From August 11–13, BCTEC participated in Caving 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, an international conference focused on cave mining that brought together professionals, specialists and representatives from the global mining industry.

Throughout the three-day conference, BCTEC participated as an Exhibitor Sponsor, with a dedicated booth where our team showcased the company’s engineering capabilities, areas of expertise and proprietary technologies supporting mine planning and operations.

The event also provided an opportunity to connect with professionals from across the international mining community, exchange experiences and discuss some of the challenges and developments shaping the future of cave mining.

Technical presentation at Caving 2026

One of the highlights of our participation was the presentation “Integrated Caving and Gravity Flow Modelling for Remnant Resource Optimization,” delivered by Diego Pollard, Senior Engineer at BCTEC, during the conference’s Gravity Flow session.

The work brought together contributions from Raúl Castro (University of Chile); Yonathan Molina and Rodrigo Quiroz (Codelco – Chuquicamata); and Lenin Arancibia, Mauricio Valderrama, Bryan Castro and Sebastián Ortiz (BCTEC).

Its presentation at Caving 2026 provided an opportunity to share this work within an international technical forum and contribute to the exchange of knowledge and experience among professionals and specialists in cave mining.

Connecting with the international caving community

BCTEC’s participation in Caving 2026 reflects our commitment to remaining actively connected with the international technical community, sharing knowledge and experience, and continuing to develop engineering and technology solutions for the current and future challenges of mining.

We thank Codelco – Chuquicamata and all the authors involved in the work for making its presentation at Caving 2026 possible. We also thank the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) for organizing the conference and creating another valuable opportunity for technical exchange within the international caving community.

BCTEC participated in the 27th World Mining Congress 2026, held in Lima, Peru, one of the most relevant international gatherings for the mining industry. The event brought together specialists, companies, researchers, and professionals from the sector to share technical advances, experiences, and solutions applied to the main challenges facing mining today.

On this occasion, BCTEC was represented by Raúl Castro, Principal Consultant; Lenin Arancibia, Engineering Manager; and Fernando Caballero, Senior Consultant. During the event, the company presented part of its experience in simulation, mine planning, and decision-making support for underground mining. The presentation provided an opportunity to share BCTEC’s work in the use of advanced modelling and simulation tools applied to the evaluation of complex mining scenarios.

BCTEC’s participation in WMC 2026 reflects the company’s commitment to technological innovation, technical excellence, and the development of solutions that contribute to safer, more efficient, and more sustainable mining.

The congress also provided an opportunity to strengthen technical exchange with representatives of the global mining industry, creating spaces for discussion around current challenges in mine planning, operational simulation, geomechanics, and risk analysis in underground operations.

BCTEC thanks the organizers for the opportunity to take part in this important international congress and reaffirms its commitment to continue contributing experience, technology, and specialized knowledge to the development of the mining industry.

See some images from our participation in WMC 2026 in the post shared on our LinkedIn:
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BCTEC will participate as a Trade Exhibitor at Caving 2026, one of the most relevant international events in underground mining and caving methods, to be held from August 11 to 13, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Organized by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), this event brings together professionals, companies, and experts from around the world to address key technical and operational challenges associated with caving mining.

In this context, BCTEC will be present, sharing its experience in the development and application of solutions based on advanced simulation, geomechanical analysis, and mine planning, contributing to improved decision-making in caving operations.

BCTEC’s participation in Caving 2026 represents an opportunity to strengthen connections with the global mining community, exchange knowledge, and continue contributing to the development of more efficient underground mining practices.

We expect this event to be an opportunity to further explore caving challenges, exchange technical experiences, and advance in the development of solutions based on simulation, geomechanical analysis, and mine planning.

For more information about the event, please visit the official website:

https://acgcaving.com

BCTEC had the honor of participating in Geomin – Mineplanning 2025, one of the most influential conferences for the Latin-American mining industry. The event, held from 11 to 13 June at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile, brought together leading professionals, researchers, and corporations in the sector.

During the congress, we presented the results of the study “Long-Term Planning Through Multilevel Simulation,” delivered by our Senior Consultant Lenin Arancibia and co-authored by Diego Pollard Valdés (Project Engineer) and José Ari Bacigalupo (IT Consultant).

FlowSim BC v6.4: Advancing Gravity-Flow Simulation

The presentation focused on FlowSim BC version 6.4, proprietary software developed by BCTEC that accurately simulates gravity flow in multi-level caving mines. The tool has become essential for optimizing long-range plans in Block and Panel Caving operations, providing trustworthy outputs for tonnage, grade, fragmentation, and recovery.

Key capabilities of FlowSim BC include:

• Objective evaluation and comparison of alternative mine designs
• Estimation of diluted grades and metal recovery factors
• Generation of dilution-adjusted block models ready for scheduling
• Optimization of draw strategies based on anticipated fragmentation profiles
• Simulation of mines with multiple extraction horizons
• Delivery of reliable results with reduced computational run-times
  

FlowSim BC’s development and application have been rigorously validated in a variety of mining operations, confirming its robustness and immediate applicability across diverse projects.

BCTEC’s involvement in Mineplanning 2025 reinforces our ongoing commitment to technological innovation, technical excellence, and the creation of solutions that foster more efficient and sustainable mining. We are grateful for the opportunity to share our experience and insights at this premier international conference and remain ready to continue collaborating with the global mining community.

BCTEC Engineering and Technology participated in the 9th International Conference on Operational Excellence in Mining, Minexcellence 2024, one of the most important mining events in Chile, which took place between November 11 and 13 at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile. The event brought together industry professionals and academics to present the strategies and tools that will enable improvement and excellence in the mining business at a national and international level in the future.

For this important meeting, the team made the presentation:
“Integrated Multilevel Simulation in Underground Operations: Application to Level 2 of CODELCO Chuquicamata Underground”. Work carried out in collaboration with CODELCO VP and Chuquicamata Division, represented by Jaime Cubillos, CODELCO, Chile, Matías Olagnier, CODELCO, Chile, Juan C. Videla, CODELCO, Chile, Rodrigo Quiroz, CODELCO, Chile, Pablo Álvarez,, BCTEC, Chile, Carlos Valdés, BCTEC, Chile and Fernando Caballero, BCTEC consultant and presenter of the event, in which a simulation methodology was established based on events that integrate, in a structured and sequential way, the levels of Production, Transport and the Materials Handling System in the Chuquicamata Underground Mine.

In this type of projects, the importance of collaboration between academia, industry and key players such as CODELCO is highlighted, to face the challenges and achieve a more efficient, safe and sustainable future in mining. BCTEC’s successful participation in Minexcellence 2024 reaffirms its role as a leader in the implementation of innovative technologies, and its continuous effort to drive the transformation of mining towards new frontiers of excellence and professionalism.