Dr Tony Nieto

Tony Nieto is an expert in earth systems technology & innovation with over 20 years of experience in the minerals sector. Nieto has held various executive positions globally, including Director of the Mining and Minerals Tech and Research Center with FLSmidth in the United States, as Chief Technology Officer at The Mining Collaborative Research Center in Australia, he also served as Vice President of Innovation & Technology at Gold Fields in Africa, and Penoles in LATAM.

Nieto's expertise focuses on geo-resource economics, earth systems operations, and mining and minerals technology & innovation. He holds a Ph.D. and MSc from the Colorado School of Mines, an MSc in Geostatistics from the École des Mines de Paris, and a BSc in Mining & Metallurgy Engineering from the Guanajuato School of Mines.

Dr. Nieto is the author of the book, The 5S Innovation Model for the Minerals Industry, published in January 2024, and he is a co-author of the SME Minerals Engineering Handbook.