Sinche Gonzalez, Maria

Maria Sinche-Gonzalez is a Senior University Lecturer at the University of Oulu working in the unit of Oulu Mining School. She is a doctor and engineer in Mineral Processing from the University of South Australia and University San Agustin de Arequipa respectively. She has more than twelve years of experience in the mining industry working in several companies such as Panamerican Silver in the Quiruvilca and Huaron mines, Trafigura Group in Condestable mine, in Newmont-Yanacocha mine and for BHP Billiton in the Olympic Dam mine - AMIRA Project. Maria is working in research and teaching for 13 years and has worked at the University of South Australia, at the Technical University of Lulea in Sweden and currently works in research and teaching at the University of Oulu in Finland. Her expertise is in sulfide flotation, metal accounting and modeling and simulation of separation processes.