Mincom Hosts First Mining Enterprise IT Summit in Russia
Event convenes more than 100 mining leaders from across Russia and CIS for strategic technology discussions at prestigious St. Petersburg Mining Institute
Mar 31, 2011
MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mincom, the leading global provider of software and services to asset-intensive industries, held its first ever mining IT summit in St Petersburg, Russia to share best practices for optimizing asset management, production and safety across the mining value chain. The event, titled "Modern Technologies of Mining Enterprise Management 2011," attracted more than 100 executives from some of the region’s largest mining organizations, including Uralkali, Kazakhmys, Severstal Resource, Metalloinvest, ENRC, Ferrexpo, Mechel, NLMK, Polus Gold, Alrosa, ARMZ, Evrokhim and Polymetal.
"Modern Technologies of Mining Enterprise Management 2011"
The event was opened by Vladimir Litvinenko, chancellor of the St Petersburg Mining Institute, Russia's oldest higher-education institute devoted to engineering and one of the oldest mining schools in Europe.
Presentations were also given by a number of Mincom’s customers in the region, who detailed their experiences using Mincom Ellipse, an industry-leading solution for enterprise work and asset management; and Mincom MineScape, the industry’s most advanced mine planning and modeling solution. Among the keynote speakers were Eugeny Borovikov from Kazakhmys, one of the world’s ten-largest copper producers; Nikolay Marshak from SPb-Giproshakht, a leading Russian organization in the field of mine design; and Dmitry Konstantinov from Uralkali, a leading Russian potash mining company.
"We are very pleased by the impressive turnout and positive feedback from our first summit in this region, which helped demonstrate Mincom’s regional commitment to the mining industry in Russia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine," said Craig Jones, executive vice president of worldwide field operations, Mincom. "The forum provided a good opportunity for leaders across mining organizations in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States to share ideas and best practices for leveraging today’s leading solutions for asset management and technical mining to maximize business performance and profitability."
Mincom’s solutions are employed by some of the world’s most complex mining operations, including 17 of the world’s 20 largest mining companies. With more than 30 years of experience providing business solutions to companies in asset-intensive industries, Mincom provides the mining industry’s leading Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software and the most comprehensive suite of technical mining solutions.
About Mincom
Mincom Pty Ltd is a global software and services provider with nearly 30 years of experience in providing business solutions to companies in asset-intensive industries – such as mining, defense, energy and public infrastructure – in more than 40 countries around the world. Mincom customers are global industry leaders, including Anglo American, Kazakhmys, Uralkali, Siberian Services, Thales, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boeing, National Grid, London Underground, Xstrata Copper, Western Power, QBuild, BNSF Railway, EDF Energy, Caterpillar and Ecopetrol. For more information about Mincom, visit www.mincom.com.
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"Modern Technologies of Mining Enterprise Management 2011"
The event was opened by Vladimir Litvinenko, chancellor of the St Petersburg Mining Institute, Russia's oldest higher-education institute devoted to engineering and one of the oldest mining schools in Europe.
Presentations were also given by a number of Mincom’s customers in the region, who detailed their experiences using Mincom Ellipse, an industry-leading solution for enterprise work and asset management; and Mincom MineScape, the industry’s most advanced mine planning and modeling solution. Among the keynote speakers were Eugeny Borovikov from Kazakhmys, one of the world’s ten-largest copper producers; Nikolay Marshak from SPb-Giproshakht, a leading Russian organization in the field of mine design; and Dmitry Konstantinov from Uralkali, a leading Russian potash mining company.
"We are very pleased by the impressive turnout and positive feedback from our first summit in this region, which helped demonstrate Mincom’s regional commitment to the mining industry in Russia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine," said Craig Jones, executive vice president of worldwide field operations, Mincom. "The forum provided a good opportunity for leaders across mining organizations in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States to share ideas and best practices for leveraging today’s leading solutions for asset management and technical mining to maximize business performance and profitability."
Mincom’s solutions are employed by some of the world’s most complex mining operations, including 17 of the world’s 20 largest mining companies. With more than 30 years of experience providing business solutions to companies in asset-intensive industries, Mincom provides the mining industry’s leading Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software and the most comprehensive suite of technical mining solutions.
About Mincom
Mincom Pty Ltd is a global software and services provider with nearly 30 years of experience in providing business solutions to companies in asset-intensive industries – such as mining, defense, energy and public infrastructure – in more than 40 countries around the world. Mincom customers are global industry leaders, including Anglo American, Kazakhmys, Uralkali, Siberian Services, Thales, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boeing, National Grid, London Underground, Xstrata Copper, Western Power, QBuild, BNSF Railway, EDF Energy, Caterpillar and Ecopetrol. For more information about Mincom, visit www.mincom.com.
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