Getos Ltd - Kaputin

D.Sc. Yuri E. Kaputin

Date of Birth: Nov. 19, 1944

Address: 33/3 - 125, Letchika Babushkina str, Moscow, 129281, Russia

Tel.: +44 1483 714411 (Oxus Mining Ltd) ; (Home, Moscow): +7:(095) 470 7984

E-MAIL: Ykaputin@ipcom.ru

Fax.: +44 1483 714014

Education :

Mining Engineer. St.Petersburg Mining Institute 1975
Cand. Sc. Mining. St. Petersburg Mining Institute 1979
Dr. Sc. Mining. St. Petersburg Mining Institute 1991

Experience Summary

1997 - present, Oxus Resources Corp., Senior Mining Engineer. Computing works: Database collection, Modelling of deposits and reserve evaluation, Geostatistics, Pit optimisation and mine planning and design, Production scheduling for open-pit and underground mines. Projects: Janan (Kazakhstan - Pit - Gold), Chulboi (Tadjikistan - Pit - Gold), Khandiza (Uzbekistan - Underground - Base metals), Aristantau (Uzbekistan - Pit - Gold), Jerooy (Kirgizstan - Pit - Gold), Amantaytau, Daugystau, Asaukak, Sarybatyr (Uzbekistan - Pit - Gold)

1996-1998 NVK "VIST", Moscow, Principal Expert. Mining computer consultancy, selling of Gemcom software in former USSR, Marketing studies in CIS, Executive director of the new Russian Fund "Mining Graphics"

1993-1998 Mining Institute Kola Research Centre .Acad. Science of Russia: Principal Scientist

Quality control and scheduling examination, Consultancy and services. Simulation, reserve evaluation, mining design, geostatistics for diamond, gold, iron and apatite deposits. Training of mine staff in computer technology and geostatistics. Consultancy carried out in different regions of CIS . Organisation and provision of seminars, conferences, exhibitions. Management of scientific studies on simulation and diagnosis of ore streams in mining companies.

1991-1993 Geoinformation Technology & System Ltd, Petrozavodsk, Russia. Director. Different consulting works with using of computer technologies of reserve evaluation and mine planning, marketing mining computer software.

1986-1991 Institute of Geology Karelian Research Centre, Acad. of Science: Senior Scientist, Head of Laboratory. Studies in geostatistics, ore stream theory and computer technology in Geology and Mining. Organisation, for the first time in the USSR, of two All-Union seminars in geostatistics. Participation in various All-Union and international conferences and seminars. Involvement in consultancy projects for mining companies (iron ore, clay and carbonaceous rocks).

1976-1986 Economics Department Karelian Research Centre, Acad. of Science: Senior Scientist. Studies in Economics of Mineral Industry. Economic prognosis and analysis of development of Mineral Industry. Ore quality control in Mines.

1973-1976 Petrozavodsk Stone quarry (Crushed stone open pit and mill): Chief Engineer. Technical management of crushed stone open pit and mill.

1970-1973 Karelian Mining Technical Control : Inspector, Labour safety control in Karelian mining (open pit and underground) mining companies.

1968-1970 Karelian Design Mining Bureau for Industrial Minerals :Engineer, Planning of small open pits for production of building materials.

Selected Publication

1983 Economitcheckie i technologitcheckie problemi povishenia katchestva keramzitovogo siria ( Economical and technological problems of increasing of mineral raw material quality) . Petrozavodsk, "Karelia", 167 pp.

1986 Prognozirovanie katchestva potokov rudi na karierah (Prognostication of the raw ore streams quality on open pits) Petrozavodsk, 36 pp.>

1988 Geostatisticheskoe issledovanie mestorojdeni poleznih iskopaemih ( Geostatistical research of mineraldeposits) Petrozavodsk, 48 pp.

1990 (with L.A.Maximovitch) Geostatistical efficiency assessment regarding a data processing system for quality control of an open pit run-of-mine ore production. XXII Int. Symp. APCOM, p 683-692. Poul Kistmacher Druckerei, Berlin.

1993 Necotorie voproci ispolzovania kompjuterov na gornih predpriatiah SNG ( Some questions of computer using on Mines in CIS), Gorniy Journal, Moskva, 7, p 52-57

1995 (with Dr.S.Henley, Dr. A.Ejov) Geostatistica v gorno-geologichescoy practike. Practical Geostatistics in Mining and Geology. Apatiti, 168 pp.

1998 (with other authors) Mining Information Technologies, Apatiti, 173 pp. and many papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Current Professional Responsibilities

1991-1994 - agent of Datamine International in Russia
1996-1998 - agent of Gemcom Software in Russia
1995 - Participation in Computer modelling and reserve evaluation of the biggest Russian gold deposit - Suhoy Log together with team of SRK company (SA).
Member of SME and International Academy of Mineral Resources

Language Skills: Can read and speak English.