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Luis Canales. Desarrollo de modelo Mine to mill para depósito IOCG.
Francisca Rojas. Coarse flotation liberation modelling
Availability for Industry courses
Availability for Industry courses
I was a Metcelerate Spanish Instructor on Process Mineralogy!
Also, I have run other special short courses in Geomet data analysis, geometallurgical characterisation and Comminution for the industry.
Contact me for any matters.
Previous University Lectures at University of Chile
Previous University Lectures at University of Chile
MI3100 - Process Mineralogy
I regularly share a Process mineralogy course for Undergraduate Engineering and Sciences; the course focuses on:
Main mineral groups and crystal growth
Physical properties of minerals
Main stages of the mineral processing and extractive metallurgy
Main effects of mineral groups over mineral processing response (liberation, rock hardness, leaching capability, sedimentation, etc.)
Main techniques used in mining for measuring mineral properties of rocks (ICP-OES, SEM-EDS, LIBS, Core scanning, etc.)
Figure: 3D scanning from an X-ray tomography system with a mineral's group segmentation.
Conveyor belt picture
MI4150 - Minerals Processing I (Comminution)
I regularly share Fundaments of minerals processing for Undergraduate Engineering and Sciences, the course focuses on:
Main mineral processing stages
Fundaments of rock breakage
Ore characterisation for comminution
Main comminution stages and machines
Classification systems
Materials handling
MI7011 - Modelling of Geometallurgical processes
This course is part of the program of the Master of Mining at the University of Chile:
Main mineral processing stages
Main characterisation tools and QAQC
Time-dependent modelling
3D spatial modelling
Machine learning and advanced statistics tools
Graduated Students
2026. Sebastian Samur. DEM modelling of mechanical properties of ores at the particle scale.
2026. Gerardo San Martin. A workflow development for the integration of hyperspectral information into Geomet.
2026. Ignacio López Olivares. Development of a phenomenological model for liberation prediction using non-random algorithms.
2025. Nicolas Rojas (Master in Mining). Analysis of Microtextural and Mechanical Variability in Igneous Rocks and High-Performance Concretes. Advisory Team: Pia Lois, Kimie Suzuki, Dario Zambrano. Media article
2025. Fernando Stocker (Master in Mining). Particle Geometalurgical approach applied to commnution by indirect compression and traction testing in a IOCG deposit. Advisory Team: Pia Lois, Kimie Suzuki, Brian Townley and Nadia Mery.
2025. Valeria Moreno. (Geology Honours). Process mineralogy applied to the characterization of transitional mineralogical zones at Quebrada Blanca Phase II. Pia Lois-Morales, Luis Fernando Barra, Rodrigo Castagno, Regina Baumgartner
2025. Javiera Bustos. (Geology Honours). Pore and Fracture Measurement in Mineralized Particles of an Iocg Deposit using SENSOR3D Applied to Computed Tomography Data . Advisory Team. Pia Lois, Brian Townley, Gonzalo Diaz.
2025. Boris Calbul (Mining Engineering and Extractive metallurgy Honours). Magotteaux Mill: Validation, Applicability and Projection as a Geometallurgical Testing Platform.Advisory Team. Sergio Moraga, Pia Lois, Alonso Pinto.
2024. Sergio Flores (Master of Mining). Influence of geological and mechanical pre-peak properties on post-peak behaviour of fragile ores. Advisory Team: Kimie Suzuki, Pia Lois-Morales, Javier Vallejos and Lorena Burgos
2024. Diego Mora (Geology Honours). Using microtomography and deep learning analysis on rock particles for phases and fracture tracking. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Lucas Pereira and Brian Townley
2024. Valentina Chacana (Geology Honours). Characterization of the effect of geological properties for the ore-sorting technology. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Priscila Esteves and Brian Townley
2024. Sebastian Samur (Mining Engineering and Extractive metallurgy Honours). Modeling primary comminution properties using advanced characterization and machine learning techniques. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Gonzalo Diaz and Magin Torres
2024. Juan Francisco Ríos (Geology Honours). Studying the chemical behaviour of pulps on an Iron-ore deposit using the Magotteaux Mill. Advisory Team: Sergio Moraga, Pia Lois-Morales and Brian Townley
2024. Diego Cortez (Mining Engineering and Extractive metallurgy Honours). Study of factors that influence throughput on SAG mill, Andina Mina-Chile. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Luis Felipe Orellana and Alonso Pinto
2024. Belén Herrera (Mining Engineering and Extractive metallurgy Honours). Prediction of the composition of the stockpile material using machine learning models. Advisory Team: Luis Felipe Orellana, Pia Lois-Morales and Claudio Gajardo
2023. Javier Jerez (Geology Honours), Liberation simulation using a non-random method. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Gonzalo Diaz and Brian Townley
2023. Natalie Tapia (Geology Honours), Study of liberation and factors that affect it in Los Bronces deposit, Chile. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales, Brian Townley, Javier Pizarro
2022. Hugo Bart (Mining Engineering and Extractive metallurgy Honours). Application of a multistage phenomenological model to predict standard comminution tests. Advisory Team: Pia Lois-Morales and Gonzalo Diaz
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