Yury A. Lonshakov

General Director, Lena Gold Mining Compnay (LZRK) 

Mr. Lonhsanov was born in 1953 in the town Gusinoozyorsk in Buryatia Republic, Eastern Siberia.

In 1975 he graduated from Irkutsk Politechnical Academy (Degree in mining engineering).

He started his career as a drilling-and-blasting operations specialist. Later on,  he became the head of dredging operations in Beleizoloto and Primzoloto and after that moved to Zabaikalzoloto gold fields where he became chief engineer. Mr. Lonshakov spent 10 years of his career at Krasnoyarskugol, where he began as the head of stripping operations and gradually worked his way up the career ladder until he was appointed deputy chief engineer of drilling-and-blasting operations of Beryozovsky open pit mine.

In 1998 Mr. Lonshakov joined Polyus WHERE he took up the role of chief engineer.
In January 2006 he was promoted to the position of General Director of Lena Gold Mining Company.

Mr. Lonshakov holds the State Minor’s glory award.