Program Details of Seminar on Integrated Mining Cities to be held on 16-12-2010 at St. Laurn Towers, Ahmedabad.

1. Seminar on “Integrated Mining Cities”
Thursday, 16 December 2010, Hotel St Laurn, Ashram Road, Nr Usmanpura, Ahmedabad
Programme
0930 – 1000 hrs Registration of Delegates
1000 – 1115 hrs
Inaugural Plenary
Mining and minerals have the legacy from the ancient civilization. Copper mining and smelting exist since 11 Century
A.D. in Gujarat. Due to unique geology, Gujarat is a treasure house of minerals, having 18 different deposits of
significance, including Lignite, Bauxite, Limestone, Manganese, Fluorspar, Bentonite, Clay, Silica Sand, Dolomite etc.
Among the minerals that are to be found only in Gujarat, are Agate, Chalk, Perlite and Fluorite. Gujarat is the leader in
mining of Fluorspar in the country. It has India’s largest share of Silica Sand deposits and second largest production of
bauxite, lignite, fire clay and china clay. Gujarat ranks 4th in the country in value of mineral production
1000 – 1010 hrs Welcome and Introductory Remarks V S Gadhavi
Managing Director,
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
1010 – 1025 hrs Address Maheshwar Sahu, IAS
Principal Secretary, Dept of Industries & Mines
Government of Gujarat
1025 – 1040 hrs Special Address S Vijay Kumar *
Secretary
Ministry of Mines, Government of India
1040 – 1100 hrs Address by Chief Guest Saurabhbhai Patel
Minister of State for Industries
Government of Gujarat
1100 – 1110 hrs Vote of Thanks Yatindra Sharma
Chairman, CII Gujarat State Council &
Joint Managing Director
KHS Machinery Pvt. Ltd.
1110 – 1130 hrs Tea / Coffee Break
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2. Seminar on “Integrated Mining Cities”
Thursday, 16 December 2010, Hotel St Laurn, Ashram Road, Nr Usmanpura, Ahmedabad
Plenary I: 1130- 1300 hrs: Integrated Mining Cities:
With a view to encourage sustainable mining with due conservation of valuable resources at par with international best
mining practice, it is necessary to infuse the latest environment friendly mining technology. To understand and implement
comprehensive and scientific mining in the State, “Integrated mining Cities” are required to be set up.
This Session shall discuss on the Global delivery models for developing a Mining City. A comprehensive Mining city would
also require understanding the latest technologies that are required for Mine Closure. The most important aspect for the
development of a mining city is to study the Socio-Economic Impact on the society.
1130 – 1140 hrs Welcome by Session Chairman Hemant Shah
Executive Director of Sales & Marketing
Cubex Ltd
1140 – 1200 hrs Hydrological Issues in Mining Arijit Dey
Scientist
Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India
1200 – 1220 hrs Emerging Technologies in Mine Closure S N Mathur
Ex Executive Director
Gujarat Industries Power Co. Ltd.
1220 – 1240 hrs Capacity Building in the area of Advanced Mining Arun Basu
Technology – A key Corporate Social Responsibility Director
JNE Consulting Ltd.
1240 – 1255 hrs Question Answer Session
1255 – 1305 hrs Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman Hemant Shah
1305 – 1400 hrs NETWORKING LUNCH
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3. Seminar on “Integrated Mining Cities”
Thursday, 16 December 2010, Hotel St Laurn, Ashram Road, Nr Usmanpura, Ahmedabad
Plenary II: 1400- 1550 hrs: Conservation of Mineral Resources:
Natural resources are drying up very fast and so a strong need of its conservation has come upIn view of infinite and
unreplenishable nature of mineral resources, the minerals need to be excavated in a very efficient manner. Understanding
the requirement of conserving these mineral resources a highest degree of conservation is required to be as these
mineral resources are not only for the present generation but the generations to follow.
For conservation of there is a need to Map & Estimate accurately the total quantity of Mineral resources and its
consumption pattern so that they can be mined and used conservatively and maximum extraction can be done. The
judicious use of the available minerals and scientific mineral conservation techniques should be used. This session shall
also discuss the Technologies for upgrading the Quality of Minerals with a focus on Bauxite.
1400 – 1410 hrs Welcome by Session Chairman Vinay Vyasa
Commissioner, Geology & Mining
Government of Gujarat
1410 – 1430 hrs Mapping & Estimation of Mineral Resources K V Chittranjan
Vice President
Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd
1430 – 1450 hrs Raw Material Challenge for the Refractory Industry Ravin Jhunjhunwala
Chairman
Orind Singapore Pte Ltd
1450 – 1510 hrs Technologies for Upgrading the quality of Minerals K P Shetty
(Bauxite) DGM (West)
Wirtgen India
1510 – 1525 hrs Question & Answer
1525 – 1535 hrs Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman Vinay Vyasa
Commissioner, Geology & Mining
Government of Gujarat
1535 – 1550 hrs Tea / Coffee Break
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4. Seminar on “Integrated Mining Cities”
Thursday, 16 December 2010, Hotel St Laurn, Ashram Road, Nr Usmanpura, Ahmedabad
Plenary III: 1550 - 1725 hrs: Eco – Friendly Surface Mining:
Mining activities are bound to disturb earth as well as nature with immense environmental impact on flora, fauna and the
human beings. These activities also result in generation of a lot of pollution in terms of air, water and noise etc. In order
to minimize such environmental impact, Miners should take extreme care to deploy environment friendly mining
technology processes and methods for bare minimum pollution.
This session shall discuss on the Eco – Friendly Mining in Sensitive Areas globally including the Emerging Mine Planning Techniques
and also look into the Mine safety requirements and the Contract Mining.
1550 – 1600 hrs Welcome by Session Chairman Ganpat Roonwal
Member, Environmental Appraisal committee for
Coal, Mining and Thermal Plants,
Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt. of India
1600 – 1620 hrs Innovative & Futuristic Mining – Rehabilitation & N K Nuwal
Water Management in Action Vice President (Mines)
Ambuja Cements Ltd.
1620 – 1640 hrs Emerging Mine Planning Techniques Sandeep Ray
Regional Operations Director,
CAE Datamine International
1640 – 1700 hrs Mine Safety & Contract Mining K Y P Kulkarni
Senior Executive President
Kovaya, UltraTech Cement Ltd
1700 – 1715 hrs Question & Answer
1715 – 1725 hrs Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman Ganpat Roonwal
Member, Environmental Appraisal committee for
Coal, Mining and Thermal Plants,
Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt. of India
∗ Confirmation Awaited
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