Innovative and Responsible Mining for Inclusive Growth

Dr. Amalendu Sinha is MSc App. Geology, MSc (Tech) Mineral Exploration, PhD (App. Geology), from ISM, now IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and retired as Director, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research in July, 2015. His main area of research was Rock Mechanics and Geotechnology. He is recipient of various awards, published a large number of papers in journals and conferences and have some patents to his credit. He is a reviewer of many reputed journals.Prof. Bhabesh C. Sarkar, a renowned Geostatistician having 45 years of professional experience with a strong blend of industry and academics, is a Professor of Applied Geology at IIT Bombay in the Department of Earth Sciences. He obtained his five-year Integrated M.Sc. Applied Geology from IIT Kharagpur in 1980 and PhD & DIC in Mining Geostatistics from Imperial College London in 1988. He has over 125 research publications in journals and proceedings of repute, 5 books, 3 book volumes and 6 patents to his credit.Dr. Prabhat Kumar Mandal is Chief Scientist and Head of Mining Methods & Geomechanics Division, CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad & Professor, AcSIR, India. He graduated in Mining Engineering from BE College (now IIEST), Shibpur in 1993, did MTech from IIT Kharagpur & PhD from BESU (now IIEST), Shibpur. He has over 30 years of R&D experience in rock mechanics & mining, having over 160 publications and executed more than 190 projects. He is editorial board member & reviewer of several reputed journals.

• 1. Application of Advanced Geoscience in Mining and Mineral Sectors.- 2. Issues Related to Deep Opencast, Highwall, Offshore and Placer Mining.- 3. Planning for Transition from Opencast to Underground and Reopening of Underground Mines.- 4. Advancements in Deep Underground Mass Production Technologies.- 5. Mine Mechanization and Automation to Enhance Productivity and Safety.- 6. Suitable Policies and Methodologies for Exploration, Extraction and Utilisation of Critical, Strategic and Minor Minerals.- 7. Application of ICT in Exploration and Mining.- 8. Recent Advancements in Mineral and Coal Processing, Beneficiation and Extractive Metallurgy Including By-product Recovery and Value Addition.- 9. Innovations in the Oil and Gas Industry, Prospects of CBM, Shale Gas, Underground/Surface Coal Gasification, Gas Hydrate, Coal to Oil/ Gas/Methanol/Hydrogen.- 10. The Pathways for Just Transition and Net Zero Emission in Coal and Related Sectors.