en.Wedoany.com Reported - The 34th International Mining Industry Forum was held in Novokuznetsk, bringing together 535 companies from seven countries (Russia, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, India, and Australia), including equipment manufacturers, technology suppliers, subsoil users, representatives from the scientific community, government, and professional associations. Vladimir Tabachnikov, General Director of the exhibition company "Kuzbasskie Yarmarki," noted that the event attracted enterprises from major industrial centers such as Magnitogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, and Novosibirsk, as well as numerous small cities and towns, aiming to establish and strengthen direct contacts and facilitate contract signings.

Officials involved in the exhibition's work included Ilya Seredyuk, Governor of Kemerovo Oblast—Kuzbass; Andrey Brizhak, Minister of the Coal Industry of Kuzbass; Oleg Matveychev, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications; Ivan Mokhnachuk, Chairman of the Russian Coal Union; Vasily Rakitin, Executive Director of the non-profit organization "Gornopromyshlenniki Rossii"; and Oleg Tokarev, Head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Directorate for the Restructuring and Liquidation of Unprofitable Mines and Open-Pit Mines" (GURSH).

Over 40 business events were held during the exhibition, including forums, roundtables, lectures, and discussions covering topics such as automation, ecology and safety, cost reduction, regional development, talent cultivation, and business operations under modern conditions. Exhibition Director Albina Buneeva stated that despite numerous challenges facing the industry and the region, the exhibition remains a key meeting point for mining experts from across Russia and some foreign countries, as well as an important tool for supporting the domestic mining industry. The event was supported by the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the non-profit organization "Gornopromyshlenniki Rossii," the Government of Kuzbass, and the Administration of Novokuznetsk.

This year, for the first time, the industrial festival "Mining Fest" was held, featuring a photography exhibition, a children's art exhibition, rare mineral and mining exhibits, an industrial collection showcase "Clothing with Character," test drives of large specialized equipment, guided tours, stone painting master classes, and a musical program. The general partner of the exhibition was the joint-stock company "Gornopromyshlennaya Strategiya," with VTB Bank as the sponsor. Partners included the joint-stock company "Kopeysky Mashinostroitelny Zavod" and the joint-stock company "Kuznetskbiznesbank." The visitor registration sponsor was the limited liability company "DIS Grupp," and the participant registration sponsor was the limited liability company "Kuzbass-Service."

The main information sponsor was the magazine "Ugol" (Coal), with other partners including the magazine "Ugol Kuzbassa" (Coal of Kuzbass), the magazine "Gornaya Promyshlennost" (Mining Industry), the magazine "Dobyvayushchaya Promyshlennost" (Extractive Industry), the magazine "Greider" (Grader), the portals dprom.online and igrader.ru, the "Gorny Zhurnal Kazakhstana" (Mining Journal of Kazakhstan), the newspaper and yearbook "Avant-Partner," the magazine "Globus" (Globe), the newspaper "Energetika i Promyshlennost Rossii" (Energy and Industry of Russia), the magazine "Nedra Rossii" (Subsoil of Russia), the portal "OT Media," the magazine "Techsovet Premium," the magazine "Promyshlennye Stranitsy" (Industrial Pages), and the media company "Apex."

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