Experience

Polymetal International plc

• Cyprus
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Director. Bakirchik.

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Deputy Technical Director

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

• Chief Engineer for open pit in Bakirchik

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

• Head of mine planning division (Bakirchik mine)

  • May 2016 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for long/mid/short term mine planning in Bakirchik surface mine.

• Head of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves audit division

  • Apr 2011 - May 2016

  Responsible for internal audit of the Company's deposits Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in accordance with JORC code under the guidance of the Company CompetentPersons (V.N. Tsyplakov, I.V. Epshtein) as of 01.01.2011 to the Annual Report of the Company.Performance and organization of evaluation of the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in accordance with JORC code under the guidance of the Company Competent Persons (V.N. Tsyplakov, I.V. Epshtein) as of 01.07.2011 for undergoing an external audit with the aim of obtaining a Mineral Expert Report (MER) for the Company IPO on the LondonStock Exchange. Organization and control of provision of the required technical materials/data to the external auditors.Work with SRK Consulting and Snowden auditors on MER agreement according to JORC code as of 01.07.2011 for the Company IPO on the London Stock ExchangeDrawing a schedule plan of internal and external audits of the Сompany's Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in the current year.Interaction with engineering, geological and production structures of theCompany to the extent of provision of input data for evaluation of the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in accordance with JORC code.Performance of Pre-Feasibility Study for the Sopka Kvartsevaya deposit with subsequent successful external audit by SRK Consulting

• Leading Engineer of Open Pit Mining

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2011

  Cooperation with SRK Consulting auditors in the process of the preparation and approval of a JORC compliant Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves statement of Jan.01, 2009 to be included in the Company’s Annual Report.A JORC compliant Company’s internal audit of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves as per Jan. 01, 2010 under the supervision by Competent Persons (V.N. Tsyplakov, I.V. Epstein, V.T. Ryabukhin). Preparation of a three-year schedule for internal and externalaudits of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.Deposit Birkachan – preparation of a JORC compliant Pre-Feasibility Study with Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves evaluation followed by an external audit by SRK Consulting.Deposit Albazino – preparation of a JORC compliant Feasibility Study with Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves evaluation followed by an external audit by Snowden.Deposit Varvarinskoye – Mine Design for a JORC compliant Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves updating per May 01, 2010 and upgrading the Projects Technical and Economic Model that will be followed by an audit by SRK Consulting and Snowden.The completion of management’s tasks; taking part in finding principle technical solutions for open pit mining operations conducted by the Company; presenting project to state authorities for approval; training new employees; presenting the report ‘Mine Design for Varvarinskoye’ to the Company’s Scientific Council; participation in creating a Standard for the evaluation of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves compliant with JORC (2004).

• Engineer of Open Pit Mining

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2008

  Designing: transportation routes for the project “Modification of Construction Work for Processing Plant at Vorontsovskoye Gold Deposit – boosting the productivity from 600 to 900 Kt of mined processed sulfide ore; A project aimed at the inclusion of Vorontsovskoye gold deposit’s Southern flank reserves into mining andprocessing.the justification of the loss and dilution rate calculation for open pits #1 and #2 at Khakandzha gold deposit; correction of Khakandzha’s open pit #1 and #2 final outlines according to the recommendations by VNIMI (one of the Russia’s leading geochemical research institutions); The initial part of design work and the preparation of a Feasbility Study for Albazino project.The feasibility of using the ASH 6/45 dragline for stripping works at thesouthern flank of Vorontsovskoye deposit.Finding the most optimal solution for includint Vorontsovskoye’s southern flank into the existing open pit operation.The assessment (open pit mining) of assets for potential acquisitions, which resulted in the acquisition of Sopka Quartsevaya.Taking part in the Company’s (Polymetal) assets JORC-compliant audits; creating mining schedules for a series of the Company’s projects (Vorontsovskoye with its southern flank, Khakandzha, Arylakh, Yuryevskoye) as a basis for the technical and economic models for projects’ entire mine-life-periods with the consequent external audit by SRK Consulting.