Leading copper mining conferences of 2024 approaching

28th February 2024 Leading copper mining conferences of 2024 approaching

Copper Events

From 15-18 April, the leading global copper mining events known as The World Copper Conference (CRU Conferences) and CESCO Week (CESCO) take place in Santiago de Chile. This event is a unique opportunity to exchange experiences and meet with the highest authorities and global leaders of copper mining. Moreover, both events are a great chance for networking which allows for making valuable connections and building their professional network.

Keynote speakers

This year’s confirmed most important keynote speakers are among others: Minister of Mining, Aurora Williams, the Executive Director of the Environmental Assessment Service, Valentina Durán Medina, and CEO of AurubisRoland Harings.

Workshops

Moreover, both events are unique opportunities to attend various workshops. The workshop speakers among others will be: Jorge Saenz-Diez from Glencore (Sulphides leaching), Dr. Jackie Scales from Teck Resources Limited and Hernán Araneda from Fundación Chile (Mining employment and talent challenges), Clarissa Campos from Fleet Space Technologies and César Garrido Quintana from Siderúrgica Huachipato (Leveraging Copper Discoveries in the Energy Transition), Bold Baatar from Rio Tinto, Ruben Alvarado from CODELCO – Corporación Nacional del Cobre de ChileSimon Collins from South32Brandon Craig from BHP Americas and Jonathan Price from Teck Resources Limited (Integrating Sustainability), Ailie MacAdam from Bechtel (Integrating technological, innovation and project delivery pathways), Hillary W. Amster from The Copper Mark (What does the Copper Mark mean in practice?), Emil Kalinowski from Wheaton Precious Metals (Gold market outlook), Samuel Hayes and Peter Harrisson from CRUMotoki Makita from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Asia Copper Markets), Alice Fox from Macquarie Group (Copper concertation trading themes), Jürgen Uhlmann from Appian Capital Advisory LLP (Investor and financing), Erik Heimlich from CRU (Long term supply and projects).

During the events will be organized panel discussions:
– Future market share.
– Melting sustainability separating hype from hope in the race for a greener metal.
– Challenges and opportunities in the midsized mining sector.
– Is the copper industry going to be profitable in the future?
– Copper market outlook.

Contact details

We encourage everyone to attend theses events. All details concerning the events and programme can be found on the official webpage: CESCO Week and World Copper Conference.

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