Past sponsors

SRK Consulting comprises approximately 1,400 staff, offering expertise to the mining and metals sector in a wide range of resource engineering disciplines from 45 offices located in 20 countries. SRK’s services to the mining and metals sector comprise both the management and completion of multi-disciplinary technical studies (authoring mandates), and reviews and audits (due diligence) of technical studies completed by others. The company’s independence is ensured by the fact that it is wholly owned by its staff and holds no equity in any project. This permits SRK to provide its clients with conflict-free and objective recommendations on crucial judgement issues.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ERM)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is one of the world’s leading providers of environmental, health & safety (EHS), social and sustainability consulting services with an annual turnover of over US$700 million. With 170 offices in 39 countries, ERM combines local focus with global scale, giving us a unique platform to understand local business and regulatory, commercial and cultural needs. Over the past 5 years ERM has worked with more than 60% of the Global Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop an integrated management approach, transforming EHS and sustainability activities from burden into a competitive advantage. Our global team includes over 5,000 specialists representing more than 30 disciplines in sustainability, including engineering, natural and earth sciences, social science, economics planning, climate change and business management.

ERM Eurasia Limited was established by ERM with the sole purpose of providing high quality EHS, social and sustainability consulting services to our clients operating in Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, and other countries of the Former Soviet Union. Our teams in both the Almaty and Moscow offices have been working together in the field of EHS consultancy as an integrated unit for over 18 years. During this period the team has developed a unique range of experience in environmental and engineering work in Kazakhstan, Russia and other CIS countries and completed over 3000 projects. Across Kazakhstan and Russia, we worked with major national and international mining companies as well as International Financial Institutions including EBRD, the World Bank, IFC and Equator Principles (EP) Banks.

CENTRAL ASIA METALS

CAML is a copper producer with SX-EW operations at Kounrad, Kazakhstan, and is a zinc and lead producer at the Sasa mine in Macedonia. The Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2010 and began producing copper in 2012. Kounrad has since produced over 71,000 tonnes of cathode. In November 2017, the Company announced its acquisition of the Sasa zinc-lead mine. The acquisition has provided operational, commodity and geographical diversification, while increasing CAML’s low cost base metals production by 150% in copper equivalent terms. CAML recently won the Mid-Cap Deal of the Year Award at the Mines and Money Awards Dinner. The Company has returned $129m to shareholders in dividends and share buy-backs.

EUROMAX RESOURCES

Euromax Resources (TSX: EOX; OTCQX: EOXFF; WKN A1J6XZ)  is a minerals development company, publically listed in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange whose corporate strategy is centered on the development of the Ilovica-Shtuka Project, the company’s core gold and copper development project located in Macedonia.

The project is a bulk tonnage ccopper-goldporphyry. The Feasibility Study completed by Euromax on Ilovica-Shtuka shows a low strip, open pit mine using conventional processing to produce approximately 83,000 ounces gold and 16,000 tonnes copper per year over a 20 year mine life. The study is based on several years of detailed research and resource definition.

The company has identified potential sources of the capital required to finance the project, and is in the process of securing final approvals in Macedonia.

Together with key stakeholders such as the EBRD Euromax is committed to maximising shareholder value through an honest, transparent and ethical business approach.

COPIN GROUP / SARDICH

We are a young and dynamic company.
Working in the field of mining and processing industry, we aim to become one of the major player in mining and production of non-ferrous, precious and other metals in the Balkans.
When achieving our goals, we will pay special attention to ensuring sustainable economic development of the region, social responsibility and environmental protection issues, which is undoubtedly an integral part of the policy of our company.

RESERVOIR MINERALS MACEDONIA

Reservoir Minerals Macedonia DOOEL is a Macedonian-registered, 100%-owned, subsidiary of Nevsun Resources Ltd that undertakes mineral exploration in Macedonia under the terms of Prospecting and Exploration Concession Agreements with the government.
Reservoir Minerals operates from a head office in Skopje, and is staffed by Macedonian geoscientists and technicians. During the past five years, the company has worked on two Concessions for Detailed Geological Exploration (Konjsko and Dvorishte) and has completed the work commitments on two Concessions for Prospecting Exploration for Metal Mineral Resources (Macedonia-East and Macedonia-Southeast).
The results of the comprehensive exploration programmes, which have included geological mapping, regional and detailed geochemical sampling (stream-sediments, soils and rock chips), geophysical (ground magnetics and induced polarization) surveys and diamond drilling, are encouraging and the company looks forward to continuing its activity in Macedonia.

TEKNOXGROUP MACEDONIA

ABOUT US
Teknoxgroup is the Caterpillar Dealer in the area of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania.
In order to provide to its customers a broader range of complementary products, Teknoxgroup is also the dealer for Hartl Crushers and Screeners.

SOUTH DANUBE METALS

South Danube Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on finding and developing gold and base metal projects in Serbia. The Company is currently advancing the Karavansalija (KMC) project, a large magmatic-hydrothermal system with multiple zones of gold, copper, and base metal mineralization. Drilling to date has tested the Copper Canyon, Gradina, Medenovac, and Shanac areas. Elsewhere in Serbia, South Danube Metals actively pursues opportunities to add gold and gold-copper exploration projects to its portfolio. South Danube Metals is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eldorado Gold Corporation, a Canadian-based gold producer. Eldorado’s shares are traded on the Toronto (TSX: ELD) and New York (NYSE: EGO) stock exchanges.