Şahin Özdemir is a Mining Engineer and Chairman of the Board of Mitto Consultancy, which he founded in 2007. He graduated from the Department of Mining Engineering at Eskişehir Osmangazi University in 2006. His areas of expertise include Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), mine resource and feasibility studies, geotechnics, geochemical characterization, waste management, and hydrogeology. He holds certifications as an Explosives Specialist and in ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and ISO 18001 standards, and is a certified member of UMREK (National Resources and Reserves Reporting Committee) as a Competent Person.
Over the course of his career, Şahin has delivered training and presentations at leading industry platforms, including the International EIA Congress, IMCET, the Chamber of Mining Engineers (MMO), the World Energy Council, and ODTÜ, covering topics such as EIA processes in mining projects, mine waste and tailings dams, mining legislation, ESG criteria and standards, and sustainable mining.
His project portfolio spans environmental and social impact assessments, waste management plans, feasibility studies, tailings storage facility design and closure plans, UMREK-coded reserve and resource reporting, and soil contamination remediation — carried out for major industry clients including Eti Bakır, TÜMAD Mining, CVK Mining, Esan Eczacıbaşı, and others across Türkiye. He has extensive experience managing the environmental and social documentation required for international financing processes, including those conducted under EBRD and IFC standards.
MITTO Consultancy Mining, Environmental and Engineering Solutions
Mitto Consultancy is an international engineering and advisory firm specialising in mining, environment, geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, sustainability, and permitting. Based in Türkiye, the firm provides a full range of engineering, environmental, and technical consultancy services across the entire lifecycle of mining, energy, infrastructure, and industrial investments — from planning and operations through to closure and rehabilitation.
Alongside its established project portfolio in Türkiye, Mitto is actively expanding internationally. Through a local structure established in Uzbekistan, the firm serves mining and investment projects across Central Asia. In Africa, Mitto provides technical advisory, environmental assessment, and engineering services for mining operations in the Kokoyah region of Liberia.
The firm's multidisciplinary team combines deep field experience with advanced engineering analysis, integrating environmental, technical, and economic processes within a single advisory framework. Mitto works in compliance with both national regulations and international standards — including EBRD Performance Requirements and IFC Performance Standards — and has a strong track record in resource and reserve modelling, EIA and permitting, geotechnical and hydrogeological studies, tailings storage facility design, and project finance documentation.
With a vision to become a globally recognised engineering brand, Mitto aims to bring the expertise developed in Türkiye to emerging mining regions across Central Asia, Africa, and beyond — delivering reliable, sustainable, and innovative solutions to investors and operators at every stage of their projects.
