physical models and measurement techniques to improve mineral separations. He serves on the International Mineral Processing Council. In 2010 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Juan Yianatos Flotation Teacher Juan is a Chemical Engineer, Master of Science and PhD in Mineral Processing. He has been dedicated for over 50 years to teaching and research. He is a full Professor at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. He has held positions in CASIM and IMPC. He has numerous publications in journals, books and has advised Chilean mining companies for years.

Catherine Evans Process Mineralogy Teacher Dr Catherine Evans is Mineral Processing Engineer and Geometallurgist who has been applying her extensive knowledge of geometallurgy, applied mineralogy, comminution and separation processes in geometallurgical projects and the optimisation of mineral processing operations for over 30 years. She has worked on ore types and commodities like lead, zinc, copper, nickel, gold, silver, platinum minerals and iron ore.

Paulina Vallejos Flotation Instructor Paulina is a Chemical Civil Engineer and Master in Chemical Engineering. Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. She received the Young Author Award 2020 from IMPC for her outstanding work in Flotation. She has provided technical advice in flotation to Chilean and foreign mining companies.

Aidan Giblett Comminution Teacher Aidan Giblett is an experienced processing and metallurgy professional with a demonstrated performance history in the mining & metals industry. He has over 25 years’ experience in gold & base metals processing in a combination of operational and corporate roles.

Jaime Sepulveda Comminution Teacher Jaime is a Civil Engineer, Magister and PhD in Metallurgy. He has been dedicated for more than 40 years to the design and optimization of processes, using mathematical modeling and simulation tools. He has received valuable national and international recognitions, and his most relevant contribution in the academic field has been the development of the Moly-Cop Tools© software.

Jim Finch Flotation Instructor Professor Jim Finch is a recognized world leader in flotation. His research has ranged from size reduction to magnetic separation and most prominently, chemistry and physics of flotation. His contributions to mineral processing were recognized by a conference in his honour at the 48th Conference of the Metallurgy and Materials Society, Sudbury (2009).

Romke Kuyvenhoven Comminution Teacher Romke is a Metallurgical Engineer with +25 years of experience in the mining industry in Chile. His main areas of expertise are Process Design, Geometallurgy, and Technological Innovation. He has worked in consulting and applied research focused on base minerals such as copper and cobalt.

Nerrida Scott Physical Separation Teacher Dr Nerrida Scott is Chemical Engineering and holds a PhD on Dense Medium Cyclone circuits. She has broad experience from resource and manufacturing industries including coal, alumina, aluminium, phosphates, plastics, automotive components, and paints. She conducts lectures for the Australian Coal Preparation Society in coarse coal beneficiation.

Claudia Castillo Solid-Liquid Separation Teacher Claudia is a Chemical Engineer, and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Sciences. With +10 years of experience in multidisciplinary projects, her work has focused on the use of new and existing technologies for the mineral processing industry and their transfer to large-scale applications. She is currently a researcher in the area of Water Optimization in Concentrator Plants.

Elaine Wightman Process Mineralogy Teacher Dr Elaine Wightman is Mineral Processing Engineer and PhD in the same field. The use of automated tools for mineral characterisation has been core to many of her research and teaching activities. Elaine is a co-editor of ‘Process Mineralogy’ and had also developed and delivered several courses with colleagues from different unis.

Kathryn Sole Hydrometallurgy Instructor Dra. Kathryn Sole, Process metallurgist, project leader, and subject matter expert with 30 years’ global experience in the chemistry and process engineering of hydrometallurgy processes. I provide independent consulting services and accredited training to the mining industry, particularly technical expertise in the areas of solvent extraction, ion exchange, and electrowinning of base and precious metals.

Tim Napier-Munn Experimental Design Teacher Professor Tim Napier-Munn is Mineral Engineer with degrees from Imperial College, London, and the University of the Witwatersrand. Has 50 years of experience in applied research and development. He has published + 150 papers, editor of books, and author of ‘Statistical Methods for Mineral Engineers – How to Design Experiments and Analyse Data’.