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This is generally an engineering podcast that often pertains to the world of mining, and especially mining waste management, or whatever else captures my imagination. The episodes, thankfully, will be fairly brief.
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Caius is a specialist civil geotechnical engineer with over 30 years of experience in dams, embankments and earthworks, from concept studies to detailed engineering to construction management, operation and surveillance, closure and rehabilitation. He is also an adjunct professor at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering. Caius and I chat about his wonderful career and what he has learned along the way.
Abigail is a graduate student at the University of Alberta's Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental program. We talk about her recent paper, "COMPARING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND THE OBSERVATIONAL METHOD FOR MINE CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION". You can find the paper at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366781153_Comparing_adaptive_management_and_the_observational_method_for_mine_closure_and_reclamation
In this episode Tim and I discuss many of the confusing aspects of non-fungible tokens.
In this brief podcast, I share my experiences from a recent trip to China to visit my son, Timothy.
In this episode, I interview Dr. Jeff Coffin, the regional manager for Knight Piesold in West Africa.
On his podcast, "Big Questions", Cal Fussman ran a contest to define "comfort". I was very pleased to hear that I had won the contest. Hear all about it on this podcast.
In this first full-length episode of my podcast, I "interview" myself, telling the listeners a little about myself. In upcoming episodes, I intend to interview friends and colleagues from around the industry.
Hey everyone, this is just a brief announcement. If you'd like to be interviewed on this podcast, just let me know. You have a story! I'd love to get it out there! I hope to have an actual episode next week!
Peter works at Hindustan Zinc (Vedanta) as Head of Tailings. He was previously Head of Tailings for Glencore Zinc, Group Tailings Principal at PanAust Minerals, and Head of Tailings Water and Waste at ArcelorMittal Mining. Peter is experienced in Corporate Governance for TSFs including auditing and preparation of Tailings Standards and other governance documents. He also has practical experience in Tailings design and management and has significant experience for both operators and consultants. Peter and I discuss his amazing journey throughout his career.
Andy is a dam safety specialist providing services to the mining and hydropower industries around the world. He is based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.For the mining sector, Andy has led dam designs and dam safety reviews for a number of mining clients. In addition, he provides services related to tailings planning, water management, and mine closure. He has over 35 years of experience and is supported by a team of professionals in North America. He is an experienced project manager, lead designer, and engineer of record. He also facilitates and leads decision analyses and risk assessments for a variety of clients and projects. Andy and I discuss one of his pet projects: Tailings 2030.
Theo is a Principal Tailings engineer at BGC Engineering Inc. in Brisbane, Australia. He is a registered professional engineer with a focus on Mine Waste and Tailings. He has experience with projects in South America, North America, Asia Pacific, SE-Asia, Southern Africa, Central Asia and Europe.
Will is a Monitoring Technology Solution Architect at Canary Systems, Inc. He and I discuss the many benefits of hosting monitoring data on the Canary Systems platform.
Paul is the Chief Executive Officer at 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. 5E is focused on enabling decarbonization, helping the world’s food security crisis and re-shoring critical materials including Boron and Lithium at its 5E Boron Americas Complex at Fort Cady, California.
Michael is the Managing Director, Mining and Energy at Interknowlogy, a company who helps organizations unlock actionable insights and streamline operations through tools that deliver real-time, intuitive, and visually compelling outcomes. Michael and I discuss how his company has been helping his mining clients and how their approach can be used to improve tailings facility safety.
Todd is a Principal Consultant (Non-Conventional Tailings) at SRK in Denver, Colorado. Todd and I discuss many aspects regarding technology advancement in the tailings space, and blended tailings and waste rock in particular.
Ed Sage is a Geospatial Solutions Specialist and InSAR Scientist - Satellite Mapping at Viridien, an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company. Ed and I speak of many things InSAR.
Katherine is the User Success Manager for Geotechnical Analysis at Seequent. She and I discuss their GeoStudio software.
Rick is a Principal with Klohn Crippen Berger in Vancouver. He is a geotechnical engineer who says he works with hi clients to find practical and sustainable solutions to their challenges in the mining industry. You can read the article that Rick and I discussed here:https://klohn.com/news-and-events/kcb-featured-in-vancouver-geotechnical-society-magazine/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_id=VGS_Magazine
Lakshmin is a senior director at NexWayv, Inc, a company that specializes in water management projects, especially dams of all sorts. Lakshmin and I discuss various aspects of ai.
Mike is the Founder and Senior Technical Advisor of Okane Consultants. Okane helps mining companies return the land responsibly and safely at the end of a mine’s lifecycle. In this episode Mike and I discuss practical lessons learned from work in mine closure projects.
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