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Yashobhoomi Convention Center, New Delhi   |   15 - 17 November 2026

THEMATIC AREAS

Mining 5.0, Technology & Innovation

  • Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) convergence
  • Next-Generation Mining Technologies: IoT, Data Analytics & Digital Twins
  • Smart & Digital Mining: Al, Automation, Robotics & Autonomous Operations
  • Drones, Remote Sensing & Geospatial Technologies
  • Human-Al Collaboration and Intelligent Standard Operating Procedures
  • Al as an Enterprise Cognitive Backbone
  • Exploration - Redefining Role of Geo-Science in Mining & Mineral Sector
  • Deep & Underground Mining Technologies
  • Technology Transfer - From Lab to Mine

Critical Minerals, Urban Mining & Strategic Corridors

  • National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM)
  • Integrated Rare Earth Corridors for Coastal Industrial Clusters
  • Urban Mining Incentive Schemes for E-Waste Mineral Recovery
  • Developing Critical Minerals Value Chain for a Sustainable Future
  • Exploration & Resource Development - Strategic & Critical Mineral REEs
  • Private Participation via New Exploration Licences (EL)
  • Critical Mineral Value Chains - Processing, Beneficiation, Recovery & End Use
  • Circular Economy in Mines & Mineral Sector
  • Strategy to Secure International Assets - Strategic Materials & Mineral Security
  • Blue Economy - Marine Mineral Wealth, Securing Critical Minerals
  • Recycling Boost, Innovation, Infrastructure Readiness

Mine Closure, Reclamation & Repurposing

  • Scientific Mine Closure, Progressive Reclamation
  • Post-Mining Land Use, Repurposing of Mining Assets & Voids
  • Community Transition & Mine Closure Planning
  • From Closure to Legacy

Coal to Clean Energy

  • National Coking Coal Mission, National Steel Mission, Coal Washeries
  • Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Coal-to-Chemicals, Hydrogen Economy
  • Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS), Cleaner Coal Technologies
  • National Coal Gasification Mission - Underground & Surface Coal Gasification

Safety, Health & Future Workforce

  • Mine Safety & Risk Management, Occupational
  • Health & Worker Well-being
  • Zero-Harm Mining, Future Skills for Mining - Mining Education & Industry Alignment
  • Women in Mining: Breaking the Barrier

Communities & Inclusive Development

  • Just Transition, Community Engagement, Mining & Local Economic Development
  • District Mineral Foundation (DMF), CSR & Shared Value
  • Commitment to Welfare of Mining-Affected Communities

Mining Operations & Critical Infrastructure

  • Opencast, Punch Entry, Longwall, Highwall, Dredging and Any Other Mining Operations
  • Mine Planning & Optimisation Including Mineral Transportation & Logistics
  • Re-opening of Mines
  • Mining Infrastructure & Industrial Parks
  • Operational Excellence & Productivity

Policy, Governance & Global Collaboration

  • Regulatory Framework in Coal and Mineral Mining Framework
  • Mining Laws, Policies & Governance, Responsible Mineral Governance
  • International Cooperation in REEs, Critical
  • Mineral & Mineral Processing
  • Ease of Doing Business & Regulatory Innovation

Sustainable & Responsible Mining

  • Sustainable Mining Practices, International Standards & Reporting
  • ESG & Responsible Mining, Climate-Resilient & Low-Carbon Mining
  • Mine Environment & Environmental Management, Biodiversity & Resource Conservation
  • Decarbonisation & Carbon Management, Renewable Energy Integration in Mining

Investment, Finance & Commercialisation

  • Financing Mining & Critical Mineral Projects
  • Innovative Financing Models
  • Mining Investment & Project Development - Venture Capital & Mining Innovation
  • Technology Commercialisation - Startup & Innovation Ecosystems

Fiscal Certainty & Regulatory Predictability

  • Implementation of a Uniform, Centre-Directed Tax Framework
  • Mitigation of Retrospective Tax Risks for Private Miners
  • Policy Incentives to Attract Private Junior
  • Exploration Risk Capital

Water Governance & Climate-Induced Scarcity

  • Advanced Mine Tailings Dewatering and Water Recycling Systems
  • Risk Mitigation for Water-Stressed
  • Mining Industrial Blocks
  • Collaborative Hydro-Resource Sharing with Mining-Affected Communities