Polymetal representatives have been participating in the CASE-IN Engineering Championship for the third year

The practice-oriented format of the international student engineering Case-in championship is equally useful for competing participants and invited experts, according to the Russian mining company Polymetal, the press service of the Yakutsk branch of Polymetal Management Company told YSIA.

The company plans to launch a mining and processing plant at the Nezhdaninskoye gold deposit in the Tomponsky district of Yakutia at the end of 2021 and continues to actively build the infrastructure of the future enterprise.

Polymetal evaluates the championship as a testing ground for the effective solution of industry tasks and the development of innovative design solutions in the mining industry. The company, which is ranked among the country's best employers by Forbes, already has a championship finalist among its staff and intends to continue using the Case-in platform to invite talented students from Northeastern Federal University to join its team.

«When a project is evaluated by existing mining specialists, they promptly give feedback, recommendations, and sound criticism, this, first of all, reduces the distance between theory and practice. I am glad that in this context, as an industrial company, we are benefiting future graduates and at the same time contributing to the strengthening of our own company. After all, direct contact with the participants of the case-in allows you to identify clear leaders who are already ready for practical immersion in their future specialty from the student's bench.", — says the director of the Yakut branch of the company Alexander Akamov.

According to him, such behavior is valuable for a future specialist, it shows his self-confidence, professional curiosity, motivation, in a word, the willingness of his specific contribution to a complex technological process.

«If we talk about Nezhdaninskoye, this project embodies innovative engineering solutions both technologically and productively, as well as environmentally. For example, already at the design stage, we have incorporated modern environmental solutions into it. The option of semi-dry storage of production tailings was chosen instead of the organization of a bulk tailings storage facility, which, combined with the closed cycle of the water circulation of the enrichment plant, minimizes the risks of negative effects on water bodies. As the leaders of the mining industry in the country, we place high demands on ourselves to minimize negative environmental and social impacts at all stages of our projects. Therefore, our company needs not just savvy specialists, but people who are ready for the most difficult challenges."Alexander Akamov is sure.

Head of the Production and Technical Department of the Yakutsk Branch of Polymetal Management Company JSC Denis Safransky This year, he heads the expert commission in the field of Mining, says: "I represent a company that has accumulated successful production experience in the development and operation of deposits over the 22 years of its operation, so we have something to share and be useful for this site. The case-in promotes both fundamental research and applied technological developments, which are all integral to our company's long–term strategy. Therefore, we are watching the students' performances with great interest, and we give them our assessment. At the same time, we select the best, then give them a chance to prove themselves in business: we invite them to practice and create conditions for their further professional self-realization.».

A source: YSIA.RU