Dig Deep

In this episode, we chat with Alan Carter, a returning guest who we interviewed back in July 2020 (episode 86). He is the President & CEO of Cabral Gold, a mineral exploration company with a focus on gold and copper with a key asset is the Cuiu Cuiu gold project located in Northern Brazil.

A geologist by background, Alan is super passionate about this project having recorded a podcast last year, as he invested his own money into the project. We talk about some very positive developments in the Tapajos region particularly with respect to the TZ project which is adjacent to your Cuiu Cuiu project. We talk about the recent investment they secured and the 43 additional targets they have discovered within an 8km radius of the 2 known deposits at Cuiu Cuiu which looks exciting.

KEY TAKEAWAY

• Two deposits are already defined, totalling about a million ounces. As well as extensive gold-in-oxide blankets.
• There are currently 5 rigs turning on the project.
• It is in a very productive area and Cabral has uncovered 43 more targets so far.
• Some boulders at those targets average 91 grammes a tonne, which equates to circa 3 ounces a tonne.
• The capital cost of extraction from gold-in-oxide blankets is low. No digging or grinding is needed so production can start very quickly.
• The neighbouring TZ project is highly likely to go into production soon. It will be Brazil´s 3rd largest goldmine.
• The presence of such a big mine in the area will lead to significant infrastructure improvements.
• There are a lot of new mines coming on stream in Brazil, which is attracting talent.
• Before investing look at the quality of the management team.
• A management team that has invested their own money in their company is a good sign. In the podcast, Alan explains why he has done exactly that.
• For investors projects that already have resources up and running are usually a good option.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You need a management team that can raise money. ´

‘I have put a lot of my own money to work in the company.’

‘I´ve never seen a gold exploration project with this kind of potential before.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Cabral Gold - https://cabralgold.com/corporate/management/

Alan Carter LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-carter-636a796a/?originalSubdomain=ca

DDM episode 86: https://omny.fm/shows/dig-deep-the-mining-podcast/the-creative-challenges-of-gold-with-alan-carter

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Iain Pickard (Partner) and Edward Haslam (Head of Mining) at Strategia Worldwide who help clients build resilience and protect value by understanding, testing, and managing risk in various industries, including mining.

In this important episode, we discuss their 24/7 tailings monitoring solution they are rolling out. Managing tailings risk using a global standard. We talk about what companies need to do to comply with the new Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management and the technologies that are available to help with addressing the requirements.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Strategia has about over 120 senior advisors and associates located around the world.
• They are drawn from different areas of the industry so have expertise in every facet of mining and every mining region.
• Mine owners regulators and investors are collectively invested in finding ever safer Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF)
• In many ways, legacy dams are at a higher risk than operational ones. Yet nobody is sure knows how many of these dams exist.
• TSS failures impact everyone. Including uninvolved mines that see their costs soar and experience more resistance to their activities.
• In Chile, from next year, 24/7 monitoring of TSFs will be obligatory. This approach is increasingly the norm across the world.
• Some insurance companies have already withdrawn from mining because of TSF related risk. Others not not provide D&O cover that includes TSS failure.
• An independent “what-if” study alerts firms to risks that they have not previously considered and can tee up the monitoring system.
• Every site is different, there is no one-size-fits-all TSF monitoring solution;  it needs to monitor the risks to the facility using the best suited sensors.
• In areas where 4G is not available, satellite comms systems are a viable alternative.
• Firms need to review their TSF maintenance and ask the right questions. Many of which are shared in the podcast.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Currently, TSF risk is virtually impossible to insure.’

‘It (TSF monitoring) is becoming a regulatory issue.’

‘Using the right technology, you can actually ensure 24-hour consistent, constant monitoring, of your TSF’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.strategiaworldwide.com/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Peter Dembicki, President and CEO of Tier One Silver. An exploration company that was spun out from Auryn Resources on October 9, 2020. The Company is focused on creating significant value for shareholders through the discovery of world-class silver, gold, and base metal deposits in Peru.

Peter has a background in wealth management and talks to us about Tier One Silver. Telling us about their current drilling programme around the company’s flagship project in Peru. As well as providing updates on Curibaya and the surface work at Hurricane Silver. Also, they talk about how they are getting back to face to face networking having recently attended the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Auryn Resources had great assets but was spread too thin, which is why they created 3 new entities, including Tier One Silver.
• The Tier One team is extremely experienced, with several big past successes under their belts.
• Tier One is focusing on largely underexplored areas that nonetheless have exceptional numbers.
• Mining is nothing new to Peru, but big areas of the country are still underexplored.
• In the past, the local community did not benefit much from mining. That is changing fast.
• Most of Tier One´s drill sites are located in the desert which makes it easier to explore and mine without disturbing anyone.
• Hurricane won´t be drill ready for 10 to 12 months.
• Face to face networking is making it far easier to find investors.
• Every country´s renewable energy plans are in some way dependent on silver.
• High and growing demand, coupled with relatively low stocks means the price of silver is set to take off, at some point. Although it is likely to continue to be a volatile metal.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We have a technical team that has been a part of multiple discoveries. ´

‘There are some serious high-grade targets to go after.’

‘Even at this price at $14, $10 silver, our projects are going to make sense.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Twitter: @TierOneSilver

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tier-one-silver

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat to Richard Murrell who is the site director at Anglo American on the Woodsmith mine here in the UK. Having studied at the Camborne School of mine and worked both here in the UK and in Australia, Richard has a passion and desire to help the younger generation and graduates in the mining industry.

He is coming onto the podcast to give some advice to graduates in their early years. But also, to advise managers and more senior mining professionals in hiring young engineers for their business and operations.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Don´t send a generic letter. Do your homework, send it to the right person and make it specific.
• Be sure to follow up on the emails or letters you send.
• Research is essential. The more you know about a company and its projects the better.
• Networking is vital. Many, many people have found jobs at networking events.
• Being on the tools underground may not be what you want to do forever, but it’s still very good experience.
• When at university seek out jobs that teach you related skills. For example, work on a building site instead of in a cafe.
• Build up your own skills, don´t expect your company to always pay for training.
• The industry has to be proactive about selling mining as a career to stand any chance of filling the skill gap.
• People need to be made aware that mining can be done in an environmentally friendly way.
• Many people just assume that a mining career means having to move abroad. Increasingly, that is not the case. The industry needs to make that clearer.
• The UK mining industry is buoyant, environmentally friendly and has a bright future.
• Apprenticeships are vital to the industry.
• Get children building as soon as possible. Technical Lego or Meccano are great. Teach your children about fossils, geology, and visit quarries and engineered facilities.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Keep sending those emails off, keep approaching, but also keep following up. ´

‘If you can start at the bottom maybe as a nipper or a truck driver underground it´s invaluable experience.’

‘There are around 2000 mines and quarries operating in the UK.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: Re-imagining mining to improve people's lives | Anglo American

LinkedIn: Richard Murrell - Site Director - Anglo American | LinkedIn

Email: [email protected]

Lego Caterpillar D11 Bulldozer set - https://brickset.com/article/63317/first-look-at-42131-cat-d11-bulldozer

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Matthew Laustrup. He is the sales manager for First Climate, a leading service provider of carbon emissions, supporting private and public sector organizations in achieving their climate and sustainability objectives.

Matthew discusses how they can help mining companies with their carbon and green energy agendas. This is going to play a major part in mining companies’ future strategies over the coming years. So, now is the time to prepare if you are not already doing so.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Last year, the voluntary carbon market retired or transacted just over 100 million tonnes of carbon.
• First Climate alone was involved in retiring or transacting 10 million tonnes of that.
• Reducing and offsetting carbon emissions is not something that can wait.
• There are two types of carbon markets. Matthew explains what they are.
• Now that renewable energies are economically viable, there is no need for the carbon market to support those.
• Using carbon neutral products is gaining ground, including in the mining sector.
• Many mining companies are working hard to neutralise their carbon and making huge changes to do it.
• Building facilities with eco-friendly materials make a big difference. In the podcast, Matthew shares some examples.
• Avoiding emissions is essential. Matthew shares several ways to do this throughout the episode.
• The different types of carbon credits and the cost of them is discussed.
• Using a verified carbon project is essential, several good options are talked about in the podcast.
• It is important to bear in mind that some projects take years to neutralise carbon.

BEST MOMENTS

‘First Carbon is involved in around 150 projects, throughout the world. ´

‘The voluntary market needs to scale up to 1 billion tonnes to have an impact on global emissions.’

‘You need to be in for the long haul if you are developing your own projects.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.firstclimate.com/en/meet-the-team/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-climate/

LinkedIn: Matthew Laustrup – Sales Manager - Carbon and Renewable Energy – First Climate AG | LinkedIn

Email: [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In today’s episode, we chat to Paul Johnson, CEO of Power Metal Resources who are a London Listed Metals Exploration and Development Company whose main objective is discovering large scale metal deposits, with a focus on cobalt, copper, gold, lithium, nickel, PGMs and silver. They have active projects in Australia, Botswana, Canada, The DRC, Tanzania, and the USA

Paul is a chartered accountant by background and is an experienced public company director having served on a number of public listed companies and is here today to tell us more about the exciting things that Power Metal Resources are up to with the various projects they are involved in.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When the market is volatile, stay focused and stick to the plan.
• Diversification provides strength, especially in metals, which is why Power Metals is involved in many markets and locations.
• The biggest returns come from companies where the management team have access to sufficient equity.
• Power metals maintains good working capital. This enables them to quickly exploit opportunities and keep operating in tough times.
• Nurturing sound working relationships across different jurisdictions builds strength.
• Choosing to work with the right people is the key to successful partnerships
• Mining can be a rollercoaster; your portfolio is going to go down at times. Paul has found that persevering has led to him making good money.
• You won´t make much money if you only buy popular.
• Look at the fundamentals of the company as well as doing your usual due diligence.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I needed to find a way to make some money pretty quickly and I turned to the AIM market. ´

‘The most important thing is the have the best people around you.’

‘We have a robust working capital position, money is carefully allocated to the projects that can deliver the most value, earliest.’ 

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: Home | Power Metals Corp

LinkedIn: Power Metals Corp. | LinkedIn

Phone: 0776 6465617 – send text

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Benedikt Kirchgaessler who is the CEO and founder of CyanoGuard. A company that manufactures and provides the best solution for safe and efficient cyanide monitoring and management within the mining industry. Their mission is to minimize toxic reagent usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve precious metal recoveries for gold mines by providing a reliable, user-friendly, and intelligent real-time cyanide monitoring and optimization solution.

Benedikt has a background in biochemistry and biotechnology as well as the founder of CyanoGuard. He talks about the company and how gold mining companies can benefit from their product in the processing of gold.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Better monitoring leads to better control.
• Only when you have accurate timely data can you make the right decisions.
• Proper cyanide monitoring greatly improves the efficiency of the gold recovery process. By about 2 or 3%.
• The amount of chemicals used can also be reduced by up to 20%.
• How much a mine saves depends on its size. But between 2 to 10 million dollars per year is not unusual.
• Safety is also improved.
• There is only a finite supply of metals, so to meet demand the industry has to become more efficient.
• Installation is fast and easy to scale.
• How mining companies embrace technology is set to play a major role in how successful they are.
• Their sonic monitoring solutions can be adapted to suit the needs of any type of mine.

BEST MOMENTS

‘There is a lot of technology out there that is used in other areas that can help mines to become more sustainable and safer. ´

‘Our solutions really make an impact.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.cyanoguard.com/

Request a demo: https://www.cyanoguard.com/request-demo

LinkedIn: CyanoGuard AG | LinkedIn

Twitter: CyanoGuard AG (@CyanoGuard) / Twitter

Call; +41 44 505 1001 or +61 8 7711 3317 or +511 700 3314

Email: [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Brett Grist, the Exploration Manager of Cornwall Resources who are focusing on the Redmoor Tin/Tungsten/Copper mining project located in eastern Cornwall, SW of England. The company is owned by AIM-listed Strategic Minerals PLC.

Brett has a background as a Geologist. He has more than 20 years of experience in exploration and mining project development. Playing a leading role in projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Including taking projects from early exploration through feasibility and into development. He also co-chairs the UK mining group of the Critical Minerals Association.

Brett shares his career and overcoming a tragedy by developing leukaemia to now leading the way in putting Cornwall on the mining map. He explains the developments they are making with Cornwall Resources. How they are forging partnerships with Camborne School of Mines. At a time when government assistance is slowly coming to fruition. These are exciting times for the Cornwall region and perhaps the rest of the UK when it comes to the mining industry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The idea that Cornwall has been all mined out is most definitely not correct.
• Cornwall Resources is looking mainly for tungsten and copper.
• Quite a lot of discovery work was done in the mid-80s, but a drop in prices stopped the deposits from being mined.
• Cornwall Resources is gathering and creating mining data in digital formats.
• Cornwall is one of the heavily mined areas. Yet, it is also one of the most under-explored areas.
• There is the potential for the UK to home produce the metals they need for the green revolution.
• It is time for companies to come together and lobby the government, so they understand the opportunity and make things easier.
• The UK has plenty of people with the right exploration and mining skills.
• Working out who has the mineral rights in the UK is still quite a fragmented process, which can be time-consuming.
• We still need to educate the public about how vital mining is to society.
• Work with the community to find solutions. For example, putting a straw bale wall up solve their drill rig noise issue.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You adapt, work out how to do it and find good people to work with. ´

‘Many people say “Cornwall, it´s all been mined out hasn´t it” Well, that´s not the case.’

‘In Cornwall, the planning authorities are generally supportive.’

‘Modern mining is a different thing. We need to get that message out.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.cornwallresources.com

LinkedIn: Brett Grist - Exploration Manager - Cornwall Resources Limited | LinkedIn

Email: [email protected]

https://www.anthonynolan.org/ 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat to Clem Rowe, Managing Director at IPI Packers who are a leading designer and manufacturer of down-hole products with distinctly different inflatable packer technology. These inflatable packers can be used in mining for rock burst mitigation, block caving hydro-fracture, remote or deep permeability testing, rock-stress testing and also custom-made solutions to fit your requirements.

Clem has over 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of inflatable packers and discusses how their products are used and can benefit the mining industry in a variety of ways.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The best way to think of an inflatable packer is as a balloon on a stick, that can be inserted into a hole and inflated.
• Inflatable packers are an especially flexible, strong, durable, and often easy to deploy form of packing.
• Permeability testing is one of the largest uses of inflatable packers within the mining industry.
• They can also be used for pre-conditioning.
• Inflatable packers are also a good fit for solution mining.
• During the podcast, Clem explains the benefits of their innovative Standard Wireline Packer System (SWiPS®).
• IPI´s unique software package enables them to predict what will happen when their system is applied and plan accordingly.
• Even with CoVid, IPI Packers turnover has doubled.
• They are continuing to expand fast with new facilities opening across the globe.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We´re doing our best to prove that our inflatable packers are the best high-performance choice in all applications. ´

‘It uses water to inflate the backhoe instead of gas.’

‘Every product we produce is in some way an innovation.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.inflatable-packers.com/IPI/index 

LinkedIn: IPI Packers | LinkedIn 

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/IPI-Packers-546485666271740/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ipipackers 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected] 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 

http://www.mining-international.org 

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult 

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3 

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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.

In this episode, we chat with Ric Davies, a specialist and expert in native title within the mining industry. He has a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years. Ric understands native title at State and at Federal level. He covers everything including exploration, mining, infrastructure, and has particular expertise in Aboriginal Land.

Ric prides himself on taking a can-do, common-sense approach to cooperative development. During the podcast, he provides a wider understanding of native titles. Including common issues and how to best overcome these challenges. Giving you some hints and tips, you can use to successfully negotiate these agreements. An insightful episode where the common theme seems to be building relationships with landowners.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The mining on native lands landscape has changed hugely in the past 20 years.
• Many mining companies are negative about native title, despite the fact that its existence also generates opportunities.
• Heritage surveys offer benefits. They uncover all kinds of new information and artefacts.
• Usually, once you get face to face and build a relationship you can solve any issues.
• Don’t be scared of the process. Following it takes time, but it works.
• There is a huge need for people with a proper understanding of mining and native titles to work in the industry.
• Each indigenous group is different. Even in the same country, you will need to adapt your approach in each area.
• Interacting with the community early is essential. As is regularly updating them.
• Not being truthful backfires.
• The destruction of the Juukan cave heritage site is bound to lead to drastic change.
• Indigenous groups are now better organised. They are taking the initiative and commercialising their rights, taking on the role of partners.
• More indigenous people are working in the mining industry, and they are starting to take on more senior roles.
• The mining industry will adapt. It has always evolved and will do so in this case.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Negotiations were driven by lawyers, who knew everything about the law but knew nothing about mining. ´

‘Groups will judge you on things, not words… get out there and talk to people.’

‘I think there are going to be big changes coming.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: http://www.daviesanddavies.com.au/

LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/ric-davies-6b539468

Email: [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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http://www.mining-international.org

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

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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.