Agenda
The Electric Mine 2025 is the premier event dedicated to the electrification of mining, bringing together industry leaders, experts and innovators to discuss the latest advancements in underground and surface mining, decarbonisation and cutting-edge technologies.
Join us from 13-15 May 2025 in Santiago, Chile, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of sustainable mining.
Day 1 | 13 May
| 07:30-09:00 | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibition |
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome from International Mining Events: Paul Moore, Director, International Mining Events |
| 09:15-09:45 | AMSA talk: Tomás Nass, Decarbonisation Manager, Antofagasta Minerals |
| 09:45-10:30 | KEYNOTE PANEL: Leading the Charge on Electric Infrastructure: Alejandra Vial, VP of Sustainability, Antofagasta; Julio Díaz Rivera, VP of Mine Resources, Development and Innovation, Codelco; and Orlando Meneses, Head of Engineering & eTransport Chile, Enel X |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning |
| 11:00-11:30 | Case studies evaluating the evolving business case for ZEVs at mining operations: Patricio Leddy, Senior Mining Engineer, Hatch |
| 11:30-12:00 | Freeport talk: Jason Bowsher, Manager, Life-Cycle & Decarbonization, Freeport-McMoRan |
| 12:00-12:30 | BHP Talk: Sebastián Rivas, Operational Decarbonization, BHP |
| 12:30-13:00 | Fortescue Real Zero: Mark Hutchinson, CEO, Fortescue Energy |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch & Networking |
| 14:00-14:30 | Operational decarbonisation at Codelco: Strategy and progress: Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler, Processes Decarbonisation Director/Underground Decarbonisation, Progress and Strategy, Codelco |
| 14:30-15:00 | Electrification is not about C02: Peter Wallin, Manager Boliden Mines Electrification Program, Boliden |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning |
| 15:30-16:00 | Challenges for the implementation of hauling technology with dynamic energy transfer systems: John Quispe Loayza, Mining Studies & Engineering Superintendent, Minera Antamina |
| 16:00-16:20 | Towards net zero in Chilean Mining: Joaquin Villarino, Executive President, Consejo Minero |
| 16:20-17:00 | ICMM ICSV PANEL: Pathways to a Sustainable Future: Fostering Opportunities in the Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles: Dana Cartwright, Sr. Manager – Climate and Innovation, ICMM; Michael Lewis Senior Director – Decarbonization and Electrification, Komatsu; Brian Weller, VP Engineering – RI Electrification, Caterpillar; Jason Bowsher, Manager, Life-Cycle & Decarbonisation, Freeport-McMoRan; Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler, Processes Decarbonisation Director/Underground Decarbonisation, Progress and Strategy, Codelco; and Paul Moore, Director, International Mining Events (Moderator) |
| 18:00-22:30 | Dinner at Casona Jottar | Sponsored by Komatsu, Cummins and Epiroc |
Day 2 | 14 May
| 07:30-09:00 | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibition | |
| Surface Mining | Underground Mining | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Liebherr & Fortescue joint presentation: Richard Kraemer, Haulage Electrification Solutions Manager, Liebherr; and Fortescue Zero presenter (TBC) | Rävliden: Boliden’s first electrified underground mine: Daniel Olsén, Senior Design Engineer, Boliden |
| 09:30-10:00 | Komatsu’s decarbonisation approach to surface mining: Anthony Cook, Vice President Sales and Marketing – EDT, Komatsu Mining; and Lucas van Latum, Product Director, Energy Transfer and Software Systems, Komatsu Mining | Normet Smartdrive® – Key experiences and the electrified future: Samu Kukkonen, Technology Director, Normet |
| 10:00-10:30 | Cummins partnering to accelerate mining hybrids towards electrification: Molly Puga, First Mode GM, Cummins | Underground fleet electrification – AngloGold Ashanti Brazil: Renan Soares, Mining Specialist, AngloGold Ashanti |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning | |
| 11:00-11:30 | From blueprint to bold reality: How ABB and HCM electrified FQM’s heavy haul truck: Greg Smith, General Manager, Global Technical Marketing, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd; and Fabiana Cavalcante, Global Head of Mobile e-Power, ABB | Real-world insights: Sandvik BEV vs diesel performance at Torex Gold’s Minera Media Luna mine: Brian Huff, Vice President of New Technology, Load and Haul, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions; and Gertjan Bekkers, VP, Mines Technical Services, Torex Gold Resources |
| 11:30-12:00 | Transformational trolley at Minera Los Pelambres: Tomás Nass, Decarbonisation Manager, Antofagasta Minerals; Will Dougherty, GHG Alliance Project Manager, Komatsu; and Ratna Kanth Dittakavi, Global Sales Manager – eMine, ABB | Implementation and evaluation of BEVs in LKAB’s Malmberget Mine: Pär Sundqvist, Engineering Electrification Officer, LKAB |
| 12:00-12:30 | All aboard: How railcar technology can help decarbonise mining: Alex Peiffer, Chief Operating Officer, Intramotev; and Katherine Beardslee, Digital Mine Engineer, Carmeuse Lime & Stone | PANEL: UG mine electrification on three continents: Regional differences and similarities: Magnus Backe, General Manager, Kiruna, LKAB; Buddy Crill, Energy Consultant, Eldorado Gold; Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler, Processes Decarbonisation Director/Underground Decarbonisation, Progress and Strategy, Codelco; and Tommi Valkonen, New Technology Strategy Manager, Load & Haul, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (Moderator) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Tellus Mining talk: Carlos Erazo, CEO, Tellus Mining | Transitioning to an electric mine in massive underground mining: Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler, Processes Decarbonisation Director/Underground Decarbonisation, Progress and Strategy, Codelco; and Javier Ruiz del Solar, Executive Director, Advanced Mining Technology Center |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Electrifying the future: Zero emission surface drills in mining: Nellaiappan Subbiah, Product Manager, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions; Patrick Murphy, President, Rotary Drilling Division, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions; and Peter Wallin, Manager Boliden Mines Electrification Program, Boliden | Powering performance: Optimising Torex’s Media Luna fleet through OEM systems & support: Elliot Arturo Carrillo Madrigal, Media Luna Mine Manager, Torex Gold Resources; Estefanía Chacón, Business Line Manager, Underground drills, Mexico CA and Caribbeans, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions; William Hughes, Engineering Manager, Rokion; Alex Lenz, Product Manager – Electrification, MacLean Engineering; and Gertjan Bekkers, VP, Mines Technical Services, Torex Gold Resources (Moderator) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Energy transfer reimagined: Thad Litkenhus, VP Product Management, Caterpillar | Powering the future: Lessons from Epiroc and Black Rock Mine’s decarbonisation transition: Franck Boudreault, Underground Application Expert Electrification, Epiroc, Kishore Jeebodh, Business Line Manager – Electrification, Southern Africa Region, Epiroc; and Sello Taku, Manager, Engineering, Black Rock Mine Operations, Assmang |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Accelerating and automating the BEV charging process: Nic Beutler, Global eMine Solutions Manager, ABB; Peter Wallin, Manager Boliden Mines Electrification Program, Boliden; Andrew Elsen, Senior Product Manager – Charging, Komatsu; Claudio Castagnetti, Head of Sales, E-Mobility, Staubli Electrical Connectors; Marc-Andre Beck, CEO, grivix; and Sylvain Froin, Global Communications and Marketing Manager, Business Line Mining, ABB (Moderator) | Innovations and partnerships accelerating decarbonisation underground: Julio Díaz Rivera, VP of Mine Resources, Development and Innovation, Codelco; and Sergio Carrera, Vice President Wholesale, Technology and DB Support, Komatsu |
| 16:00-16:30 | Driving circularity and decarbonisation through sustainable partnerships: Atilson Neto, Global Sustainable Mining Expert & South America Fossil Free Materials Lead, Volvo Group & Rafael Nieweglowski, Director E-Mobility Latin America, Volvo Construction Equipment | RIINO: Changing the way we mine: Aaron Lambert, CEO, RIINO |
| 16:30-17:00 | PANEL: Next generation trolley considerations: James Oliver, CEO, BluVein; Michael Lewis, Senior Director – Decarbonisation and Electrification, Komatsu; Thad Litkenhus, VP Product Management, Caterpillar; and Danny O’Reilly, WA Market Lead for Mining Decarbonisation, GHD (Moderator) | PANEL: Diesel-electric and Hybrids: Why take interim steps? Brian Huff, Vice President of New Technology, Load and Haul, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions; Jerome Cloue, Vice President of Electrification, Epiroc; Jan Haak, Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer, Switch Technologies; and Dan Gleeson, Director, International Mining Events (Moderator) |
| 17:00-18:00 | Happy Hour in Exhibition Hall | |
Day 3 | 15 May
| 07:30-09:00 | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibition | |
| Surface Mining | Underground Mining | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Power management at Codelco: Digitalising electrification: Claudio Toro, Regional Digital Manager for Americas, ABB; and Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler, Processes Decarbonisation Director/Underground Decarbonisation, Progress and Strategy, Codelco | Electrifying mixing equipment at El Teniente: Julio Aris, Manager of Innovation, STRABAG ZÜBLIN |
| 09:30-10:00 | Codelco Radomiro Tomic introduces the largest mobile spreaders in the Southern Hemisphere: Eduardo Simian, Project Director, FAM Minerals & Mining; and Noe Tabares, Automation & Controls Manager, Synergy Engineering Ltd | GR5 Underground Grader – Diesel vs BEV insights: David Jacques, VP Engineering, MacLean Engineering; and Alex Lenz, Product Manager – Electrification, MacLean Engineering |
| 10:00-10:30 | From theory to practice: Challenges and solutions in thermal management of electric vehicles: Michael Ortner, High Voltage Battery Solutions, KREISEL Electric; and Giuseppe Candiani, CEO, Hydac Cooling | BluVein1: An agnostic dynamic charging option: James Oliver, CEO, BluVein; and Franck Boudreault, Underground Application Expert Electrification, Epiroc |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning. | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Navigating the Energy Transition, Brian Weller, Vice President of Electrification – Resource Industries, Caterpillar | Electrifying mining: The role of battery logistics: Toby Groom: Global Head of EV Logistics Solutions, DHL; and Michael Roberts, BHEV Aftermarket Product Manager, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions |
| 11:30-12:00 | Technological solutions to improve the quality, reliability and efficiency of the electricity supply: Nicolás Espinoza R. Power Quality Segment Manager, Hitachi Energy; and Jorge Cuturrufo C. Energy Superintendent – T&D, VP Projects, Antofagasta Minerals | Success in mechanised production from narrow reef, steep orebodies by utilising electric, remote-controlled equipment: Tom Sertic, Managing Director, DOK-ING Africa |
| 12:00-12:30 | Capital-efficient decarbonisation options: Jan Haak, Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer; Mike O’Hanlon, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Switch Technologies; and Benjamin Ting, CCO, Echion Technologies | The zero-emission mine of the future starts today: Cristian Cancino, Business Line Manager Digital Solutions, South America Cone, Epiroc |
| 12:30-13:00 | How ultra-fast charging NWO mining equipment can maximise up-time and reduce TCO: Zach Bergman, Global Business Development Manager – Niobium Anodes, CBMM; and Dr. Sai Shivareddy, CEO, Nyobolt | The only plug and play battery machines: Franklin Torrez, Product Manager, Aramine Equipment |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Defining a new approach to mining: Mario Ortiz, Deputy General Manager, Quebrada Blanca, Teck | Grid stability for high density BEVs in mine sites (Callio Mine): Aurora Piriqui, Business Development Manager, SubSpace Energy HUB; and Marc-Andre Beck, CEO, grivix |
| 14:30-15:00 | Hybridising haulage through sustainable truck retrofits: Lucca Machado, Project Coordinator, U&M Mineração e Construção S/A | Electrifying mining mobility: Real-world data from 130 electric buses operating inside Codelco El Teniente Mine: Ricardo Repenning Bzdigian, Co-Founder, Reborn Electric Motors SpA |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee & Networking | Sponsored by Finning | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Power agnostic: Driving the next generation in mining truck operation: Reinaldo Arreaza, VP Mining Equipment, Wabtec; Allen Randolph, Vice President, Technology, Wabtec; and Gregg Walraven, Senior Manager, Product Management – Haulage, Komatsu | Battery trolley innovations at Rävliden, Ratna Kanth Dittakavi, Global Sales Manager – eMine, ABB; and Franck Boudreault, Underground Application Expert Electrification, Epiroc |
| 16:00-16:30 | Decarbonising one step at a time with idle management system for trucks: Walter Roman Mendivil, Global Product Lead, Haul Trucks, FLANDERS | Innovating through stability: Electrification as a structural strategy in underground mining: Felipe Rojas, Senior Project Director, Chile, REDCO Mining Consultants |
| 16:30-17:00 | The first mine-ready electric MPU for explosives delivery: Felipe Pontanilla, Technical Manager – Latin America, Dyno Nobel | |
Early Registration &
Welcome Drinks
Kick off your experience with a stress-free early badge collection, followed by welcome drinks in a casual setting.
Meet fellow delegates, get to know key stakeholders and ease into the conference with great conversations over a drink or two.
Meet fellow delegates, get to know key stakeholders and ease into the conference with great conversations over a drink or two.
Location: Exhibition Hall
Early Registration: 15:00 – 17:00
Welcome drinks: 17:00 – 19:00
Sponsored by Komatsu, Cummins and Epiroc
An Evening of Dinner, Entertainment & Networking
Enjoy a delicious meal while soaking in an engaging atmosphere, with live performances to set the perfect tone for the night.
Time: 18:00 – 22:30
Dinner Venue: Casona Jottar
Av. Chicureo 13000, 9361430 Chicureo, Colina, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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*Please be advised:
Complimentary transfers will be available between Centro Parque and the dinner venue, both before and after the event.
Parking at the venue is limited, so we recommend using the provided transport where possible.
Complimentary transfers will be available between Centro Parque and the dinner venue, both before and after the event.
Parking at the venue is limited, so we recommend using the provided transport where possible.
Happy Hour
Wind down the day with a refreshing drink at our Happy Hour in the Exhibition Hall! This is the perfect opportunity to mingle with exhibitors, explore the latest innovations, and discuss key takeaways from the sessions—all while enjoying a relaxed, buzzing atmosphere.
Location: Exhibition Hall
Time: 17:00 – 18:30
