Francisca Canales Rojas

Francisca Canales Rojas is an experienced process engineer currently working at Molycop since May 2024. Prior roles include process engineering positions at Weir Minerals and BHP, as well as a financial specialist role in the Quellaveco project at Anglo American. Francisca's background also includes significant experience in financial systems at Anglo American Chile and research responsibilities at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. Notable projects include investigating fluid dynamics to enhance the capacity of a fluidized bed roaster and studying the use of flotation tailings as flux in copper concentrate smelting. Francisca holds a degree in Civil Metallurgical Engineering from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and is pursuing a Master’s in Data Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.