The winners of the CASE-IN championship from Irkutsk are interning at ALROSA

IRNTU students Ilya Zikratsky and Elizaveta Mironova are interning at the diamond mining company ALROSA. Polytechnic students master surveying technologies and consolidate mining support skills. The internship in Yakutia became a reward for winning the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".

Let's remind you that the Union of Mining Engineers team won the competition in 2020. The Polytechnic students solved a case study on the aerology of the Jubilee quarry at the Aikhal Mining and Processing Complex in Yakutia. Irkutsk residents were in the lead in the field of Mining. The task was developed by representatives of AK "ALROSA" - a key partner of the university.

According to the results of the "CASE-IN", students were sent to the Udachninsky Mining and Processing Plant (GOK). This is the city-forming enterprise of Udachny, built half a century ago, 15 km from the Arctic Circle. The combine produces diamonds at several sites, including the Udachnaya, Zarnitsa and Verkhne-Munskoye kimberlite pipes.

Ilya Zikratsky and Elizaveta Mironova, fifth-year students of the Institute of Subsoil Use, will undergo production and graduation internships for 14 weeks.

According to Elizaveta, the mentor, a district surveyor, helps to adapt to the company and shares professional advice. The trainees are engaged in the maintenance of mining operations, i.e. they mark the axes of the road, apply the boundaries of the capital exit to the plan of the kimberlite pipe, etc.

"We work at the quarry and in the office. In the morning, we take pictures with a total station, then process the material in a computer program and prepare documentation. It's interesting to work, but it's not easy - the weather conditions are testing our strength. There is heavy smoke and poor visibility due to fires in Yakutia. You have to show skill when handling the equipment. At the beginning of the practice, we went to all the shootings only with a mentor. However, we have already settled in, and therefore the curators place more responsibility on us, trusting us to work independently more often.", Elizabeth shares her impressions.

The management of ALROSA provided the trainees with decent conditions. The students were provided with accommodation in a new apartment-type dormitory, paid for flights and medical check-ups. They signed a fixed-term employment contract with each of them. The average salary of an intern is 30-50 thousand rubles per month.

"I like my future profession. In part, she is a little creative, and it is not for nothing that the word "surveyor" is translated from German as "the art of setting boundaries." Surveying is a fundamental industry that requires high precision, care, and perseverance. When you work in this environment, you realize how much the safety of other people depends on the quality of your work.", - emphasizes Elizaveta Mironova.

Ilya Zikratsky was assigned to a special department of the GOK for the position of a district surveyor of the Zarnitsa quarry. The young man's working day begins at 8 a.m. with the preparation of materials necessary for field work.
The polytechnic student is interning at ALROSA for the second time:

"I have already completed three production practices. Each trip helps to learn from the experience of high-class professionals and to understand the intricacies of the surveying business. By the time the internship is completed, it is possible to discuss the issue of employment in the company. I am ready to move to Yakutia to continue building my career."

Future surveyors will return to Irkutsk after October 10.

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