Santiago Garcia
Principal Metallurgy & Process Technology Leader | Polymetallic Operations | Smelting & Hydrometallurgy | QP (SME)
- Role
- Principal Global Metallurgist - Technology Manager at Draslovka
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Santiago Garcia
Corporate Metallurgical Leader and Qualified Person (QP) with 28+ years of experience supporting silver, gold, and polymetallic (Pb, Zn, Cu) performance across large, complex, integrated mining and processing. Extensive experience working at the corporate and multi-asset level, partnering with Executive Committees, Vice Presidents, Directors, and General Managers on gold and silver growth initiatives, metallurgical governance, technology adoption, and capital project execution.Demonstrated ability to translate metallurgical performance into measurable business outcomes, including recovery improvement, operating cost optimization, execution risk management, and ESG-aligned value creation. Recognized for a pragmatic, collaborative approach to recovery optimization, refining readiness, and mine-to-metal integration across diverse geographies and regulatory environments.
Experience
Principal Global Metallurgist - Technology Manager
Mar 2023 — Present · AZ, US
Senior corporate metallurgical leader supporting global silver, gold, copper, and polymetallic mining operations. Provide strategic and technical guidance on recovery optimization, flowsheet evaluation, and metallurgical risk management, working closely with VP, Director, COO, and GM-level leadership. Contribute to technology adoption, investment readiness, and mine-to-metal integration initiatives that enable recovery improvement, operating cost reduction, and ESG-aligned value creation across multi-asset portfolios.
Education
Universidad ESAN
Diploma, Financial Evaluation
2006 — 2007
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Diploma, Geometallurgy
2007 — 2008
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín
Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy
1990 — 1994
Universidad de Piura
Diploma, Social responsability
2007 — 2007
Skills
- Modeling
- Management
- Engineering
- Project Planning
- Mining
- Mejora Continua
- Carbón
- Hydrometallurgy
- Process Engineering
- Gold
- Cobre
- Continuous Improvement
- Exploración Minera
- Ingeniería
- Geometalurgy
- Feasibiity Study
- Minería
- Oxides
- Sulphides
- Project Management
- Minerals
- Geology
- Oro
- Minerales
- Project Engineering
- Refractory Ore
- Metales Básicos
- Strategic Planning
- Procesamiento De Minerales
- Base Metals
- Silver
- Economical Evaluation
- Iron Ore
- Mineral Processing
- Copper
- Gestión De Proyectos
- Mineral Exploration
- Metallurgy
- Water Treatment
- Heap Leaching
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