Organizing Committee
The Argentina Rocks Committee is form by professionals with recognized experience in geology, mineral exploration and project development, who contribute their expertise to ensure a high-level technical program.
Alejandro Marcelo Caballero
Consulting Geologist, AC GEOLOGICAL SERVICES
Biography
He has 40 years of experience working in various areas of Economic Geology such as primary and advanced prospecting of mineral resources, and mineral production.
Since 1994, dedicated to remote sensing and spectral geology, having processed data from multispectral and hyperspectral sensors such as Landsat OLI/TM/ETM, ASTER, Sentinel-2, WorldView-3, ALOS, LiDAR, HyMap, AVIRIS, EnMAP, PRISMA, Radar, DEM, etc. Geological interpretation. Field and laboratory spectroscopy (PIMA, FieldSpec, TerraSpec, HALO, etc. spectrometers). Alteration mapping. Project development. Support for regional exploration programs and advanced projects in more than 30 countries, especially Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Brazil, in exploration programs for porphyry copper, epithermal HS/LS, base metals (Pb, Zn, Ag), uranium, diamonds, bauxite and laterite, iron ore, coal, borax, potassium, heavy metals, REE, etc.
Jose Perelló
Consultant, Independent
Biography
He earned his B.Sc. degree from the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, and an MSc. from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He worked for 18 years at BHP and 22 years at Antofagasta Minerals. With both companies, he participated in early- and late-stage exploration of various precious and base metal deposits, primarily porphyry and sedimentary copper, in 51 countries worldwide. He is currently an independent part-time consultant in economic and exploration geology, based in Santiago, Chile.
Dr. Laura Giambiagi
Researcher, CONICET Mendoza
Biography
Principal investigator at CONICET in the Tectonics Group of the Argentine Institute of Snow, Ice and Environmental Sciences (IANIGLA, CCT Mendoza), specializing in Andean tectonics, stress field evolution, and structural controls on magmatism, mineralization, and seismicity. Her research focuses on understanding how crustal deformation, fault systems, and changes in tectonic regime interact during the construction of the Andes, integrating structural field analysis, 2D–3D–4D kinematic and dynamic modeling, and geophysical data.
Javier Roberto
Vice President and Country Manager, Aldebaran Resources
Biography
An Argentine geologist with over 20 years of mining experience, he is currently Vice President and Country Manager for Argentina at Aldebaran Resources. He leads the important Altar copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina, having joined the company in 2018, and is key to its development, contributing his exploration expertise from previous projects in Peru and Argentina, as well as his academic background. He has been instrumental in the advancement of the Altar project, a large copper-gold deposit in the province of San Juan, Argentina, which is now operated by Aldebaran Resources in partnership with Sibanye Stillwater.
Julio César Ortiz
Attorney, Ortiz | Macaluzzo Abogados
Biography
Julio is a renowned participant in the mining environment with more than twenty years of experience advising the mining sector, both nationally and internationally.
Currently, he represents numerous mining exploration and mining services companies, assisting them primarily in matters of Mining Law, Exchange Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law and Environmental Law, leading due diligence processes, settling tax issues related to foreign investments, and interpreting rules on exchange and capital control, among many other aspects.