Minerals are essential commodities for the growth of mankind, and all the progress of humanity owes unequivocally to minerals. However, winning minerals through mining has always been cursed, and mankind has paid a heavy price for mining in the form of great loss of flora and fauna and unprecedented impact on the environment. Notwithstanding any arguments either in favor or against, one cannot deny that for the progression, advancement, and security of nations mining is indispensable, compulsory, and unavoidable trade. It is in the best interest of every stakeholder; a sustainable approach to mining must be adopted. Sustainability has many dimensions, two most important being: the optimum utilization of mined-out materials and creating value-added products from the mining wastes. Taking a cue from this, an international seminar was organized on ¿Prospects and Challenges of Mineral Based Products and Utilization of Wastes for the ¿Make in Indiä Initiative¿ at Hotel Radisson Blu from 10¿12 November 2022. The conference was attended by about 120 delegates from all over India. This book is a compilation of selected papers presented during the conference, broadly divided into the following groups: (a) rare earth elements, (b) ferrous minerals, (c) non-ferrous minerals, (d) industrial minerals, (e) waste utilization and valorization and (f) other significant contributions. Written by experts and edited by academicians and technocrats, this book promises to be a valuable and essential reading for professionals, researchers, as well as students.

Innovative technologies for recycling and extraction of REE.- Eco-environmental challenges associated with application of REE.- Rare earth elements: Reshaping the global supply chain with urban mining.- Beneficiation and Extraction of Strategic Scandium (Sc) from Aluminium Industry Waste Residue.- Exploration for Rare Earth Elements Mineralization in Amba Dongar Carbonatite, Gujarat, India: An Overview and Some Suggestions.- Siwana Ring Complex, Western Rajasthan:  A potential REE Hub.- Application of EDS Based Automated Mineralogic System to Investigate Process Efficiency of a Processing Plant of Iron Ore Mine from Chhattisgarh, Central India.- Flowability Characteristics of Iron Ore and Their Influence on Material Handling System Design Parameters.- Fine Size Dry Iron Ore Beneficiation Using Thin Bed Air Fluidized Dry Separator.- Role of NMDC in Mineral Conservation.- Development of High Alumina Synthetic Aggregate Based on Impure Raw Bauxite.- Characterization and Beneficiation of Pyrophyllite.- Limestone - A Review with Special Reference to the Iron & Steel Industry.- Adopting a Pragmatic Approach in Industrial Minerals Exploration.- Import Substitution of Raw Material in the Refractory Industry Self-Reliant Initiative (Atmanirbhar Bharat).- R4 is the key!.- Recovery of Placer Industrial minerals from Red Sediments of Badlands topography and its value addition.- Innovative approach to transform mining waste into value added products.- Commercial and Technical Prospects of Unused Mineral Values of Aluminium Industry.- Potential application of Red Mud in Cement: An Indian perspective.- Value Added Bauxite Products and Beneficiation Opportunities.- Sustainable Methods of Dewatering and Disposal of Processing Plant Tailings.- Utilization of Internal Waste (Fe ^es and Barriers in implementing value addition to mine waste and its sustainability.- Safe, Accurate and Reliable Online Elemental Analysis Through Unique PFTNA Technique.

Dr. Kirtikumar Randive

Dr. Kirtikumar R. Randive is presently working as a Professor and Head of the Department of the Post-Graduate Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. He is Editor of Springer Journal Mineralogy and Petrology, De Gruyter's Journal Open Geoscience and Dy. Chief Editor of the Nagpur University Science Journal. So far, he authored two monographs and jointly edited seven books for Elsevier, Springer-Nature, and De Gruyter. He also published several research papers in reputed journals and magazines. Dr. Randive was a member of the 31st Indian Expedition to Antarctica and a Visiting Fellow to the University of Portsmouth, UK. He received several awards and recognitions from different organizations including the Best Teacher (Research) Award of the RTM Nagpur University in 2017.

Dr. Sanjeevani Jawadand

Sanjeevani Jawadand is an Assistant Professor and Head at Shri Mathuradas Mohota College of Science, Nagpur.Earlier, she carried out her postgraduation with distinction and, subsequently, doctoral research from RTM Nagpur University. She has published more than 15 research papers including a monograph on Mineral Economics during her doctoral research. She received several awards including a gold medal in M.Sc., Kalagaurav and Kalavibhushan for handwriting and arts.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

Dr Pradeep Kumar Jain retired from the post of Chief Mineral Economist from the Indian Bureau of Mines, Government of India, and obtained M.Tech. in Applied Geology from Sagar University, Sagar, Ph.D. in Geology, Ph.D. in Law, LL.M. degree in Law from RTM Nagpur University, M.C.A., M.B.A. and M.A. Economics from IGNOU, New Delhi. He has more than 40 years of experience in field of Mining and Geology, Mineral Exploration, Mineral Policy and Legislations and published 82 research papers in international and national journals and attended various seminars and conferences. Dr. Jain is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi National Award on Gyan-Vigyan for the book Khanij Sampada Aur Satat Vikas.

Dr. Ashok Kumar Nandi

Dr. Ashok Nandi is a Geologist by profession and completed his Ph.D. on Geology and Mineralogy of Bauxite in 1984. Dr. Nandi has published more than 60 papers on various aspects of ores and minerals, particularly on worldwide bauxite deposits. Dr. Nandi is a Leading International Consultant in the field of bauxite-alumina. He is one of the founder directors of the Mineral Information and Development Centre in India and also set up the International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminum Society (IBAAS).