Conference Proceedings - World Mining Congress 2026

229 The ICCC has been instrumental in shifting behavioral attitude of employees at workplace, quick mitigation of several concerns, increased statutory compliances, and overall operational efficiency. CHAPTER 3: RECOGNITIONS AND ACCOLADES WCL’s ICCC initiative has received following recognitions/accolades: • Special Contribution Award on the 49th CIL Foundation Day for advancing transparency and safety in mining operations. • Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award (2023) for excellence in deploying AI, analytics, and integrated control technologies. • Best use of Emerging Technology Award at 9th India PSU IT Forum & Awards 2024. • Best Mining Technology Award 2025 at 11th Asian Mining Congress, Kolkata. Figure 10 The ICCC has attracted visits from high-level dignitaries and delegations including: • Hon’ble Union Minister for Coal & Mines, Govt. of India. • Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Govt of India. • Secretary (Coal), Govt of India Additional Secretary (Coal), Govt of India, and other senior government officials. • Leadership teams from PSUs such as NLCIL, GMDC, and Hindustan Copper Ltd to study the system for replicating in their respective industries. CHAPTER 4: WAY FORWARD 4.1) Exploration of application & use cases for 5G Network infrastructure with 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN): 1. 5G Mission Critical Communication (MCX) System for OCMs with a facility to contact Mobiles with Video / Audio calling & SMS 2. 5G Enabled Remote Drone Operations for Digital Mine Mapping 3. 5G Camera with AI enabled Video Analytics

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