Metallurgy Processes & Engineering

Juan Carlos Villarroel

Over 40 years of experience in Cu-Mo-Au Concentrator, Cu-Au Hydrometallurgy, Geometallurgy, Mine-to-Port, and Tailings Transport & Disposal processes, leading operations and projects for BHP, Codelco, Antofagasta Minerals and Collahuasi.

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40+
years in mining & metallurgy
12+
major operations across Chile, Canada, Australia & Brazil
VP & Manager
roles at BHP, Codelco, AMSA, Collahuasi
Juan Carlos Villarroel
Experience across
  • BHP
  • Codelco
  • Antofagasta Minerals
  • Collahuasi
  • Minera Escondida
  • SQM
  • Falconbridge

About

Independent, senior-level process expertise

JCV Expert · Metallurgy Processes & Engineering is an independent consultancy based in Santiago, Chile, that helps mining companies, owners and investors make confident decisions at the moments that matter. JCV Expert delivers independent project and process reviews, due diligence for transactions and studies, debottlenecking and risk audits of operating plants, and the commissioning and operations readiness that new capacity needs to ramp up safely and on plan.

Engagements cover the full value chain, from geometallurgy and mine-to-port integration to advanced process control and tailings transport & disposal. Every project is backed by more than 40 years of senior operational leadership at BHP, Codelco, Antofagasta Minerals and Collahuasi, applied at operations such as Spence, Escondida, Chuquicamata, El Salvador, Centinela and Pelambres, with international experience in Australia, Brazil and Canada.

From ore characterization to concentrate at the port, value is created, or lost, at every step of the process.

JCV Expert · Metallurgy Processes & Engineering

Expertise

What JCV Expert can do for your operation

Independent Project, Process & Due Diligence Review

Objective, senior-level review of projects, process designs and transactions for owners and investors.

Debottlenecking, Audits & Process Risk

Facility audits, throughput debottlenecking and process-risk assessment for operating plants.

Geometallurgy & Mine-to-Port Work Plans

Design of geometallurgy, mine-to-port and metallurgical test work programs aligned with the business plan.

Characterization & Test Work Control

Monitoring and controlling ore characterization and metallurgical test work development end-to-end.

Advanced Process Control & E/I Design

Process automation, advanced control strategies and electric/electronic instrumentation design.

Commissioning & Operations Readiness

Management of commissioning and operations readiness so new capacity ramps up safely and on plan.

Contact

Let's talk about your project

Available for independent reviews, audits, workshops and advisory engagements, in Chile and internationally.