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August 27Unlocking Europe’s Critical Metals: How MetPro Is Revitalizing Norway’s High-Grade Copper-Zinc Belt
In this episode, we chat to Steele Hemmerich, President of MetPro (Metal Prospecting AS), a copper and zinc exploration company in Norway's Grong VMS District. He brings a rare blend of hands-on field experience and capital markets execution. He started his career in the oil and gas industry before moving into corporate finance, where he worked on transactions across the mining, oil and gas, and technology sectors.

Based in Dubai, he's evaluated mining projects across Europe, Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, and calls MetPro one of the most exciting he's come across, thanks to its drill-defined resource, Tier-1 jurisdiction and established infrastructure. In this episode, Steele joins the show to talk about MetPro's copper-zinc project in Norway and what it takes to bring a brownfield VMS district back into production.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
MetPro is fast-tracking the drill-defined Skiftesmyr copper-zinc deposit in Central Norway’s prolific Grong VMS district toward updated 43-101 compliance and pre-feasibility readiness.

Built on decades of historical exploration and production data, the project benefits from tier-one infrastructure including direct access to highways, renewable hydropower, rail lines, and deepwater ports.

The company’s multi-phase exploration program aims to expand resources beyond 6 million tonnes by testing open depths, strike extensions, and unaccounted high-grade gold and silver mineralization.

MetPro is strategically positioned to help close the EU’s critical raw materials supply gap by leveraging predictable Scandinavian permitting standards and brownfield development speed.
BEST MOMENTS
"We have over 18,000 meters of modern diamond drilling completed, so this isn't a story about starting from a blank page; we're building on decades of historical development."
"A great financial model built on shaky technical data is still a shaky project, no matter how clean the spreadsheet looks."
"Domestic mining is only covering maybe a quarter of what Europe actually consumes... it's currently above the minimum 10% that the CRMA is targeting, but it's still a long way off of being self-sufficient."
"Brownfield, previously drilled, tier-one jurisdiction with existing infrastructure—those can move from resource to production far faster than a greenfield discovery."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Website: www.metproas.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metpro-metal-prospecting-as/
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
43 min
August 24Financing the Future of Mining: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Haytham Hodaly on Mega-Streams and Market Outlook
In this episode we chat to Haytham Hodaly, President and CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals, one of the world's leading precious metals streaming companies.
We discuss Haytham's journey from joining Wheaton over a decade ago to leading the business today, explore how the streaming model is reshaping mine finance, and examine the record-breaking Antamina silver streaming transaction with BHP. We also look at the outlook for precious metals, where Wheaton sees its next growth opportunities, and what investors should be watching over the coming year.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Non-dilutive financing model: Streaming provides mining operators with upfront development capital at a fixed production cost with no dilution, debt covenants, or repayment burdens.

Monumental portfolio expansion: Wheaton’s recent milestone $4.3 billion silver streaming transaction with BHP underscores strong validation and demand for streaming among tier-one global miners.

Significant built-in growth: Backed by fully funded and permitted construction projects, Wheaton is on track to increase production by 50%, targeting approximately 1.2 million gold equivalent ounces by 2030.

Strong precious metals outlook: Long-term fundamentals remain bullish, supported by gold’s safe-haven role against currency weakness and silver’s accelerating demand across solar, electric vehicles, and AI data centres.
BEST MOMENTS
"We provide upfront capital to mining companies in exchange for the right to purchase a percentage of their future metal production at a fixed rate... that provides our counterparties with financing with no dilution, no debt, and no significant covenants or repayment burdens."
"What we're trying to position ourselves as is the highest quality, lowest cost, strongest growth portfolio in the industry with the lowest risk profile."
"Silver's got those great conductive properties which will also make it incredibly important in the AI expansion... AI data centres typically require almost three times more silver than a typical data center."
"Every transaction has to be an accretive transaction... it’s not just deploying capital, it’s disciplined capital allocation."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
Website: https://www.wheatonpm.com/overview/default.aspx
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheatonpm/
X: https://x.com/Wheaton_PM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WheatonPM/
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
21 min
August 20Building a Vertically Integrated Rare Earth Supply Chain - with Hugh Broadhurst
In this episode we speak to Hugh Broadhurst, COO at Aclara Resources to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the critical minerals industry: how the West can build a secure and competitive rare earth supply chain outside of China.
We’ll explore Aclara’s development of SPREC, its plans to connect South American resources with separation capabilities in the United States, and how AI, pilot plants and strategic partnerships could help accelerate the journey from development into commercial production.
We continue to discuss the risks of scaling technology from pilot to commercial operations, what can and can’t be accelerated through AI, and why simply discovering more rare earth deposits isn’t enough to create genuine supply-chain independence.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Simply discovering raw mineral deposits does not ensure independence; true supply chain security requires full control over refining, separation, and metallurgical capabilities.

Vertical integration reduces commercial and operational risks by allowing upstream mining operations to be balanced specifically for the chemistry and ratios needed downstream.

Scaling chemical processes from pilot to commercial production often fails due to basic mechanical material-handling challenges rather than errors in chemical theory.

Artificial intelligence and digital twins help convert the complex "art" of multi-stage separation into an exact science by modeling dynamic feedback loops and time variability.
BEST MOMENTS
"It’s not just the molecule you’re trying to sell, it’s what comes with it."
"Having the control means we understand our deposits, we understand the variability, and then it’s just about managing it."
"The goal here is to take the art out of it and apply science."
"It’s often not the basic process that doesn’t work, it’s these annoying little things that happen... everywhere where there's solids, that's what I like to look for."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
https://www.aclara-re.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aclararesources/
https://www.instagram.com/aclara.br/
https://x.com/AclaraResources
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
34 min
August 17Delivering Mining Projects in Emerging Markets: Culture, Governance, and Front-End Strategy with Richard Bowley
In this episode we chat to Richard Bowley, who is a highly experienced mining executive who has spent more than 20 years leading projects across emerging markets.

We discuss and explore the realities of delivering mining projects in challenging jurisdictions, the importance of leadership, governance and ESG, why projects run over budget and behind schedule, and the lessons Richard has learned from advising companies, investors and governments throughout his career.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Cultural integration and local relationship-building are just as critical to project survival in emerging markets as technical engineering.

Front-end engineering investment during feasibility studies prevents massive downstream capital blowouts and schedule delays.

Governance failures undermine entire ESG efforts, as a lack of transparency quickly erodes trust with host governments and local stakeholders.

Owner teams must empower appointed EPC/EPCM contractors to execute their roles rather than micromanaging and hindering project delivery.
BEST MOMENTS
"Look at your feet... You're not in London now. So whatever you think you know, park it."
"If you just go into a country and think it's about technical delivery, you will fail. 100%."
"10% extra on engineering at the front end of any feasibility study, for me, is critical."
"Everything you do well instantly becomes destroyed because if the governance aspects of a project or a business in any country become questionable, that trust that you've built... just gets torn down."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-bowley-842ba818/
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
43 min
August 13Unlocking BC’s Gold Potential: Exploration, Technology, and the 3Ts Project with Randy Turner
In this episode we chat to Randy Turner, President and CEO of Independence Gold. Randy is a highly regarded geologist with a track record of discovering, advancing and creating value from mineral projects. He played a key role in the discovery of the Snap Lake diamond deposit, later acquired by De Beers, and was also involved in the early history of what became Artemis Gold's Blackwater mine.
In this episode we discuss what attracted him to the 3Ts Gold Project in British Columbia, the project's fascinating journey from Teck to Independence Gold, what he looks for in a successful discovery, how technology is transforming exploration, and what's next for the 3Ts project.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Randy Turner brings over 55 years of geological expertise to Independence Gold, having previously played a key role in major discoveries such as the Snap Lake diamond deposit and the early acquisition of the Blackwater gold project.

Independence Gold is focusing its exploration efforts on the 3Ts Gold Project in British Columbia, which sits adjacent to the massive 20-million-ounce Blackwater gold deposit.

Successful modern mineral exploration relies on combining advanced technologies like AI, geophysics, and geochemistry with traditional, boots-on-the-ground geological analysis.

Independence Gold operates as a pure-play exploration company with a target strategy to grow the 3Ts resource to approximately 1 million gold-equivalent ounces before seeking a buyer or development partner
BEST MOMENTS
"In most cases around the world, all the easy deposits have been found... It's now taking more geology, back to the basics of geology—technologies, AI, geophysics, geochemistry."
"We can't totally rely upon technology to make all these discoveries—we still have to be using our brains and our geological backgrounds to put all this together."
"Good old boot and hammer work is what we call it—geologists getting out, banging rocks, and almost sniffing the core, looking at it, studying it."
"We're explorationists—we're there to find, we're there to discover. But you bring in the other guys, the more senior companies, that will look at it to develop it and put it into production."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
Website: ingold.ca
Email: [email protected]
X: x.com/InGold_Corp
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/independence-gold-corp
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
24 min
August 10Redefining Critical Minerals, Safety, and Community Engagement at Hermosa
In this episode we speak to Pat Risner, President of South32 Hermosa project in Arizona who are advancing a multi-metal critical minerals development in the Patagonia Mountains of southern Arizona targeting zinc, manganese, silver, lead, and copper.

In this conversation we discuss what makes Hermosa such a strategically important project, the recent progress on permitting, and why Pat describes it as "a different kind of mine." We'll also explore his leadership journey, the company's approach to safety, community and Tribal engagement, the role of innovation and remote operations, and what the mining industry needs to do to develop the next generation of talent.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The Hermosa project has the potential to produce up to five critical minerals including zinc, manganese, and copper, helping address supply chain vulnerabilities and foreign reliance for the United States.

By design, Hermosa minimises its environmental footprint using 90% less water than traditional historical operations, a battery-electric underground fleet, and a total land disturbance of just 700 acres over up to 70 years of operation.

South32 established relationships with local communities and native tribes four to five years prior to submitting permit applications, allowing stakeholder input to directly shape project design and avoid cultural or environmental impacts.

By placing its remote operating facility (Centro) in Nogales, the project removes traditional mining employment barriers and supports a goal of a minimum 80% local workforce.
BEST MOMENTS
"We all guarantee everyone goes home safe and well... 'Guarantee' is a very emotive, provocative word when we talk about safety in mining, but that's deliberate. It's on purpose; it drives and ensures we have the right conversations."
"The concept is: the earlier you engage with deliberate intent that you want to design a project that's less impactful... you have to start really, really early so it's robust and meaningful consultation."
"For most of my mining career, we just didn't tell our story in the industry... It was more about not being seen than telling your story, and so I think that's changing—and I think it has to change."
"We had to address the historical challenges around our industry that have made it less acceptable to society, and that's where the 'different kind of mine' piece goes in."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
●      Social
○      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/south32-hermosa/
○      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/South32Hermosa
○      TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@south32ltd
●      Website: https://www.south32hermosa.com/en_us
●      Contact/Email: [email protected]
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
37 min
August 06ATEX Resources and the Valeriano Discovery: Unlocking Chile’s Next Major Copper District
In this episode we chat to Chris Beer, interim CEO of ATEX Resources, who are exploring the 100% owned Valeriano Copper Gold Project located in Chile. Copper is becoming one of the world's most strategically important commodities, and few exploration stories have attracted as much attention in recent years as ATEX Resources' Valeriano Project
During this conversation, we are going to discuss the evolution of the project, the significance of the B2B discovery, the challenges and lessons from deep drilling, how the company is preparing for its next stage of growth, and Chris's thoughts on the future of copper and Chile's role in meeting global demand.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
ATEX Resources is evolving its Valeriano project in Chile from a localized copper-gold discovery into a large-scale, emerging copper district.

The discovery and expansion of the high-grade B2B breccia zone near the surface provides significant potential for earlier-stage project development compared to deeper porphyry targets.

Advanced techniques like directional drilling have enabled ATEX to improve operational efficiency and save thousands of meters of drilling in deep exploration targets.

High copper concentrate grades combined with minimal deleterious elements position the Valeriano project favourably against tightening global copper supply standards.
BEST MOMENTS
"We think it's one of the top ten largest copper-gold discoveries in the last decade, globally."
"Directional drilling... saved 6,000 to 7,000 meters in drilling [last year] just by utilising directional drilling. It really allows us to efficiently drill deeper deposits."
"Finding, financing, permitting, and building a mine is a 10-to-20-year endeavour on large porphyry systems... I think the market underestimates the supply response."
"The copper smelting companies are so desperate for concentrate that they are willing to take a hit just to bring that concentrate to their smelter."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
Website: https://atexresources.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@atexresources
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atex-resources/posts/?feedView=all
Twitter: https://x.com/ATEX_Resources

Contact Info:
Chris Beer, Interim President and CEO
Email: [email protected]

Aman Atwal,
Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations
Email: [email protected]
1-647-398-9405
or visit ATEX’s website at www.atexresources.com.

CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
31 min
August 03Pioneering Frontier Markets: Harry Anagnostaras-Adams on Mining in Ethiopia & Saudi Arabia
In this episode we speak to Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, Founder and Executive Chairman of KEFI Gold and Copper. Harry has spent more than four decades in the mining industry, building companies and advancing projects across Australia, the Middle East and Africa. With KEFI, he is now developing the Tulu Kapi Gold Project in Ethiopia and maintaining exposure to Saudi Arabia's rapidly growing mining sector.

Harry offers a unique perspective on financing projects in emerging jurisdictions, navigating geopolitical challenges and creating long-term value. We also explore his remarkable journey, the lessons learned from operating across multiple continents, and his outlook for KEFI and the wider mining industry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Building direct, long-term relationships and being present in the country are essential for navigating local political, regulatory, and security challenges.

By following specific geological formations—such as VMS deposits and greenstone belts—companies can unlock massive, previously untapped mineral potential.

Innovative financing structures—such as combining project debt, royalties, and preference shares—allow major developments to proceed while keeping equity dilution remarkably low.

Maintaining strict ethical standards and transparency ensures resilience against geopolitical instability, regulatory hurdles, and localised conflicts.
BEST MOMENTS
"The hallmark of our decision and style was that we would move over to that part of the world, roll up our sleeves, and get amongst it on the ground."
"When you've got one or two [geologists] that have found a number of deposits in their lifetime, you know you've got a precious person."
"Never do anything that can compromise you... if you've never been compromised, there's nothing to worry about. You can always lie straight in bed and have a good night's sleep."
"In the first ten years of KEFI's existence, we made discoveries, and then we literally stopped exploration. And now that we're in a position to launch development, we're restarting."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
https://www.kefi-goldandcopper.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kefi-minerals-plc/
Email: [email protected]

CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
49 min
July 30Unlocking High-Grade Potential: Diane Garrett on the Future of Hycroft Mining
In this episode we chat to Diane Garrett, CEO of Hycroft Mining who are a U.S.-based gold and silver development company focused on advancing the Hycroft Mine in Northern Nevada, one of the largest undeveloped precious metals deposits in the United States.

Diane gives us an update on Hycroft Mining as the company continues to advance one of the largest gold and silver development projects in the United States. Since her last appearance on the podcast in 2022, Hycroft has delivered a significant increase in its mineral resource, published a new technical assessment, and strengthened its leadership team as it moves towards the next stage of development.

We also discuss the latest progress at Hycroft, Diane's leadership journey, the lessons she's brought from previous successes, and her views on the outlook for gold, silver and the future of mine development in the US.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Hycroft Mining is prioritising the exploration and development of two significant high-grade silver systems to optimise early cash flow before advancing its broader, lower-grade deposit.

Recent technical assessments and improved metallurgical recoveries have significantly boosted Hycroft's measured and indicated mineral resource estimates while eliminating its prior corporate debt.

A industry-wide shortage of qualified technical and operational talent, worsened by post-pandemic retirements and low university enrolments, presents an ongoing challenge for mine development across North America.

Strong long-term fundamentals for gold and silver—driven by central bank purchasing, global debt levels, and industrial demand—support a positive outlook despite short-term market volatility.
BEST MOMENTS
"The people are the only asset that you're really investing in at this stage, and we take that to heart and we make sure that we build very solid, highly experienced teams."
"Many mines just have one way to develop them. Hycroft has many options."
"Take a prudent approach, don't rush to production, do it the right way, understand what you have, and then execute on that."
"The thing about gold is, you can't print more of it, you can't create more of it like cryptocurrency—it's a fixed asset."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hycroftmining/
X: (1) Hycroft Mining (@HycroftMining) / X
https://hycroftmining.com/
[email protected]

CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
32 min
July 27Alignment, Electrification, and Leadership - with Graham Crew
In this episode we chat to Graham Crew, a mining executive whose career has spanned engineering, operations, corporate leadership and investment. Fresh from leading Rupert Resources through its acquisition by Agnico Eagle, Graham shares his perspective on what the transaction says about today's mining industry and the changing landscape of project development.

We discuss leadership, permitting, ESG, energy transition, emissions reduction, lessons from previous commodity cycles, the future role of AI in mining, and the capabilities the next generation of mining leaders will need to succeed.

To download the free whitepaper to uncover how ExxonMobil is redefining strategic approaches to energy transition in the mining sector: https://shorturl.at/89CLq

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Sustainable project development in modern mining relies on aligning the interests of investors, local communities, and governments to secure long-term support.

Electrification and autonomous technologies offer major opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, safety, and emission reductions across the industry.

Successful leaders look beyond short-term commodity price swings to focus on building strong organisational cultures, managing costs, and controlling what is directly within their power.

Artificial intelligence serves as a powerful tool for organising and analysing vast amounts of operational data to drive faster, data-informed decision-making.
BEST MOMENTS
"High-quality ore bodies are not easy to find, and they're even harder to develop."
"It takes people to make things work well, and it takes leadership to make operations and businesses work well."
"Pick the tops and bottoms, leave that for market speculators... as an industry, try to build the most efficient mines we can."
"The one thing that you can control is the culture of the organisation, how people treat it as owners, how efficiently people think, and how well they work together."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail:        ⁠[email protected]⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
X:              ⁠https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast⁠
Web:        ⁠http://www.mining-international.org⁠
GUEST RESOURCES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-crew-5ba79133/
CONTACT METHOD
⁠[email protected]⁠
⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/⁠
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
45 min

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