The origins of the company date back to February 2011 in Australia. Founded by former Rio Tinto executives trained in the same mining company’s Mine of Future program.
The purpose that united these professionals was to support and advise based on the specific needs of each client. Then, in 2014, we started developing projects in Chile; One of the most important mining industries worldwide.
In its beginnings, the focus of the service was on the implementation of autonomous trucks in mining operations. Over time, and based on the needs of our customers, this service not only covered the technological implementation but also the integral advice associated with productivity, resource management, electromobility, optimization, technological roadmaps, among others.
Although there have been years of efforts and shared successes, at Tellus we project ourselves even more and, over time, we are born the concern to expand and, after carrying out a project for a mining company in Canada, we decided to open an office in Vancouver in 2022.
Part of the added value in the origins of the company are our knowledge and experience in the mining industry of Chile and what we learned in Australia, which we convert, improve and adapt to the local industry through our expert gaze.
The origins of the company date back to February 2011 in Australia. Founded by former Rio Tinto executives trained in the same mining company’s Mine of Future program.
The purpose that united these professionals was to support and advise based on the specific needs of each client. Then, in 2014, we started developing projects in Chile; One of the most important mining industries worldwide.
In its beginnings, the focus of the service was on the implementation of autonomous trucks in mining operations. Over time, and based on the needs of our customers, this service not only covered the technological implementation but also the integral advice associated with productivity, resource management, electromobility, optimization, technological roadmaps, among others.
Although there have been years of efforts and shared successes, at Tellus we project ourselves even more and, over time, we are born the concern to expand and, after carrying out a project for a mining company in Canada, we decided to open an office in Vancouver in 2022.
Part of the added value in the origins of the company are our knowledge and experience in the mining industry of Chile and what we learned in Australia, which we convert, improve and adapt to the local industry through our expert gaze.
We want to be an expert reference in innovation for mining companies,
We connect with to be a true partner who deeply understands the challenges our expertise requires, delivering measurable results and focusing on what we can do to ensure that the improvements made today continue to work for the foreseeable future and help make mining more sustainable.
TEAM
MANAGEMENT
Carlos Erazo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Industrial Engineer and Mining Engineer, with more than 20 years of experience in the mining industry. With an entrepreneurial and strategic vision, throughout his career, between Chile and Australia, he has worked from different perspectives of the mining business. Its areas of development include asset management (maintenance), state-of-the-art technologies (automation) and production (continuous improvement of mining operations).
José Luis Troncoso
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
With 15 years of experience in the industry, particularly in mine planning, operations and consulting focused on automation, productivity and deployment of mining technologies. He has led studies on the implementation of mining technologies in Chile and Australia, capturing knowledge and experience in various operating conditions and technologies applied to mining with a focus on safety, productivity and automation (trucks/ autonomous drills). He has operational experience implementing technology transformations in large-scale mining operations, leading the implementation, change management, and adoption of technology by mining organizations.
Paula Burgos
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Commercial Engineer, specialized in Finance and Business Administration, with 17 years of experience in the public sector and in the mining industry of products and services. Throughout his career in mining, he has worked in the elaboration and definition of corporate budgets, operational control, organizational and commercial management of projects and contracts in the industry, controlling budgets and profitability, in addition to modeling, developing and implementing processes in the various areas of the business.
COMMERCIAL AREA
Alejandro Canelo
Commercial Manager
Industrial Civil Engineer, with more than 30 years of experience in open pit mining, working in operations, maintenance, technological projects and HR. He held positions of mine process control and management superintendent at Radomiro Tomic and Gabriela Mistral divisions, he was also head of operations of autonomous trucks at Gabriela Mistral Division and general shift manager in mine operations at Andina Division, in the latter he also worked as maintenance shift manager and HR. He specialized in autonomous and manual truck operations, conventional mining training and autonomy. He has done studies, development and implementation of autonomy projects, open pit mining operations and training for operators and supervisors.
Jeff Manrique
Commercial Manager
Systems Engineer with 20 years in the mining industry. Sales manager with experience, knowledge and negotiation skills in different organizations in Peru and Chile, managing to identify, propose, recommend and/or provide comprehensive solutions to the needs and problems of customers in the mining industry, focused on continuous improvement and increased productivity.
Gabriel Barahona
Research & Development Manager
Civil Electrical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in automation solutions for the mining industry and others. His professional activity has focused on leading technology introduction initiatives in areas such as Data Analytics and Decarbonization. He has worked in technical, strategic and business development roles in global companies in the electricity / automation area, dedicating the last 10 years specifically to consulting in technology solutions for mining.
Christian Elgueta
Technical Manager Mine Planning & Tech
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 19 years of experience in the open pit mining industry. Expert in strategic mine planning, highlighting pit optimization processes, extraction sequence definition, phase design and long, medium and short term strategic planning. With specialized knowledge in project management, focused on the optimization and continuous improvement of the processes in which he is involved.
Carlos Aguilera
Senior Manager Automation
Mining Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in technology for mining operations, project management and supervision of mining operations. He has 16 years of experience in the autonomous operation of transportation, with knowledge of Frontrunner, Command, ASI Mobius and other emerging systems; focusing his management in the continuous improvement of processes, as well as in the proposal of solutions for the development of new features together with distributors and OEMs.
Andrés Mujica
Principal Engineer Mining Operations
Civil Engineer in Mines with 10 years of experience in the industry. He has led projects for the management of open pit mining operations, achieving practices of operational excellence. He masters the processes and control of mine dispatch under his leadership role in various processes of cultural and technical transformation. He has experience in tactical plans of autonomous implementation and knowledge of deterministic and stochastic simulation of transport fleets.
Carlos Abarca
Principal Engineer Mining Technologies
Civil Industrial Engineer and Civil Engineer with more than 19 years in the management of studies and/or projects of implementation, operation and administration of mining services. Among other areas, he has experience in the evaluation and engineering of technological infrastructure projects, production control systems of autonomous trucks, and machine learning projects applied to mining and data analysis.
Felipe Ramírez
AHS Support Manager
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the optimization of resources, safety and efficiency in open pit mines. Throughout his career he has led the development of the implementation of effective and innovative solutions in mining operations, standing out as an expert in autonomous transport systems with high tonnage trucks (AHS), from the conceptual stage of technical and economic proposal to the commissioning and operation under design.
Patricio Quiroga
Mining Operation Superintendent
Civil Mining Engineer with more than ten years of experience in the mining industry. He has successfully led operations and projects in large mining, highlighting the implementation of autonomous systems in truck fleets and operational continuity projects. His career, which spans more than eight years dedicated specifically to leadership roles in mining operations and mine modernization projects, has provided him with in-depth knowledge in key areas of the business, such as mine operations, integrated operations, management control, mine process engineering, operational excellence, and project management in mining.
Cristián Vera
Senior Planning Engineer
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 12 years of experience in the open pit mining industry. Expert in mine planning in pit optimization processes, extraction sequence definition and long term strategic planning. He also has experience in short term planning, mine operation and open pit prestripping.
Diva Núñez
PMO - Principal in Project Control and Planning
Industrial Civil Engineer with experience in the mining digital transformation area. He has served as PMO Project Manager where he has been in charge of project management methodology, risk and problem management. He has solid knowledge in Project Management, budget management and Supply Chain definitions and strategies. His career also includes roles as manager and leader in project implementation in Chile and Latin America.
Claudia Gálvez
Senior Engineer Mining
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in various areas of the mining production chain. Much of her career has been spent as a drilling, blasting and long-term strategic planning engineer. She has also been responsible for successfully managing and processing operating permits, mining regulations and technological project escalation reports before the corresponding authority.
Santiago Villaroel
Technical Lead Expert
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in large-scale mining, leading work teams in mine operations, short- and medium- term planning.
Julio Olivos
Technical Lead Expert Planning
Civil Mining Engineer, with more than 6 years of experience in long term planning in open pit mining. Specifically, he is involved in the optimization of mining resources, definition of extraction sequences, preparation of long-term mining plans and estimation of maximum exploitation rates.
Fernanda Rivas
Technical Lead Expert
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 6 years of experience. He has extensive knowledge in management and development of engineering projects in the areas of renewable energy, mining and construction. With experience in truck and drilling rig autonomy projects, CAS system, fatigue sleepiness systems, and economic evaluations, among other technology and innovation projects for large mining companies in Chile and Peru.
Esteban Maldonado
Technical Lead Expert
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 8 years of professional experience, focused on leadership, innovation, management control, business intelligence and data analysis in the mining industry. His career has been built around digital transformation, being responsible for successfully managing process improvements through information technology, and approaching problems in a systemic and customer-oriented way.
Enrique Vio
AHS Mine Planning Scheduler
Civil Mining Engineer with 6 years in the mining industry. He has experience in AHS circuits and continuous improvement of automated operation. He also has experience and knowledge in the monitoring of operational and safety controls and standards, as well as in the optimization of resources and the management of daily activities in the mining operation.
Diego González
Technical Lead
Civil Mining Engineer with 5 years of experience in the mining industry. He has experience in technical consulting for technological implementation projects related to fleet selection, automation, trolley assist system, optimization and management of mining processes related to transportation equipment. In addition, he has participated in technical and economic evaluations of decarbonization projects with technologies on board transportation equipment, through the use of software and data analysis in deterministic and stochastic simulations.
Sebastián Herrera
Technical Lead
Civil Mining Engineer with 5 years of experience working as a specialist and technical leader in several initiatives related to projects and technology implementation studies for mining companies with operations in Chile and Peru. These include truck autonomy projects ranging from technical and economic evaluation to the development of an implementation and scaling-up plan for the operation, studies and incorporation of collision warning systems in mining equipment, studies and evaluations in the conceptual stage for the implementation of autonomous drilling rigs, and technical advice for the updating and migration of fleet management systems with a view to autonomy.
Greek San Martín
Technical Lead
Civil Mining Engineer with more than three years of experience leading projects and studies for the implementation of autonomous trucks and drills, coexistence of manual and autonomous equipment, updating of road manuals and optimization of mine circuits, transportation fleet selection studies and projects related to decarbonization technologies in CAEX, such as trolley assist, hybrid and battery CAEX, as well as CAS technology implementation projects. Economic evaluations within the context of each project, contributing to strategic decision making, highlighting the execution of deterministic and stochastic simulations of loading and transportation.
Andrés Oñate
Technical Lead
Civil Mining Engineer, specialized in mine planning, with more than 6 years of experience in open pit mining projects. Strong knowledge in planning, design, operations and simulations of loading and conveying.
Miguel Riffo
Project Management Officer
Civil Mining Engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Expert in fleet control systems for subway and open pit mines. In the field of mining operations he has expertise in fleet control systems for all its operational areas (loading, hauling, drilling and blasting, best routing, polygon control, drill mesh, etc.). He is currently working as PMO in technology implementation projects.
María Teresa Zabala
Organizational Management Specialist
Organizational Constructivist Psychologist, she has a vast experience as a strategic advisor in cultural changes and organizational communication, personnel selection, organizational culture diagnostics, teamwork, management support in Organizational Development and Human Resources, elaboration of job profiles, among others. He has worked as a specialist in Technological Cultural Change Management, developing methodological strategies under the ADKAR and 5s models.
Felipe Moreno
AHS Performance Specialist
Civil Engineer in Mining with more than 4 years of experience in the industry. Focused on autonomous, sustainable, safe, efficient and productive mining. With knowledge in management, installation and operation of technological systems in mining equipment, development, implementation and control of training plans for autonomous operation. Part of his career has focused on the operation of autonomous equipment, managing AHS circuits and optimizing the system, emphasizing the continuous improvement of technological systems, and generating a safe and efficient operation.
José Pablo Espinoza
Technical Lead
