Evgeniy Kolesov

   

President
Rusovolo

2022 has become a landmark year for Rusolovo — it has been 10 years since the founding of the company, with the advent of which the revival of the tin mining industry began in Russia.

Interest in tin mining began to fade with the collapse of the Soviet Union. During this period, economic ties were almost completely destroyed, domestic prices for energy resources rose sharply, and the economic crisis led to a decrease in world prices for tin, which made mining enterprises unprofitable. Despite the need of the country's economy for tin, its production in Russia completely ceased in the early 2000s.

A new history of domestic tin began in 2012 with the creation of the Rusolovo company (the tin mining division of Seligdar Holding). In the Far East, the only enterprise at that time in the country for the extraction of tin-containing ores and their processing was launched.

Rusolovo included Tin Ore Company and Pravourmiyskoye, which own licenses for the development of the Festivalnoye, Perevalnoye and Pravourmiyskoye deposits located within the Komsomolsky and Badzhalsky ore districts, where about 322 thousand tons of explored reserves and 355 thousand tons of estimated tin resources.

In 2014 Rusolovo was headed by Evgeny Alexandrovich Kolesov, this very moment can be considered the starting point for the active development and growth of the enterprise. Ambitious tasks were set before the new General Director - in the shortest possible time, not only to restore the work of the company's tin mining enterprises but also to increase production capacity. It was not just about results, but about multiple increases in metal production. If in 2013, despite the country's need for metal, Rusolovo enterprises mined only 156 tons of tin in concentrate, then by 2016 it was possible to increase the production level by almost 3.5 times - up to 622 tons. In 2017, the company increased the results of the previous year by 60%, reaching the mark of 1 thousand tons. All the following years, the indicators have been steadily growing - at the end of 2021, Rusolovo produced 2.9 thousand tons of tin in concentrate, which corresponds to the level of needs of the entire Customs Union. Thanks to the efforts of the team led by Evgeny Aleksandrovich Kolesov, Rusolovo is rightfully considered the flagship of the Russian tin industry, and it is not surprising that Rusolovo is associated with the revival of the industry.

Yevgeny Alexandrovich's career is typical for a miner. His work experience began almost 40 years ago with the position of a “mining worker” at the Kadamdzhai antimony plant in Kyrgyzstan immediately after graduating from Polytechnic University. Year after year, accumulating knowledge and experience, Evgeny Alexandrovich mastered the specialities of "mining foreman", "drifter of 4 and 5 categories", "explosive operator of 4 and 5 categories" and already in 1998 he took the first major position - he became the acting chief engineer of the Perevalny OAO mine Solnechny GOK, and a year later he was appointed chief engineer. Then in 2003, he moved to Magadan, where the talent of the leader, who was devoted to mining with all his heart, was fully revealed. For the next ten years, Evgeny Alexandrovich continued to work in the largest mining enterprises, holding various positions: head of the design and technical department, technical, executive and general director.

Evgeny Alexandrovich Kolesov, Honored Miner of the Khabarovsk Territory, full cavalier of the interbranch badge "Mining Glory", in different years was awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees of the badge of distinction of the Supreme Mining Council of Mining Industrialists of Russia.

In 2014, Evgeny Alexandrovich was appointed General Director of Rusolovo. Under his leadership, the reconstruction of the Molodyozhny mine at the Festivalnoye deposit was completed. Already in May 2016, the mine was put into operation. At the same time, the reconstruction of the Solnechnaya enrichment plant in the Gorny settlement began.

The team of Rusolovo, led by Evgeny Alexandrovich, managed to increase the extraction of tin concentrate, simultaneously restore the production of copper concentrate, and start producing tungsten concentrate in 2022.

Evgeny Alexandrovich Kolesov has always paid attention to the search, development and implementation of the latest technologies that increase the efficiency of production processes. So, since 2021, Pravourmiyskoye has been pilot testing the X-ray absorption separation method, thanks to which it is possible to significantly improve the quality of the mined ore before it is fed to the processing plant, as well as use poor and off-balance ore, the processing of which is directly economically unfeasible. The application of this method will increase the productivity of the mine by 1.5-2 times without the construction of new additional capacities of the processing plant, and will also provide a significant increase in the annual production of tin.

Thanks to the efforts of Evgeny Aleksandrovich and his team, not only did the production volumes of all enterprises included in Rusolovo increase but new prospects for the further development of the company were opened: the production of tin, copper and tungsten concentrates was launched, a license was obtained for the development of the new Pyrkakay stockworks deposit in Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug, the concept of metallurgical redistribution (production from ore to metal) was formed, PJSC Rusolovo became a resident of the Territory of Advanced Social and Economic Development in the Khabarovsk Territory and the Free Port of Vladivostok in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

For ten years, Rusolovo PJSC has come a long way in its development, from a tin concentrate mining enterprise in the Khabarovsk Territory to a multi-vector company with a wide geography of deposits in the Far East, formed by a product range of products and a complex organizational structure, within which a full cycle of ore processing and metal production.

The current level of development of the company requires multi-level process management, from the operational coordination of current activities to the management of strategic projects, and the search and implementation of promising projects. Therefore, the Board of Directors and shareholders of the company offered Evgeny Aleksandrovich Kolesov to take the post of President of Rusolovo and lead the coordination of promising projects that will ensure the stable growth of the enterprise in the future.

Konstantin Beyrit, President of the Seligdar Holding: “Rusolovo faces complex and ambitious tasks - the transition to a new level of development, from a mining company to a metallurgical holding with full-cycle production, the creation of a new tin cluster in Russia. Evgeny Alexandrovich Kolesov’s versatile experience, unique knowledge of all stages of production and territorial features, and many years of managerial experience will become indispensable at a new stage in the company’s development and will help to achieve success, as they once helped to breathe new life into the tin mining industry in Russia.”

Alexander Khrushch, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seligdar: “For 8 years, Evgeny Aleksandrovich Kolesov managed to assemble an excellent team that achieved excellent results - not only to restore the almost completely destroyed enterprises but also to establish production of tin ore with an annual increase in production volumes. As CEO, he did a great job of getting the company's assets into full combat mode. Now PJSC Rusolovo has reached a stage of development when not only tactical victories are needed, but also a strategic approach to creating an ecosystem that combines existing and new assets into a single whole. The appointment of Evgeny Alexandrovich to the position of President of Rusolovo will allow us to achieve this goal thanks to his many-sided professional and personal experience, and understanding of the development of the industry.”