MECL is now Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Ltd

 

 

 Business Bureau

MECL is now Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited and the new name was unveiled during the workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Drone Applications in the Mineral Sector’ organised in association with IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation (Nagpur Chapter) recently as part of MECL’s Golden Jubilee celebration year 2021-2022.

The workshop was graced by dignitaries and geoscientists from sister concerns in the Nagpur area including MOIL, WCL, IBM, GSI, CMPDI and JNARDDC, along with Senior officers of MECL. The workshop, conducted under the leadership of Dr Ranjit Rath, CMD, MECL and President, Nagpur Chapter of IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation, was inaugurated in presence of chief guest M P Chaudhari, CMD MOIL and guest of honour Manoj Kumar, CMD WCL, and Varadarajan Seshamani, President of IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation.

Along with the new name, MECL’s varied and diversified profile in the mineral industry was presented to the audience along with demonstration of a new Digital Automated Core Scanner procured by MECL and its potential applications in capture and storage of digital images of drill core for creation of digital core library.

During the workshop, the basic elements of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the mineral industry were presented by Dr Umesh Deshpande, Professor, Computer Science and Engg, VNIT and Dr Ravindra Keskar, Associate Dean (IT), VNIT Dr Srikant Annavarapu, Director, Master Geotech Services and the Treasurer of IIT KGP Alumni Foundation, Nagpur presented the need for innovations.