April 25-26, 2023
Santiago, Chile
Sustainable & Climate Smart Mining Panel Series
Sustainable & Climate Smart Mining Panel Series
HOSTED BY:
The Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada (MSTA CANADA) is very pleased to invite you to listen to the Canadian perspective on three very important topics.
Tuesday, April 25th
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Lithium Mining and Processing Panel
Lithium is one of the most in-demand commodities that will be critical for the global energy transition and Chile will play a leadership role in terms of meeting the tremendous demand. The panel will look at Canada’s capabilities in lithium extraction and processing that are applicable to Chilean lithium deposits.
Lithium industry's vision and moderator:
- Juan Carlos Guajardo - Executive Director Plusmining
Panelists:
- Francois Doucet, CEO – Elemission
- Marco A Vera, Global Principal Metallurgist, Metallurgy and Consulting - SGS Lakefield
- Grant Thornley, VP Engineering Solution Sales - Forward Water Technologies
- Amanda Sanregret, VP External Affairs – Summit Nanotech
Wednesday, April 26th
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Decarbonization Panel
There are many ways to approach the energy transition in mining from step change bridging technologies to a full Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) transition. There are benefits and challenges to any approach and the panel will address the topic from this perspective.
Moderator:
- Gonzalo Muñoz, Trade Commissioner – Government of Canada
Panelists:
- Milton Rosales, Environment Manager - TECK
- Cristhian Tomaduz, Sales Director Latam – Cascadia Scientific
- Erwin Conn, Director - Adria Power Systems
- Tony Caron, VP Sales – MacLean Engineering
Wednesday, April 26th
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Water Stewardship Panel
For Chile, water management in mining is critical from an operational and social license viewpoint. Efficient use and reuse of water to the monitoring of its quality are some of the important aspects of proper stewardship. The panel will address different approaches and solutions to this very important topic.
Moderator:
- Gonzalo Muñoz, Trade Commissioner – Government of Canada
Panelists:
- Jeff Simpson, CEO – Aquatic Life Ltd.
- Todd Burns, CEO – Cypher Environmental Inc.
- Jean-Philippe Mai, President CEO – Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc.
- Cameron Stockman, Managing Director – CEC Mining Systems
