Camilo Ernesto Arias Maza

Camilo Ernesto Arias Maza is an experienced mining professional currently serving as Projects Chief and Backfill & Mine Services Coordinator at Zijin-Continental Gold since January 2015. In this role, responsibilities include overseeing mine auxiliary services, ventilation, aerial tramway systems, and the paste plant along with underground backfill distribution. Prior positions at Zijin-Continental Gold include Jr. Mining Engineer, where design of blasting diagrams was conducted, and Jr. Shift Boss at the mineral processing plant, focusing on operation and optimization projects. Earlier experience includes a role as an Auxiliar Investigador at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, contributing to a research project on explosivity and methane gas quantification in coal seams. Camilo holds a degree in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, obtained in 2015.