About
Our team
For more than 18 years our expert team has managed and performed prospecting and appraisal, exploration and consulting activities in Chukotka, in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Tuva, Buryatia, Komi Republic, Perm, Khabarovsk and Zabaikalye Territories of Russia, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mongolia and other regions of Russia and abroad, for various mineral resources – gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, tin, tungsten etc.
Our work is based on cutting-edge field research methodologies, innovative desk-based data processing and digital geological and economic modeling methods.
The average professional track record of our key experts is over 19 years.
IGT Group’s key experts have extended experience indevelopment of various mineral exploration and mining projects and financing/fund raising for that and construction of mining production facilities and development of solid mineral resources.
Anastasia K.
Odintsova
General Director of Institute of
Geotechnology
Anastasia K. Odintsova
General Director of Institute of Geotechnology
Specialty:
State and Municipal Administration
Education:
State University of Management, Faculty of State and Municipal Administration
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Dmitry D.
Agapitov
Executive Director
Dmitry D. Agapitov
Executive Director
Education:
Graduated from the Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals of the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov in 1991
Specialty:
Geologist
Academic degree:
Ph.D. (Geology)
Associate Professor of Higher School of Innovative Business, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Professional Membership:
Member of the Euro-Asian Geophysical Society, Member of the IABFT of Oil and Gas Offshore Exploration and Production
Work experience and field of activity:
Specialist in the field of prospecting and exploration of a mineral deposit, organization and management of exploration work, geological and industrial assessment of hydrocarbon and TPI deposits.
The main areas of work are:
oil and gas geology and metallogeny of the Far East of Russia, the Pacific tectonic belt and the shelf of the seas of the Russia.
Successful experience in organizing prospecting and exploration work at various stages of development of mining projects.
Experience in conducting geological and economic examination of more than 160 projects related to the development of mineral deposits.
Further education:
Awarded with the "Discoverer of the Field" mark.
Certificate of the course “Maintenance & servicing of offshore fields”, Aberdeen drilling school
Certificate of Course “New Directions in Environmental Management”, Houston
Certificate of Combined Epicenter & Implementation Training, Houston
Certificate “SABIT Energy Program: Oil and Gas Offshore Exploration and Development”, Washington
Published:
21 articles, 1 monograph, author of one training course
Artem R.
Shtengelov
General Director of
IGT-service
Artem R. Shtengelov
General Director of IGT-service
Specialty:
Hydrogeologist. He graduated from the Department of Hydrogeology, Geological Faculty of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov in 1992
Work experience and field of activity:
Many years of successful experience in organizing prospecting, appraisal and geological exploration works in Russia and other countries.
Geological and economic expertise of hundreds of projects related to the development of mineral deposits.
Community membership:
GKZ RF expert.
Professional Membership:
Member of AIG
Awarded
with the "Discoverer of the Field" mark.
Andrey F.
Chitalin
Chief geologist
Andrey F. Chitalin
Chief geologist
Specialty:
Geological surveying and prospecting for mineral deposits
Education:
Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov. Faculty of Geology. Department of Historical and Regional Geology (1972-1977)
Full-time postgraduate studies at the Department of Historical and Regional Geology (1982-1984)
Additional education:
1985 Czechoslovakia. Charles University. Scientific internship in structural geology.
1998 UK, London, BHP, courses:
- “Ore Deposits models”
- “Exploration Geochemistry”
2014 USA, Phelps Dodge Exploration, Arizona State University,
The Lowell Program in Economic Geology:
Short Course of Porphyry Deposits.
2020 Russia, St. Petersburg, SRK Consulting and Seequent
Workshop on structural geology and practical three-dimensional modeling (Realistic 3-D structural modeling) in LeapFrog.
Academic degree:
Ph.D. (Geology)
Scientific title: "Senior Researcher" (diploma)
Work experience and field of activity:
- Geological survey and prospecting for deposits
- Regional geology and geotectonic
- Searches and evaluation of deposits: copper-porphyry, stratiform copper, gold ore and gold-silver, platinum, polymetallic
- Structural analysis and geological and structural mapping of deposits and ore fields
- Field reconnaissance and certification expert work
- Geological targeting (selection and evaluation of promising sites for prospecting for deposits)
Rewards:
“Discoverer of the deposit” for identifying the Peschanka deposit (copper, gold, molybdenum, silver) of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation “On awarding” dated July 24, 2013 No. 546-hp)
“Excellence in subsoil exploration” (Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia No. 205-hp dated 03.25.2014)
Community membership:
Member of the Society of Economic Geologists (MSEG, USA)
Member of the International Association of Structural Geologists (IASG)
Member of the Mining Advisory Council (Russia)
Main objects and countries / regions of work:
He worked in various Russian and foreign exploration and investment companies (BHP, Bema Gold, Phelps Dodge, Freeport MacMoRan, Tessama Group, Millhouse, etc.). He was engaged in geological and structural mapping, prospecting and exploration of deposits of copper, gold, platinoids, etc.
Russia:
Urals, Kola Peninsula, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Khabarovsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, Magadan Region, Yakutia, Kamchatka, Fr. Shikotan, Crimea
Foreign countries:
Morocco, Mongolia, USA, Peru, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Publications:
Published 90 scientific papers on regional geology, geotectonics, structural geology, tectonophysics, structural models of deposits, methods of forecasting and searches for deposits of precious and non-ferrous metals.
Teaching experience:
20 years of teaching and research at the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University (1977-1997). Lectures and seminars on geological disciplines:
- Structural geology and geological mapping;
- Structural geology of complexly deployed complexes;
- Microstructural analysis;
- Geology of Russia and neighboring countries;
- Geological interpretation of geophysical data;
- Field practices of students in the Crimea and the Southern Urals
Peter L.
Tikhomirov
Deputy
of Chief Geologist
Peter L. Tikhomirov
Deputy of Chief Geologist
Specialty:
geologist-geochemist
Education:
geological faculty of Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosova (Department of Petrology) - 1988
Scientific degree:
Doctor (Geology); Associate Professor (in the Department of Regional Geology and Earth History, Geol. Faculty of Moscow State University) since 2001;
Countries and objects (participation in field work):
- Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (geological survey of the base 1: 10000, 1: 50000 and 1: 200000; academic research; prospecting works: flanks of the Kupol deposit, Marble ore cluster, objects of Burgakhchanskaya area, Otrozhny ore-placer cluster, Olkhovka deposit) ; Magadan region (searches for gold-copper-porphyry mineralization on the Kony-Pyagin Peninsula, Lorinsky and Talnikovaya squares); Yakutia (Oymyakon district - prospecting work for ore gold, exploration work at the Drazhnoe deposit); Republic of Buryatia (prospecting and prospecting and evaluation work on the Uryakh field); Khabarovsk Territory (searches for epithermal gold-silver mineralization in the Okhotsk region and copper-molybdenum-porphyry mineralization in the Lazo region); Primorsky Krai (searches for copper and gold mineralization, the Upper Zolotoye deposit);
- Kazakhstan: geological survey m-ba 1: 200000, academic research;
- Uzbekistan: structural and mineralogical mapping of underground workings at the Ingichka field;
- Guinea: geological mapping of existing quarries (gold mining);
- Indonesia: prospecting and reconnaissance work for ore gold on about. Lombok.
Publications:
1 monograph, 42 articles in journals and collections, the author of the programs of 4 study guides.
Teaching:
geological faculty of Moscow State University, lecture courses "Methods of mapping magmatic formations" (3 year) and "Geodynamic aspects of magmatic petrology" (2 year master's program).
Evgeny M.
Grishin
Head of Geological
Department
Evgeny M. Grishin
Head of Geological Department
Specialty:
Mining Engineer
Education:
Graduated from the Exploration Department of the Moscow Exploration University named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, specializing in Geoinformatics in 2007.
Further education:
In 2008 - completed professional retraining at the Pedagogy course
Competency:
Member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG) No. 7029
Main objects:
Russia, Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug - deposits of Peschanka, Valunistoye
Russia, Republic of Yakutia - Drazhnoe deposit, Sokh site
Russia, Republic of Buryatia - Chipchikonsky site
Publications:
1 publication
Mikhail I.
Leskov
Business
development Director
Mikhail I. Leskov
Business development Director
Specialty:
Graduated from MISiS with a degree in Mineral Processing, specialization in Designing Processing Plants.
Work experience and field of activity:
metallurgical engineer with more than 35 years of experience in management, consultations, design, and expertise in the extraction and processing of a wide range of minerals. Currently advises a number of other companies.
Prior to that, he worked in senior positions in such structures as Atomredmetzoloto, Russian Platinum, Severstal, Gazprombank and Renova. He has extensive experience in international engineering and consulting companies such as HATCH (Canada, 2005 -2007), RPM (2014-2018), American Appraisal (2016-2017).
From November 2013 to April 2016 - Member of the Council of the Union of Gold Producers of Russia.
March, 2013 – till now: OERN (Society of Sub-soil Use Experts of Russia – the only CRIRSCO RPO in Russia), Section of Evaluation and Valuation on Mineral Assets, Chairman.
Member (with the status of “Director”) of the Association of Independent Directors.
One of the founders of the MINEX Forum, a permanent member of the Technical and Award Committees of this Forum, the chairman of the MINEX Far East Organizing Committee.
Alexandra A.
Seredinskaya
Director of the Department
of Mineral Economics
Alexandra A. Seredinskaya
Director of the Department of Mineral Economics
Specialty:
Graduated from the Faculty of Public Administration of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in 2003, specializing in manager of state and municipal administration.
Professional retraining diploma under the CFO 2.0 program
Work experience and field of activity:
She worked in investment and management companies related to the mining industry. Experience in conducting an economic audit of mineral development projects.
Irina Yu.
Nadeeva
Director of
public relations
Irina Yu. Nadeeva
Director of public relations
Education:
Moscow State University of Commerce, faculty of management of commercial enterprises in 1996
Work experience and field of activity:
over 20 years of experience in tourism industry companies, including as a leader. Experience in promoting a business in the travel services market. Organization of MICE events of any complexity. Since 2018, the organization of conferences and exhibitions in the geological and geophysical industry. Organization of advertising campaigns.
Sergey S.
Baushev
Head of representative office in
the Russian far East (Khabarovsk)
Sergey S. Baushev
Head of representative office in the Russian far East (Khabarovsk)
Specialty:
Economist, statistics
Education:
Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law
Additional education:
Graduate School of the Institute of Economic Research, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specialty: regional economy
Experience and scope:
Evaluation of investment projects. Business planning. Financial modeling. Investment marketing
Tatyana G.
Markova
Chief accountant
Tatyana G. Markova
Chief accountant
Specialty:
Economics
Education:
Modern Humanitarian Institute, Moscow, 1997-2003, Economics Department
Additional education:
Improving the professional level (over the past 3 years): “Tax calculations based on accounting” - 2019, “Individual accounting (financial) statements and its analysis” - 2018; "Accounting: innovations and problems of the reporting year" -2017
Community membership:
Non-profit partnership "Institute of Professional Accountants of the Moscow Region", certificate of professional accountant-Chief Accountant, accounting in commercial organizations
Valeria A.
Yasenetskaya
Director of the
Legal Department
Valeria A. Yasenetskaya
Director of the Legal Department
Education:
Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Faculty: Law
Specialty:
jurisprudence
Training:
Reform of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
Legal regulation of subsoil use relations;
Rights to the results of intellectual activity;
Responsibility of the owner and head of the company for the debts of the company;
Real Estate Specialist. Construction contracts;
Contracts related to investment and construction activities;
Specialist in Corporate Law;
Effective contractual and claim work. Protection of creditor rights.
Work experience and field of activity:
Supporting the activities of organizations, all forms of ownership, in the field of geological exploration, exploration and mining.
Dmitry V.
Sivkov
Head of GIS Department
Dmitry V. Sivkov
Head of GIS Departments
Specialty:
geology of minerals
Education:
Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Department of Geology, Department of Geology, Geochemistry and Mineral Economics
Further education:
Micromine courses in 2016 and 2019, ESRI MOOC courses "Cartography", "Earth Imagery" in 2019 and "Spatial Data Science" in 2020, Seequent courses "Leapfrog for Geotechnical Engineers" in 2020
Degree:
Ph.D. (Geology)
Main objects and countries / regions of work:
Republic of Sakha (Oymyakon, Aldan uluses), Irkutsk region (Bodaibo district)
Publications:
2 articles, 15 reports at conferences, 6 abstracts
Victoria Yu.
Chikatueva
Head of Scientific and Technical Support Department
Geologist, Mineralogist
Victoria Yu. Chikatueva
Head of Scientific and Technical Support Department
Geologist, Mineralogist
Specialty:
Geologist
Education:
In 2016 she graduated with honors from the Russian State Economic University "RINH" with a degree in Marketing (correspondence course)
In 2016, she graduated with honors from the Department of Geology, Geochemistry and Mineral Economics of the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, specializing in geological surveying, prospecting and exploration of mineral deposits.
In 2018, she received a diploma from the fund named after Academician V.I. Smirnova "for his outstanding contribution to solving urgent problems of geological sciences"
Further education:
Certificate of the advanced training course “Structural paragenetic analysis and metallogenic consequences”, Tomsk
Main regions of work:
Krasnoyarsk Territory (Norilsk Ore District), Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (Taryn Ore District), Republic of Buryatia (Namama-Nyandon Ore District)
Published: 5 scientific papers
Svetlana
Solomasova
Head of the cartography
Department
Svetlana Solomasova
Head of the cartography Department
Specialty:
Management and computer science in technical systems
Education:
MIREA (Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Technical University)
Alexandra A.
Barymova
Geologist, Specialist in working
with unmanned aerial vehicles
Alexandra A. Barymova
Geologist, Specialist in working with unmanned aerial vehicles
Specialty:
Marine geologist
Education:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geology, Department of Oil and Gas Sedimentology and Marine Geology, Master, 2018.
Additional education:
Geoscan UAV operator courses, language internships in France, CMAS * diver certificate, NBJS certificate
Community membership:
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Main objects and countries / regions of work:
Seas of the Arctic Ocean, Black Sea, Lake Baikal, Transbaikal Territory
Publications:
18
Teaching work:
Geological School of Moscow State University, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (student training), School Intellectual, popular science events and lectures
Rostislav S.
Shtengelov
Chief Consultant
Rostislav S. Shtengelov
Chief Consultant
Specialty:
He graduated with honors from the Department of Hydrogeology of the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.
Work experience and field of activity:
Professor, Doctor (Geological and Mineralogical Sciences), Honored Professor of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosova
Member of the Central Commission of Rosnedra on technological schemes for the development of groundwater deposits
Author of more than 80 scientific articles and study guides, 2 copyright certificates for computer programs for processing experimental filtering tests and regime observations.
Igor I.
Chulkov
Chief engineer,
surveyor
Igor I. Chulkov
Chief engineer, surveyor
Specialty:
He graduated from the mining department of the Dnepropetrovsk Mining Institute, with a degree in mining engineer-surveyor.
Work experience and field of activity:
Specialist in the field of organization and construction of mining in the Far North, experience in “reorganization” and restoration of mining enterprises at different stages of project development. Conducting mining and technical audits.
Andrey A.
Mikhailov
Deputy Head of the
Geological Department
(search and evaluation)
Andrey A. Mikhailov
Deputy Head of the
Geological Department
(search and evaluation)
Specialty:
geologist
Education:
Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, Faculty of Geology, Department of Regional Geology and Earth History, 2006-2012. Bachelor's degree in “Geological survey, search and exploration of MPI”, Master's program in “Regional Geology”
Additional education:
Micromine basic course; QA / QC Micromine courses; basic course Leapfrog
Community membership:
member of ESOEN
Main facilities and countries / regions of work:
Far East of Russia. Responsible executor of several projects that passed the examination of the State Reserves Committee of the Russian Federation
Alexey V.
Kopylov
Deputy Head of the
Geological Department (geological exploration)
Alexey V. Kopylov
Deputy Head of the
Geological Department (geological exploration)
Specialty:
Mining engineer, geologist.
Education:
Moscow State Geological Prospecting Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Department of Geology, Department of Mineral Exploration and Exploration, 1996
Additional education:
advanced training courses at the State Reserves Committee of the Russian Federation, possession of Surpac Gems at the Mining Institute
Work experience and field of activity:
Searches and geological exploration of solid minerals
The main regions of work:
- Republic of Guinea (field geologist) - field exploration: mapping, drilling, testing, reserves, geological and mineral maps, geological reports with reserves.
- Guyana - (Project Manager of the RUSAL Mining Department) mining and geological audit of the enterprise, exploration of bauxite deposits with reserves estimation in order to provide the existing mine with reserves growth, certification work at well-known deposits.
- Russia - (Head of the RUSAL Mineral Resources Assessment Department), managing the full cycle of exploration in the bauxite deposit of the Arkhangelsk Region
- Russia - (Lafarge Chief Geologist) - Management of the full cycle of geological exploration from obtaining a license to setting reserves on the balance sheet of the State Reserves Committee and preparing a project for the development of three large deposits of cement raw materials of 300 million tons of ore each.
Publications:
1 article in the journal Mineral Base of Russia "Provision of the Alumina Industry of Russia with a Raw Material Base" for 2006
Leonid G.
Misharin
Lead geologist
Leonid G. Misharin
Lead geologist
Specialty:
Geologist.
Education:
In 2014 he graduated from Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin with a degree in Geology.
Currently, the second-year undergraduate student of the department "Geology, Geochemistry and Mineral Economics" of the Geological Faculty of Moscow State University Lomonosov. Specialty "geological survey, prospecting and exploration of mineral deposits"
Certificates:
Micromine, LeapfrogGeo.
The main regions of work:
Chukotka (Gitlenkuulsky ore district), Republic of Yakutia (Taryn ore district, Lebedinsky ore cluster), Republic of Buryatia (Namama-Nyandoninsky ore district).
Sergey S.
Popov
Lead geologist
Sergey S. Popov
Lead geologist
Specialty:
Geological survey, core documentation, work with large volumes of information, creation of GIS projects and databases
Education:
Undergraduate: Geology and Minerals; Master's degree: Four-dimensional modeling in geology
graduate Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, Regional Geology and Earth History Department
Main objects and countries / regions of work:
Russia: South Ural (geological survey: sheets N-40-VI, N-40-XI), Yakutia (Drazhnoe deposit)
Publications:
of 6 articles, 8 reports at conferences, 2 research
Teaching:
Lecturer at Moscow State University, course - Quaternary Geology
Nikolai I.
Vorontsov
Lead geologist
Nikolai I. Vorontsov
Lead geologist
Education:
Secondary technical, Novosibirsk Geological Prospecting College
Specialization:
Searches and exploration of gold ore and gold-silver deposits, geological support of drilling operations (core documentation, testing quality control), organization and conduct of geological and geochemical surveys, geological supervision.
The main regions of work:
Kemerovo region, Gorny Altai, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Transbaikalia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Buryatia, Yakutia, Mongolia.
Sergey A.
Sitkevich
District geologist
Sergey A. Sitkevich
District geologist
Education:
Higher, Bachelor's degrees (with honors) and master's degrees (with honors) in the direction of Geology / FSBEI HE “Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin, 2015, 2017.
Awarded
a personal scholarship by A. Chernov. Institute of Geology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Specialization:
Construction of mathematical models, geological documentation of core samples, geological and schlicht routes, qualitative and quantitative mineral analysis, geological supervision.
Successfully completed the semester at Antal Kerpely Doctoral School of Materials Science and Technology University of Miskolc (Hungary), under the program Stipendium Hungaricum
Certificate of defense of theses of the master's thesis in English, Syktyvkar, 2017
Successfully completed and defended the scientific and pedagogical practice of “SSU named after Pitirim Sorokin ", 2017
Main regions of work:
Yakutia, Irkutsk region, Chukotka, Komi Republic
Alexander
Novikov
District geologist
Alexander Novikov
District geologist
Specialty:
geologist
Education:
geological faculty of Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov (Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals), master's program.
Countries and objects (participation in field work):
Magadan region, rep. Yakutia, Amur Region, Chelyabinsk Region, Trans-Baikal Territory
Alexander
Semenov
Geologist
Alexander Semenov
Geologist
Specialty:
Geologist
Education:
Moscow State University MV Lomonosov, Geological Faculty, Department of Dynamic Geology.
Work experience and field of activity:
Trans-Baikal Territory, Irkutsk Region, Republic of Yakutia
Arkady A.
Gorkovenko
Geologist
Arkady A. Gorkovenko
Geologist
Specialty:
Geologist
Education:
Graduated from: Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin. Faculty: “Institute of Natural Sciences”, Department of Geology
Specialization:
Mineral prospecting and exploration
Regions of work:
Republic of Komi, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Transbaikal Territory
Publications:
1.
Ilya
Senkin
Geologist
Ilya Senkin
Geologist
Specialty:
geologist
Education:
FGBOUVO Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin, Department of Geology.
Countries and objects (participation in field work):
Republic of Yakutia, Trans-Baikal Territory
Nina L.
Razina
Head of Human Resources
Nina L. Razina
Head of Human Resources
Education:
Russian State University for the Humanities 2004
Direction / specialty:
Documentation support of management
Specialty:
Documentary.
Experience and field of activity:
Over 25 years of experience in paperwork. Organization of workflow, creation of local regulatory acts of the organization.
Examination and maintenance of personnel documentation. Organization and maintenance of the archive.
Olga
Novatorova
Accountant
Ekaterina Sevostyanova
Accountant
Specialty:
Accounting, control and analysis of economic activities.
Education:
Graduated from the Kyrgyz State National University in 1996
Graduated from the Moscow Economic Institute in 2005.
Additional education:
Refresher courses 2018 St. Petersburg
