Itasca Chile SpA

José Tomás Urrejola

Geology Specialist

Chile
Itasca Chile SpA

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Areas of Expertise

Geology
Geotechnical
Rock Mechanics

Consulting Services

Mining

José Tomás Urrejola

Geology Specialist

José Tomás Urrejola developed his graduate degree thesis in analyzing the structural configuration of the Pocuro Fault System in the Valparaíso Region in central Chile. His research included using magnetotelluric methods, correlating alteration, the failure mode of Miocene rocks, and deformation of alluvial deposits.

His master’s degree thesis included an updated landslide catalogue for the Pocuro Fault System surroundings and modelling slope instabilities in SLIDE 2D. In this work, he performed back-analysis to study a plausible seismic triggering in the Quaternary period.

Education

M.Sc. (Geology), 2023
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

B.Sc. (Geology), 2022
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Publications

Urrejola-Sanhueza, J. T. G., Sepúlveda, S. A., Pinto, L., & Moreiras, S. M. (2025). Linking large-volume landslides with potential neotectonic activity of the Pocuro fault system, Central Andes (32°-33°S). Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 152, 105320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105320

Speaking Engagements

XVI Chilean Geological Congress, Santiago, Chile, 2023

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