Meet Our Global Team

Ignacio Bazán

Senior Engineer

Postgraduate Project Management Diploma, 2015, University of Chile; Civil Engineering, 2012; BSc Engineering, 2010 University of Santiago

Ignacio joined Paterson & Cooke in 2012 and is a senior engineer located in our Cornwall office in the UK.

Ignacio specialises in hydraulic transport systems design, including water, conventional and thickened tailings, overland long-distance slurry pipeline systems and underground mine cemented paste backfill projects, transient analysis for slurry pipelines (water hammer), selection and specification of mechanical equipment, and project cost estimates.

He is also responsible for project management, including budget setting, planning and proposals, client liaison, and execution of engineering projects.

Notable Papers

I. Bazán, P. Ainsworth, B. Salvoldi, R Cano, D López (2023) “Reduction of strength losses in paste backfill with sludge cake”. Paste 2023, Banff, Canada.

I. Bazán (2020) “Design review for a tailings deposition system”. Paste 2020, Santiago, Chile.

I. Bazán, G. Eriz, R. Martinson, F. Bello (2017) “Tailings distribution systems operating with spigots discharges: Design and practical considerations”. Tailings 2017, Santiago, Chile.