Jose Augusto Palma - cumbre minera

Jose Augusto Palma is the Executive Vice President of Aclara Resources Inc., a TSX listed company, focused on developing a vertically integrated “mine-to-magnet” strategy, aimed at establishing a responsible and transparent supply of heavy rare earths for global markets. The Company is advancing two cornerstone projects in Brazil and in Chile—while simultaneously developing U.S.-based rare earths separation facility that will serve as the critical midstream link in Aclara’s value chain.

Prior to joining Aclara, he served as Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Hochschild Mining plc for 18 years. In this role, he led and managed a multidisciplinary team of over 100 professionals in the legal, environmental, social relations, and institutional affairs departments of Hochschild Mining. Before Hochschild, he was a partner at the law firm of Swidler Berlin in Washington DC, served in the World Bank and in the government of Peru. He has served in the board of directors of private and listed companies and in industry associations such as SNMPE and Comex.