Magadan students offered ALROSA an effective way to extract diamonds

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05 Mar 2020

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All within the framework of the task of the international engineering case solving championship. The winners will travel to Moscow for the final mining and geological competitions. The regional stage of the competition is currently taking place in the regional center.

The engineering championship taught Maxim Kuzmenkov, literally and figuratively, to listen to others and work in a team. The twice finalist of the regional stages is now an example for participants in international competitions.

Maxim Kuzmenkov, finalist of the regional stage of the International Engineering Championship "Case-in" (2017, 2018):

These two victories that we had gave us a good start for self-development and just a career. At the moment, I work in the mineral enrichment laboratory at the university. At the same time, I discovered the stage, as I became proficient in public speaking, so I also work in the theater and play in a band.

At mining and geological competitions, they listen to all ideas. Under the gaze of representatives of the leading mining companies of the Magadan region, students are looking for diamonds in Yakutia.

The task for students of the Magadan university is really not easy, diamonds are not mined in Kolyma, so in order to explore the deposit, the students, in fact, created their own company, studied the reserves, and thought over investments.

The Dyche team proposes to increase productivity by deep drilling, the Firefly team hopes for a bright future for the method of georadiolocation, which is not very popular in exploration.

Mikhail Tanchenko, participant of the regional stage of the International Engineering Championship "Case-in":

The method is not susceptible to the problem of trapezoidal magmatism and will provide accurate information about the location of diamonds even with such a complex mining and geological situation.

The "screening" of rocks is an economical and productive way, the commissions prove this with calculations and charm, at the end of the performance the guys get a standing ovation.

Roman Korsun, Rector of St. Petersburg State University:

At the championship, they solve non-standard production tasks, this is already a professional measuring instrument, a skill, it's one thing when they are at lectures, seminars, fulfill the teacher's requirements, the production task here is very difficult, I'm always very proud at such events, I think, God, who are we preparing, they are smart.

The International CASE IN Championship is also an opportunity for employers to take a closer look at potential employees. Large mining companies are interested in training personnel – gold mining is growing in the Magadan region. The plans for this year include 46 tons of precious metal.