P4C18: 2nd International Congress on Planning for Closure of Mining Operations Hotel Santiago Santiago, Chile, November 7-9, 2018 |
Conference website | https://gecamin.com/planningforclosure/ |
Abstract registration deadline | May 22, 2018 |
Submission deadline | June 20, 2018 |
Submission Guidelines
Don't miss the opportunity to share experiences and studies in Planning for Closure 2018 as a presenting author.
Submit a 200 to 300-word abstract of your work, in Word format and in English, by May 22, 2018, using the file transfer site available for this purpose at https://gecamin.com/planningforclosure/autores.php
Should an abstract be approved, authors will be requested to send a full-length article in English by July 5, 2018. The approval of an abstract does not guarantee the subsequent approval and inclusion of the full-length article in the congress program.
Author Registration Deadline: August 10, 2018
The published proceedings will only contain articles from authors attending the congress. To confirm publication of your work, as well as inclusion in the technical program of the congress, it is essential that at least one (1) author per article is registered and has paid by August 10, 2018. Articles of authors who have not registered by the deadline will be automatically withdrawn from the congress.
Areas of Interest
- Design of mining operations for closure
- Closure risk assessment
- Physical stability of mine wastes
- Chemical stability of mine wastes
- Closure of tailings deposits
- Open pit closure
- Underground mine closure
- Costs of closure
- Stakeholder engagement in closure planning
- Economic evaluation and funding of closure plans
- Mining liabilities and orphan abandoned mines
- Post-closure, monitoring and maintenance
Committees
Program Committee
- CHAIR: Carl Grant, Head of Mine Closure Planning, Anglo American, Austraila
- National Co-Chair: Eduardo Sanzana, Corporate Mine Closure Director, Codelco, Chile
- 2016 Chair: Héctor Lagunas, Environmental and Permits Manager, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Organizing committee
- David Mulligan, Director, Environment Centres, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia
- Dirk van Zyl, Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute, University of British Columbia, Chile
- Amelia Dondero, Director, Mining Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
- Jacques Wiertz, Professor, Universidad de Chile, and R&D Manager, SMI-ICE, Chile
- Carlos Barahona, Executive Director and General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
- Carola Inostroza, Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile
Invited Speakers
- Global mining company executives
- Valor Minero Alliance, Chile
- International Council of Mining and Metals
- Dirk van Zyl, Professor at Norman B. Keevil Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Among others.
Publication
P4C18 proceedings will be published in Santiago, Chile and online at http://gecaminpublications.com/
Venue
The conference will be held at Hotel Santiago (formerly Grand Hyatt) in Santiago, Chile.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to p4c@gecamin.com; gecamin@gecamin.com, or visit https://gecamin.com/planningforclosure/contacto.php