After spending most of his working life within large organisations, Paul Hodkiewicz is now an independent consultant (Samarah Solutions).
Following his participation in a panel discussion at the MRE conference last month, Paul sat down with Rene and discussed how to handle the data overload many of us face, and the need to be able to agree to disagree in order to solve the big problems facing our the industry.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

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Timestamp:
2:23 Challenging the status quo.
6:33 Innovation and moving the needle
10:18 Resolution Reduction problem
12:50 Pixels to intervals – the translation gap in the industry
14:20 Drillholes as representative outcrops
17:40 Seeing possibilities in problems
18:22 Simple data tools and using what’s available
21:20 Future plans and teaching opportunities

Mike Stewart is a Technical Domain Expert for Seequent, the creators of Leapfrog software. Mike was one of our first Measured podcast guests, and filmed Measured #5 with Rene back in July 2022, so it was about time for another chat.

Filmed at the AusIMM’s Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth, Mike outlines new developments within Leapfrog, and discusses with Rene the value in the recent Seequent Evo release and Seequent's role in the future of Cloud-based applications and integrations.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!

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Timestamps:

1:02 - The new platform: Seequent Evo.
2:45 - How Evo works, and why it's game-changing.
5:55 - What are Seequent’s plans for improving geostatistical tools.
7:03 - Bringing the Seequent/Leapfrog experience to geostatistical tools.
11:00 - Seequent's future potential with AI, new algorithms, etc

Rene caught up with Angus Tod, Vice President Global Commercial at Veracio, while he was on site at the MREC showcasing Veracio’s core scanning technology. They talked about the challenges in conveying the value new technology such as core scanning can bring to the industry.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Veracio (https://www.veracio.com) provides mineral exploration and mining companies with a range of technology solutions that are specifically designed to improve the speed, richness, and reliability of core sample and downhole data.

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Time Stamps:
1:20 - Introducing Angus & Veracio.
6:15 - Why don't people proceed after a core scanning pilot study?
8:50 - Positive case studies
10:03 - Workflow problems, caused by the amount of data now being collected and data quantity.
13:48 - What's next for Veracio.

Measured has been doing the rounds again, this time featuring a ‘Round Table’ meeting with several industry experts.

In this special episode of (Un)Measured, René sits down with Mark Hall, Jon Hronsky, Dave Lawie, Jacqui Coombes, and R. Mohan ("Mo") Srivastava to discuss their backgrounds and how and why they progressed in their respective fields. Join them as they discuss accidental careers, the highs and lows of business travel, good versus bad exploration, the impact of AI, impostor syndrome, and the need for good storytelling in geostatistics.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Please enjoy, and don’t forget to follow RSC on all out social media platforms!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzK-OtNpJdGfJsj9_5yPpIQ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-mme-ltd
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Timestamps:
00:04:11 – Introductions: Who is round the table?
00:14:33 – The highs and lows of travelling for work.
00:20:47 – Planned and ‘accidental’ careers, and the need for flexibility.
00:38:06 – Mentoring and the need for good storytelling in geostatistics.
00:54:14 – AI and technology in modelling and resource estimation
00:58:09 – Risk: Innovation, proof of concept paralysis, and happy hominins.
01:11:40 – What is good exploration, and how does bad exploration differ from unsuccessful exploration?
01:18:51 – Impostor syndrome, experiences and solutions.
01:35:18 – Constructive debate and the need for effective critique.
01:52:07 – Dealing with uncertainty.

Measured hit the road earlier this month to catch up with friends and industry experts at the AusIMM’s Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth.

In this episode, René is joined by Bruce Armstrong, Managing Director at and Co-Founder of Independent Mineral Standards (IMS), to discuss the journey of the company that Bruce started, and what motivated him Bruce to choose this the entrepreneurial pathway. They also chat about what makes IMS different, and cover highlight some of the technical issues when certifying challenges in preparing certified reference materials (CRMs), particularly for photon assaying.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Visit https://imstandards.com.au/ for more information on the development, manufacture and use of Certified Reference Materials.

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Timestamps:
01:30 - Establishing IMS
07:10 - Market Gaps & Specialties
11:10 - Misconceptions in Using & Manufacturing CRMs
15:50 - Certification Round Robin Process
22:48 - IMS's Crushed CRM for Photon Assaying
28:00 - Get in touch with IMS

Measured hit the road earlier this month to catch up with friends and industry experts at the AusIMM’s Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth.

In this episode, René is joined by Matt Briggs, Non-Executive Director of Odyssey Gold, to discuss the Minerals Reporting Australia initiative that Matt has been influential in establishing. They discuss what led to the creation of the not-for-profit organisation, how it will be managed, and what it hopes to achieve.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Head over to https://www.mineralsreporting.org/ for more information on Minerals Reporting Australia

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00:00: Introducing Matt & how Matt got involved in Minerals Reporting Australia (MRA)
02:35: MRA’s objectives
08:10: Governance: Who guards the guards?
10:50: Member Expectations & "Mandatory volunteering"
15:52: Altruism & Perceived Conflicts
20:20: How to apply to join MRA

Andrew Gillis from Redteam Projects (https://redteamprojects.com) joined me to discuss various mining industry topics, including capital project performance, risk management, and innovation within the mining industry.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!

YouTube: @rscyoutube
LinkedIn: /rsc-mme-ltd
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Timestamps
1:20 Introducing Andrew
3:06 Andrew’s background
10:00 Why Your Baby is Ugly
12:10 Global mega projects
17:00 Entrepreneurs and startups
30:30 What does success look like
47:00 Innovation
1:00:00 Connect with Andrew - Red Team plug!

Everyone is talking about how we’re facing a talent shortage in the minerals industry, so I sat down with Jon Taylor of Discovery Group, which specialises in technical and executive mining recruitment, to hear about the trends he’s seeing.

Jon discusses how to sell yourself and improve your CV, whether you should include a photo, the influence of AI in recruitment, and misconceptions about recruiters.

Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.

Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!
Video: https://youtu.be/XylcFyybhUs
Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2005023/episodes/15015236
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-mme-ltd
Instagram: rsc_gram
TikTok: rsc_tiktok

#measuredpodcast

0:00: Introducing Jon
14:41: Industry recruitment trends
27:02: Selling yourself and your experience
32:50: Jon’s favourite questions
40:50: Dos and Don’ts of CVs
52:09: Discovery Group’s Approach
57:14: Concluding remarks on the skills shortage and industry outreach