Major Topics in Mining session

- Challenges in Exploration of Mining Fields

- Sustainable Mining Technologies and Innovation

✓ Chemicals in mining: Challenges, innovations and trends.

 ✓Smart Control Systems and Digital Transformation in Mining: Automation and Robotic; Artificial Intelligence role.

✓ Solar, wind, and alternative energy integration in mining industry. 

• Environmental Impact Reduction and Rehabilitation of Mining Sites. 

 ✓ Environmental contamination from chemical runoff and waste, challenges in managing and disposing of hazardous chemical waste.

 ✓ Tailings management and its environmental impact

✓ Stacks management and its hazardous impact.

- Waste Valorization; Material recovery; Recycling initiatives, Water recycling.

• Critical Minerals for new technologies development and Sustainable Future - 

 ✓ Identification and exploration of critical minerals; Strategic exploration and planning for sustainable critical minerals use. 

Policy, Regulations, and Future Trends in Mining Sustainability- 

• Circular Economy, Community Engagement and Socio-economic Sustainability - 

✓Environmental and social responsibility standards; transparent and ethical management; Employment impact on the surrounding region .

Major Topics in Renewable Energy session:

• Solar, and Wind Energy: Emerging Opportunities and Technological Advancements:
  ✓Technological innovations in solar PV, CSP, and wind turbines.
   ✓Hybrid renewable systems for continuous power supply in mining regions.
  ✓ Floating solar and offshore wind.
   ✓Renewable deployment challenges in desert, mountainous, and mining zones.
• Emerging Energy Sources: Geothermal, Green Hydrogen, and Energy Storage
   ✓Renewable hydrogen production and industrial fuel applications.
  ✓EV ecosystem development for mining fleets, logistics, and haulage systems.
  ✓ Fuel cell and battery-electric mining equipment (trucks, loaders, conveyors).
   ✓Geothermal potential for industrial heat, desalination, and district energy.
• Integration of Renewable Energy and EV Charging into National and Industrial Grids

✓Grid planning for high renewable & EV penetration.
✓ Smart grids, microgrids, and distributed energy management in mining clusters.
✓Grid-forming inverters, frequency stability, and fault ride-through capabilities.

• Investment, Innovation, and Industrial Partnerships in Clean Energy & Future Mobility:
  ✓ Financing renewable hubs, storage solutions, geothermal plants, hydrogen clusters, and EV fleets.
  ✓ESG investments and decarbonization strategies for mining and heavy industries.
• Policies, Regulations, and Global Sustainability Frameworks
  ✓Net-zero commitments, COP agreements, and global renewable adoption policies.
  ✓Regulations for EV infrastructure, hydrogen safety, and geothermal licensing.