Alferon Management

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Alferon Management Limited of London is a management company for International Mineral Resources (IMR) in Kazakhstan. IMR is a part of the Eurasian Natural Resources Group, one of the world’s largest private mining and metals group owned by three Kazakh businessmen Alexander Mashkevich, Patokh Chodiev (or Shodiev) and Alijan Ibragimov (or Alidzhon Ibragimov).^[1] Alferon Management Limited of London is a mining acquisition company that has acquired many mining operations in different countries such as Zambia, Congo, Indonesia, Kosovo, Russia and other countries that lack corporate governance.

Mashkevich, Chodiev and Ibragimov, better known at the Trio, are the owners of Eurasian Natural Resources, International Mineral Resources and Alferon Management. The Trio hired well known metallurgic expert, Dr. Johannes Sittard to head Alferon Management, International Mineral Resources, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (known as Eurasian Group), Arduina Holdings and preside over J&W Investments, a Swiss mining company owned by Alferon. Before joining Alferon, Sittard was world steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal’s right hand man.^[2]

After working for Mittal for several years, Sittard confessed that Mittal had paid the Trio US $100 million in order to facilitate business in Kazakhstan.^[3]

After much controversy, Alferon Management recently acquired Ferronickeli Complex, LLC, a nickel plant based in Kosovo.^[4] The controversy behind the acquisition stemmed from Alferon receiving the approval on the acquisition from the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) despite the fact that they were not the highest bidder; US- Albanian company, Adi Nickel was the highest bidder offering 49.5 million Euros.^[5] Ferki Karaxha, the head of Ferronikeli trade union, also stated that since Adi-Nickel won the first tender, it was illegal to declare IMR a provisional winner.^[6]

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