Alexey Tsoy is a mining executive and technical leader with over 20 years of international experience in the resources sector, working across open pit operations, project studies, and technical advisory on major transactions in the CIS, Central Asia, and beyond.
His career spans senior operational roles at large-scale producing mines, principal-level consulting with international advisory firms, and project evaluation work for mining companies and financial institutions across gold, copper and polymetallic projects in multiple jurisdictions. During his operational tenure, he led the development of a geometallurgical model from scratch — integrating geology and processing properties into a unified data framework that underpinned mine scheduling and operational decision-making — and introduced AI-driven mill management that delivered a measurable throughput improvement. These experiences reflect a broader conviction that data-driven approaches and AI tools have a practical, immediate role in mining: Alexey actively applies large language models and Python-based tools to mine planning, block model analysis and technical reporting, and advocates for the integration of digital technologies across the mining project lifecycle.
He holds an MSc in Mining Engineering with Distinction from Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Can technology make mining business better?
The presentation outlines a couple of examples of implementations of modern technology into a mining lifecycle - from early stage to ramp up and prodcution. How technology impacts management decsion, and can it be a big red button solution to the mining business efficiency problem? Should the management approach change as well?