About Us

An IIT-led team building AI for critical minerals

MiningBridge is a critical-minerals and rare-earths intelligence company. Our team brings together experience in mining and metals trading with expertise in technology and agentic AI.

Our flagship platform, MiningBridge Intelligence, consolidates intelligence on trade flows, supply chains, patents and R&D across critical minerals and rare earths, including battery materials. It supports sourcing and investment decisions by investors, producers and policymakers.

Our vision is to apply agentic AI across the critical-minerals and rare-earths value chain, from sourcing and trading to R&D, processing and asset acquisition, working alongside industry and capital partners.

24+ yrsLeadership experience in minerals and metals trading
GlobalProject and transaction experience across four continents
IIT-ledMining engineering and technology backgrounds
Agentic AIBuilt into the platform, from data collection to analysis

Aligned with national priorities

Our work supports India's critical mineral security objectives: structured global asset access, stronger domestic value addition and lower long-term import dependency.

Founding Team

Ashwani Sharma

Ashwani Sharma

Founder & CEO

Critical minerals & rare earths sourcing and international trading, 24+ years

  • B.Tech Mining Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
  • Ex-Lohum SVP
  • Founder, Mecontech (LME-listed base metals trading)
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Anil Pahal

Anil Pahal

Co-founder & CTO

AI/ML and agentic AI engineering; algorithmic trading systems, 22+ years

  • B.Tech, IIT Delhi
  • Ex-Futures First, Head of Algorithmic Trading
  • CIO, Gemini Solutions
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Kumar Prasoon

Kumar Prasoon

Strategic CIO Advisor

Enterprise AI, digital twins and technology strategy, 22+ years

  • B.Tech, NIFFT (now NIAMT), Ranchi
  • MS IT, IIIT Kerala
  • MBA, Alliance Manchester Business School
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Legal nameMiningBridge Private Limited
HeadquartersGurgaon, Haryana, India
Flagship productintel.miningbridge.com
Contactsupport@miningbridge.com