It gives us immense pleasure to share with you that conference is co-sponsored by Xylem, and they will be presenting their “Dewatering solutions & Slurry Pumps” for the Mining industry.

We also have GE Mining, showcasing their IOT, Big Data and Cloud Computing solutions.

Tega Industries, will present on “Improvement of Screening Efficiency by Using Smart Screening Technology”

Aggreko, one of the supplier of temporary power generation equipment and of temperature control equipment has also confirmed as Associate sponsor.

Also our participating organisations include: Aggreko, BALCO, Coal India, Essel Mining, FAM Industries, Gainwell, GE Mining, Hargreeves Mining, Hindustan Zinc, JCB, Jenissi Management Consultants, Jindal Steel & Power, JK Tyre, MACAFERRI, Northern Coalfields, NTPC, Polycab, Prism Cement,  Rajmahal Coal Mining,

Singareni Collieries, Tata Hitachi, Tata Steel, Tega Industries, Vedanta Resources, Virginia Mining Resources, Xylem, etc

Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi 
19 Ashoka Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001, India 
+91 11 4119 6120

The conference is being organised by India Infrastructure Publishing, the leading provider of information on the infrastructure sectors through magazines, newsletters, reports and conferences. The company publishes Indian Infrastructure and Power Line magazines. It also publishes the Mining Directory and Yearbook and a series of reports on the infrastructure/energy sectors including Mining Equipment Market: Outlook, Opportunities and Projections, Coal in India, Coal Based Power Generation, etc..

Organisers:        

Kanan Kumar
Tel: +91-11-41034615 (D),
M: +91-9891210461
Email:kanan.kumar@indiainfrastructure.com

The mission of this conference is to focus on:

• Current state of technology deployment
• Emerging needs and requirements of the Indian mining sector
• Recent global advances and best practices
• Potential solutions for enhancing efficiency and productivity of
  domestic mining operations

KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

• What is the state of the mining sector in India?
• What are the recent trends and developments with regard to technology deployment?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the outlook?

FOCUS ON COAL MINING

• What are the most prevalent technologies in use for coal mining?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What are the future needs and requirements?
• What are the recent global advances?

MINING OF METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS

• What are most prevalent technologies in use for the mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?
• What will be the impact of the Draft National Mineral Policy, 2018 on the mining sector in general, and on technology deployment in particular?
• What are the future needs and requirements?

GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE

• What have been the key policy developments in the mining industry?
• What steps is the government taking to encourage the adoption of new technologies and automation in the mining industry?
• What policy developments can be expected in the near future?

MDO PERSPECTIVE

• What are the new technologies that mine developers and operators (MDOs) are currently using or considering?
• What has been the experience so far in the adoption of these technologies?
• What are the key issues and challenges faced in technology adoption?

CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE

• What are the key emerging customer requirements with respect to mining technology and automation?
• Which new technologies are the companies currently using or considering?
• What are the key challenges? What are the expectations from technology providers?

SURVEY AND EXPLORATION

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for analysis of geological, geophysical and geochemical data?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What are the key lessons for India?

DRILLING AND BLASTING

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for drilling and blasting?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What are the key lessons for India?

CRUSHING AND CONVEYING

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for crushing and conveying?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt for India?

TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for transport and logistics?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What are the lessons for India?

SURFACE MINING

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for surface mining in India?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What are the lessons for India?

UNDERGROUND MINING

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for underground mining in India?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What are the key lessons for India?

MINE SAFETY

• What are the key technologies and solutions available for improving mine safety?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt for India?

MINE DESIGN AND PLANNING

• What are the different types of technologies and equipment available for mine design and planning?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt for India?

CYBERSECURITY AND SAFETY

• What are the key cybersecurity risks in the mining industry?
• What are the systems and solutions that can help the companies secure themselves?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt?

WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT

• What are the different types of technologies and equipment available for water and wastewater treatment?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt?

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

• What are the different types of communication technologies and solutions available in mines?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt?

PUMPING SOLUTIONS

• What are the different types of pumps and pumping technologies, and solutions available in mines?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?
• What are the global advancements? What lessons can be learnt?

NEW TECHNOLOGIES: NEEDS, REQUIREMENTS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

This session will cover the following technologies:

• Virtual SIMULATION
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS
• IoT, BIG DATA AND CLOUD COMPUTING
• ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
• REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

• What are the key applications of these technologies in the mining industry?
• What specific benefits can the industry draw through these technologies?
• What are the issues and concerns?
• What has been the experience globally? What are the lessons for India?

• Afroz Ali,  Head, Coal, Bauxite and Gold, Vedanta Resources
• Suresh Chander, Director, Mineral Exploration, Geological Survey of India
• Somak Debdas  and  Kalika Yadav, Senior Engineer, Product Management, Tega Industries
• Kapil Dhagat,  Executive Vice President and Head, Coal Management Group, Jindal Steel and Power
• Dipesh  Dipu, Founder and Partner, Jenissi Management Consultants
• Ana Duarte, Lead Solution Architect, GE Transportation
• U Kumar, Advisor, Coal, Essel Mining
• R B Mathur, President, Business Development & Mining Strategy, Virginia Mining Resources
• Vikas Mathur, Regional Manager Sales (Crushing & Screening), Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
• Mangirish Nadkarni, Deputy General Manager, Sales, Dewatering, Xylem
• M K Prasad, General Manager, Khadia, Northern Coalfields Limited
• Abhijit   Pujari, TC Business Manager – South East Asia & India, Aggreko
• Praveen Sharma, Vice President, Mining, Hindustan Zinc
• Sanjiv Singh, AGM-Coal Mining, NTPC
• Randip Singh, Chief Manager, Excavation, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
• S P Singh, Director, Engineering Mining & Environment Consultants
• Dr Gurdeep Singh, Professor (HAG), ISM Dhanbad
• Dr Anindya Sinha, Advisor, Ministry of Coal

For speaking opportunities, please contact:
Neha Mathur
Email: neha.mathur@indiainfrastructure.com
Mob: + 91 8826000927

The conference is targeted at top and middle-level managers from:

• Coal producing/mining companies
• Producers/Miners of non-metallic minerals
• Power producers
• Crushing and grinding equipment manufacturers
• Equipment leasing and finance companies
• Inspection agencies
• Iron-ore producing/mining companies
• Mineral development corporations
• Steel Manufactures
• Policymakers and regulators
• Mining engineers and geologists
• Other technology providers
• Other metallic-ore producers
• Drilling and blasting equipment manufacturers
• Excavation and loading equipment manufacturers
• Modelling solution providers
• Safety solution providers
• Pump manufacturers, etc.

Kanan Kumar
Tel: +91-11-41034615 (D),
M: +91-9891210461
Email:kanan.kumar@indiainfrastructure.com