The 12th International Congress of Prospectors and Explorers (proEXPLO 2021) organized by the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP) will start this Monday, March 22.

For this new edition of the congress, to be held entirely online, the organizers have prepared a program of 24 posters, which will be distributed in three main themes.

The first theme addresses "Economic Geology" and will focus on exploration success stories and advances in geological knowledge.

Some of the titles included in this group are Macusani uraniferous district: Mineralization model using stable isotopes; Generating value in the VMS type ore deposit at Cerro Lindo Mining Unit through the search for new geological domains (mineralized volcanic); Discovery and geology of the Coralillo project, a Cu, Au, Fe mineralized system associated to Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary rocks of the "Casma Group", Huarmey Basin, in the northern coast of Peru; to mention some highlights.

The second theme will be "Innovation in exploration" and the purpose will be to inform about the development of new exploration techniques and methodologies.

It will include topics like the analysis of main components of trace elements in stream sediments of the Cháparra basin (Arequipa) as a tool for gold prospecting; lithological clustering based on multi-elemental data in La Tapada, a polymetallic Andean deposit of Central Peru; among others of interest.

While the third theme entitled "From Discovery to Mine" aims to present works focused on the different stages to make a deposit viable and turn it into a mine, such as geometallurgy studies, resource definition or community relations management.

Among the topics to be discussed, we have circular economy, technological options for pyrite produced from CL tailings, exploration potential of historical tailings dams and its implications for a sustainable future: Case Antigua Mina Carhuacayán, Junín-Peru; Education: Indispensable to avoid social conflicts, and to promote and guarantee the sustainability of mining investment in Peru.

"These posters will be available throughout the 5 days of proEXPLO 2021 so that attendees can visualize them at any time. In addition, if participants want to ask questions via e-mail, they will have the opportunity to have direct contact with the author," explained the congress organizers.