Francisco Mardones

Francisco Mardones, Corporate Consultant Drill & Blast with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. He has expertise in the design, optimization, control, and management of drilling and blasting operations. His extensive field experience spans multiple countries, including Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Spain. He has specialized in brownfield and greenfield project studies for metal mines, fragmentation assessments, and Mine-to-Mill projects. His technical proficiency covers a wide range of areas, such as rock mass characterization, blast engineering, environmental effects, and geotechnical reconciliation.