SALONI KUMARI

• Work for the improvement of stope recovery and drill factor, which helps to reduce the overall cost of operations.
• Applied differential charging for the improvement of powder factor at lower RMR rock of RD Mine.
• Focused on optimal fragmentation during uphole and downhole blasting processes.
• Executed daily drilling and blasting plans for the underground mine, and supervised the drilling and blasting crew.
• Coordinated with the mine planning and geology team for blast execution as per rock conditions.
• Learn to set different delay timings as per free face availability at the site.

• Completed 28 days of unpaid industrial training at Dalli Mechanized Mine, iron ore complex Rajhara, Bhilai steel plant, acquiring practical experience in opencast mining methods, blasting technology, quarry operations, and mineral processing techniques.

• Completed project under guidance of Dr. Vineeth Balakrishanan on total diesel consumption in opencast mining.
• Analyzed factors influencing diesel consumption and developed strategies for mitigation.

Collaborated with research team to gather data on diesel usage in mining operations.

• Twenty-eight days of unpaid online vocational training at the Regional Learning Institute, NTPC, SIPAT Bilaspur, completed a project on the topic 'New Developments in Opencast Mines.'