INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPENCAST MINING TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY

DEC’ 13-14, 2019

VENUENorthern Coalfields Limited

Singrauli (M.P.), India - 486889

NORTHERN COALFIELDS LIMITED, SINGRAULI

in Association with

presents

IIT (BHU) VARANASI & SPRINGER NATURE

Selected Papers after peer review shall be published in SPRINGERNATURE

ABOUT ICOMS-2019The fossil fuel based energy sector,where coal is the primary ingredient,is slowly being replaced byenvironment friendly ‘Green Energy’.In this transitory stage it is becomingmore important for Coal Industry toreorient itself to remain relevant inthe energy sector in a sustainablemanner. On the eve of World EnergyConservation Day, Northern CoalfieldsLimited (NCL) is organizing the 2nd

International Conference onOpencast Mining Technology andSustainability (ICOMS-2019) on14th December, 2019 at Singrauli,Madhya Pradesh, India in associationwith Indian Institute of Technology(BHU), Varanasi. The ICOMS-2019,scheduled during December 13-14,2019 aims to provide forum for thepeers and blossoms of theacademicians, scientific community &industry professionals to interact andexchange their knowledge in the fieldof Opencast Mines and Energy. Visit

www.icomsncliitbhu.com

CHIEF PATRONS

Shri Prabhat Kumar Sinha Chairman cum Managing Director

Northern Coalfields Limited

Prof. Pramod Kumar JainDirector, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

PATRONS

Shri Gunadhar PandeyDirector (Technical/Operations), NCL

Shri N N ThakurDirector (Finance), NCL

Shri M K PrasadDirector (Technical/P&P), NCL

THEMEA) Production, productivity and

safety in OC mining:Production, Productivity and Safety:New Methods to facilitate highstripping opencast mining withimproved productivity & economics

• Design and development of softwareto design mine working slope anddumps

• Advanced Blasting techniques• Methods to extract inter-mineboundary coal

• Unconventional Mining Methods• Best Practices / Benchmarking inmaintenance and operations in OCmining

• Automation and Artificial Intelligence

B)Environmentally SustainableMethods:

• Mitigative measures to check pollutionload on air and water within safelimits

• Future challenges & Energy security• Alternatives to blasting technology,i.e., mitigating ground vibrations andair blast

• Developing eco-friendly logisticsinfrastructure, Mine Closure &Sustainable Energy Management

• Social Sustainability

CALL FOR PAPERSThe conference will include structuredlectures, audio-video presentation andcase studies (oral and posterpresentation) on above themes. Theabstract in the prescribed format is to besent through email at:icoms.ncl@coalindia.in

C) Renewable Energy and CleanCoal Technologies

• Clean Coal Technologies (MethaneDrainage, Coal Pyrolysis andGasification, Carbon Capturing,Storage, Utilization and Sequestration

• Low rank coal• Biofuels• Fuel Cells• Solar/Wind Power• High Efficiency Low Emissiontechnologies

• Energy Storage• Waste to Energy

D) Advanced Materials for Energy• Nanostructured Materials for Energy• Solar Energy Materials• Crystalline Porous Materials• Advanced Graphene Materials• Composite materials for applications inMining/Energy sector

IMPORTANT DATESLast date of submission

of abstract

November

10th, 2019

Notification for

acceptance of abstract

and Registration open

November

15th, 2019

Last date of submission

of paper

November

30th, 2019

Conference Registration

Deadline

December

05th, 2019

Notification for time and

slot of presentation

December

2nd , 2019

Date of Conference

December

13-14th ,

2019

CONNECTIVITY & ACCOMODATIONSingrauli is connected by flight up toVaranasi & Jabalpur airport. Limitedaccommodation is available at our GuestHouses. Hotels are available in thevicinity. All the delegates, participants areadvised to send their prior requests foraccommodation in advance aticoms.ncl@coalindia.in.

For details, Contact Coordinators

REGISTRATION

No Registration fee for delegates fromany organization. For registrationplease visit conference website.

YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD For Best Oral Presentation Best Poster Presentation

Budding Innovators AwardIn order to capture the ideas of nation’syoung minds, the solutions to identifiedtechnological problems/issues at NorthernCoalfields Limited have been invited fromstudents of technical institutes. For moredetails about problem statements pleasevisit the website section under the head ofBudding Innovators Award.

POSTER PRESENTATION

The poster session is proposed tohighlight the activities in thematic areasof ICOMS-2019. The poster display spaceof 3 ft (w) x 4 ft (h) will be available forthe presenters. A committee comprisingof eminent scientists/engineers/professors will make its decision on thebest posters.

PUBLICATION

All the selected papers will be publishedin Springer Nature, New Delhi, India.

ConvenerMr. Satish JhaGeneral Manager,

Corporate Planning, NCLPh: +91-9406711702Prof. P.K. Mishra

Professor & Head, Dept. of Chemical Engg. IIT (BHU), Varanasi

Ph.: +91-9415301462Prof. S.K. Sharma

Professor, Dept. of Mining Engg. IIT (BHU), Varanasi

Ph.: +91-9450950078

Co-ConvenerMr. Bhartendu Kumar

General Manager(Excv), Nigahi, NCLPh: +91-9425176789

CoordinatorsMr. Manish Kumar

Chief Manager(Mining), Nigahi, NCL

Ph: +91-7694031582Mr. Ramesh B. SindhurChief Manager (Mining),

Amlohri, NCLPh.: +91-9406711742

E-Mail: icoms.ncl@coalindia.in

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU),VaranasiIndian Institute of Technology (BHU)Varanasi is a premier engineering institutionestablished in 1919 at Banaras HinduUniversity and is more than 100 years old.Located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. itwas earlier known as BENCO. Theengineering institution was later converted toIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2012through an Act of Parliament. For details visithttps://www.iitbhu.ac.in/

Northern Coalfields LimitedNCL, a Public Sector Company (Mini RatnaCategory-I), a wholly owned subsidiary ofCoal India Limited, under the Ministry ofCoal, Government of India) is a majorcontributor to energy requirement of thenation. NCL’s main products include non-coking coal in the range of grades G5-G11besides ‘De-shaled Coal’ and the ‘CoalRejects’ . About 90% of the coal produced isdispatched to Power Sector. At present, thereare 10 nos. of highly mechanized opencastmines (In MP and UP) which deploy largecapacity equipment like Draglines, Shovels,Dumpers, and Surface Miners of varyingcapacities. For more info, please visit.www.nclcil.in