Why We Mine Podcast
1) Even the Cloud is Made of Metal: How Mining Powers Our Modern World
When was the last time you stopped to think about all of the components that make up every single product you use each day? From the device you’re reading an email on to your favorite kitchen applianc...Show More
Even the Cloud is Made of Metal: How Mining Powers Our Modern World
26:55 | Jan 30th, 2023
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2) Pickaxes to Pixels: The Next Generation of Miners
It’s no secret the mining sector has experienced some recruitment challenges over the years. Things like public perception and a lack of trust, which we’ve explored in previous episodes, certainly des...Show More
3) Shared Goals, Shared Future: Mining and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
What is the role of Indigenous Peoples in the global race to secure the critical minerals we need for the green energy transition? And how can the mining industry and Indigenous communities work toget...Show More
4) The Copper Cliff
It’s one of the first metals human beings ever mined, and the first to be smelted, cast into molds, and alloyed with another metal. And today, copper has become just as important to humankind as it wa...Show More
5) Critical Minerals: What Are They and Why Should You Care?
The term “critical minerals” has been getting tossed around a lot lately. Most people know that certain elements are essential to many modern conveniences and technologies we take for granted, like ou...Show More
6) Heigh-Ho! Heigh-Ho! Excavating Mining Themes in Media
When it comes to how industries are portrayed in pop culture, mining companies probably wouldn't make the Top 5 list of the villains everyone loves to hate - but they might make the Top 10. From scien...Show More
7) Broken Ground – Trust Gaps in the Mining Industry
What is trust? How do you measure it? And more importantly, how do you earn it back once you’ve lost it? Those three questions are at the root of a growing conversation within the mining industry.In t...Show More
8) Why We Mine Season Two
What are critical minerals and why are they so important to the green energy transition? How can the mining industry work with communities, including Indigenous Peoples, to foster trust and further Re...Show More
9) Better than We Found It: How Mining is Reshaping Biodiversity & Reclamation
What happens after a mine site closes? We all know mining disrupts land, so proper land reclamation is a critical part of the process. Modern mining companies aren’t just cleaning up after themselves....Show More
Better than We Found It: How Mining is Reshaping Biodiversity & Reclamation
29:39 | May 3rd, 2023
10) Investing in Global Communities: Mining’s Ongoing Investment in Community
The world is a collection of global communities, which begs the question: How do mining companies give back and invest in the places they operate? The process of investing in these communities has cha...Show More