GSRC envisages developing a highly specialized laboratory for critical metals including REEs. Such a lab would be “Best-in-Class”, with most modern state of the art facilities in terms of infrastructure, equipment, instruments and with best practices for analysis of these elements.
Separation of REEs, which are further subdivided into LREEs & HREEs, is a Herculean task, with this view in mind, developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for each of these would itself be a gigantic task.
The Laboratory therefore intends to be best in class together with best in practices.
The R&D efforts in GSRC, is likely to be a steady journey, which would lead the institute in having a PAN Indian presence. However, to start with, initial efforts would be made to come up with R&D Projects in the state of Gujarat catering to GMDC; Commissioner of Geology & Mines; and Mining Department of State Government.
The next step thereafter would be to move on to an adjacent states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The PAN Indian presence would be visible after a span of 3-4 years, when GSRC may consider moving to countries in the subcontinent.
There are sub sectors in mining which would require to be addressed while carrying out research in the field of mining sector. Furthermore, environment being at the centre to all aspects of working must be focused upon while dealing with mining research.
At present GSRC has four such projects which are listed under Research & Development Section. However, these projects are not exhaustive in nature and in time to come, at least 10 more such projects are likely to be taken up.
The Environmental Impact Assessment of all projects would be harped upon when research is being conducted on any of the subjects of mining.
It is said that the motto of training must be “Train, Retrain and Train”. This clearly reflects that training has to be imparted to all, but repeatedly and at periodic intervals.
Training is integral to development of capabilities among the scientific and office staff working in the concerned fields.
GSRC has come up with a training component involving In-house training of its staff as well as Programme of Training/Internship and Dissertation for Students.
A quiet comprehensive training policy is being brought out, which would lead to strengthening of the organization besides investing in the human resource development.
