Dig Deep Disrupting Mining. Is Mining The Ocean The Next Big Wave? Entrepreneur Gerard Barron Discusses.
In this episode, we chat to Gerard Barron, CEO & Chairman of DeepGreen, a company aiming to source the metals the world needs for a sustainable future with less environmental and social impact.
Gerard is an entrepreneur with a track record of building global companies in battery technology, media, and future resource development, both as a chief executive and strategic investor. Gerard became involved in the early development and financing of DeepGreen during its formation in 2011, and in the last few years has stepped into the role of Chairman and CEO.
Gerard is on a mission to explore the unknown in order to help find a more sustainable future for our planet. We talk about what DeepGreen is looking to achieve through mining the ocean, and how this compares to mining on land. We also discuss exactly how scalable mining in the ocean can become, and what social and environmental impact this has, if any.
This fascinating, intriguing episode shows how ocean mining can play a major role in conventional mining, working alongside the traditional land mining we are all use to. Let me know your thoughts on this, and any other topics presented in the shows, by visiting our website: https://www.digdeeptheminingpodcast.com/contact
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Deep Green focuses on exploring and extracting the metals found in polymetallic nodules. Their exploration is sponsored by developing nations, and covers several large-scales areas of the high seas.
- The areas in which Deep Green operate contain enough deposits to create 300 million electric vehicle batteries. The challenge is in the collecting and refining of these deposits.
- Everything we do to our planet has an impact in some way. People believe that driving electric vehicles is beneficial, but the materials involved in making them must come from somewhere.
- In a post-pandemic world, we should expect to see new approaches to environmental concerns, as well as supply challenges. We have seen the clear benefits of a reduction in industry.
- Governments are actively encouraging development and industry, and battery materials are key to this growth.
BEST MOMENTS
’The challenge in the 1970’s was that no-one had worked out who owned the ocean…'
‘Collecting these nodules from beneath sea level is a better thing to be doing than ripping up rainforests’
’Show me where we, as mankind, can do anything without having an impact’
‘Mining brings economic prosperity'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Gerard Barron LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardbarron
Deep Green - https://deep.green
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.
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