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Junior Mining Company

Company in Numbers

Bai Tau Minerals is a junior mining company headquartered in Kazakhstan, specializing in mineral projects across Central Asia with a focus on gold and copper deposits

130

km drilled
in 2023–2024

exploration
licenses

project at the
Feasibility Study stage

Our projects

All projects

Besshoky

East Balkhash-2

Ayaktuayt

Tabak Kalgan

Ushshoky

Karashoky

Dzhangeldy - Dorozhnaya

Bala-Zhilyandy

Sreda

Unbet

Bugaz

Taldy

Sarybulak

Kensay

Shorskaya

Our team

Dmitrii Betsal

CEO

Specialist in investment, M&A, and strategic development in the mining industry.

Development of overall strategy and development prospects for the company, including attracting financing, obtaining licenses for geological exploration and production, and building a strong team.

Lawrence Rossouw

Project director

Responsible for shaping the overall strategy and vision of the company. This includes securing funding, obtaining exploration and mining licenses, and building a strong team.

He is also in charge of implementing deposit development programs, managing relationships with investors and stakeholders, making key decisions on project prioritization and partnerships, optimizing and improving business processes, increasing productivity, and ensuring high-quality engineering solutions.

Dmitry Khvan

Director, Ulmus Besshoky JSC

Leads the development and implementation of the Besshoky copper-porphyry deposit project. Responsible for strategy development, planning, and ensuring sustainable project progress at all stages. Coordinates interactions with government authorities and partners.

Aleksey Utkin

Head of Legal Department

Organizes the acquisition of permitting documentation for subsoil and land use for BTM and its subsidiaries.

Prepares documentation for M&A transactions. Minimizes legal risks and manages interaction with government authorities. Handles corporate legal matters with governing bodies.

Dmitry Slesarev

Director of Economics

Oversees expenditure across the group of companies, manages budget planning and execution, and ensures the financial and economic operations of the BTM Group.

Andrey Tarasov

Director of Geology

Overall leadership and coordination of exploration activities.

Viktor Petrukhin

Director of Technology

Leads research and design activities related to raw material processing, conducts technical audits of potential mining assets as part of Due Diligence, and oversees technological processes at operating sites.

Georgy Dzhedzheya

Senior Geologist

Project generation in Kazakhstan, management of early-stage exploration projects, and evaluation of incoming project proposals at all stages worldwide.

Focus metals: gold and copper.

Daniyar Zhurekbayev

Investment manager

Specialist in investment, M&A, and strategic development in the mining industry.

Main responsibilities
Implementation of the company's development strategy, M&A transactions, investment analysis, due diligence, and feasibility study support.

Education
KIMEP University, Almaty, majoring in Business Economics (Bachelor's degree), 2005–2009.
KazNITU named after K.I. Satpayev, Almaty, majoring in Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits (Bachelor's degree), 2019–2022.

Work experience
15 years of experience in the mining industry. Worked in the business development and mining project departments of ERG and Polus.

Irina Sergienko

HRD (Human Resources Director)

Recruitment and onboarding of new employees, training and professional development of the team, HR management (including personnel administration), development and implementation of C&B systems (compensation, benefits, bonuses, and rewards).

Elena Evdokimova

Chief Accountant

Cost accounting for exploration projects, budget control, preparation of financial and tax reports, coordination with auditors, compliance with legal and contractual obligations, and management of the accounting department.

Svetoslav Iskakov

Lead Geologist

Generation and targeting of exploration projects in Mongolia.

Specialization: Copper-porphyry deposits.

Denis Kovalenko

Lead Geologist

Leads exploration activities for the East Balkhash-2 project.

Provides methodological guidance for follow-up exploration of the Dzharyk-South gold deposit.