In this episode Rob interviews Lucy Crane, senior geologist at Cornish Lithium in the UK, who are currently developing a lithium mine in Cornwall.
Lucy has recently given a TEDx talk on "Mining Our Way to a Low Carbon Future”. Along with discussing this fascinating topic, Lucy and Rob also talk about how the image of mining could be improved, and how Women In Mining UK are helping the industry to achieve that.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- People outside of the mining industry don’t seem to realise how important it is for the continued extraction of primary materials. These are essential components in all parts of modern society.
- An image-change for the industry requires a reframing of elements such as the way mining is reported in the media, misinformation, and simply misunderstanding the goals and aims of mining.
- Crowdfunding is an innovative and popular new way of involving communities in mining exploration. By part-funding projects, they become invested both financially and emotionally.
- Mining is a delicate balancing act between three factors. We need to provide automation when possible in order to reduce risk. We also need to ensure that local communities are employed, and that costs are carefully observed.
- “Dirty” is a dirty word in mining. The perception of mining suffers from a huge disconnect between outdated views of how it works, and the modern, technologically-based reality.
- Women In Mining UK are working to attract the next generation of women in the industry by providing internships, scholarships and funding to find mining's stars of tomorrow.
BEST MOMENTS
’The mining industry needs to frame itself as the solution against climate change, instead of the problem'
‘We have a real opportunity to boost Cornwall’s economy, pretty significantly!’
‘People have a very un-validated view of what mining is’
‘We need diverse teams, as it provides diverse approaches to problems’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes
Lucy Crane LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-crane-747a6854/?originalSubdomain=uk
Cornish Lithium - https://www.cornishlithium.com
Women In Mining UK - https://www.womeninmining.org.uk
ABOUT THE HOST
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 to peoples experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
Rob 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 talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients organisation 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
rob@mining-international.org
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