Mining Minds

Xylem's Business Development Manager, Jessy Parmar, joins Mining Minds to talk about their holistic approach to water management. Jessy walks us through a little bit of his journey, his love for hockey, how math led him to his engineering background, and how he has taken the opportunity to approach business differently because of COVID lockdowns. He educates us on the water scarcity throughout the...

Welcome into this episode of the podcast were Sam Delaney joins Mining Minds for one of our free style shows. Usually on these episodes we go in with an idea of what we want to talk about, give our opinions and ideas, and go down some rabbit holes. This episode didn't disappoint as we discussed growth, development, and tools to retain individuals from our perspectives. We talked about good leaders...

Entrepreneur and owner of Empower Fitness, Jeff Watson sits down with us again today and this time around we dive into motivation and discipline. We talk about the "suck" of being disciplined, prioritizing your wants, and "no" being the best word for freedom. Jeff breaks it down and relates motivation and discipline to horsepower and torque and also discusses being too lazy to care about the futur...

Shaft engineer Drew Wheeler sits down with Mining Minds to walk us through his mining journey. Drew started out never wanting to work in the mining industry to innovating some of todays new mining methods. He talks about reaching out to miners to provide the best product, gives us a view of the contracting life style, and drops some knowledge about shafts. Join us as we welcome Drew Wheeler to the...

Underground Miner Jesse Herrera joins Mining Minds to walk us through his mining Journey. Jesse talks about growing up in small town America, getting into mining as a worm, to starting a non-profit business called Brothers Golf Association (BGA). We discussed some of his first experiences as an underground miner, him coming off a recent hot tub injury, and getting his finances right. Join Mining M...

Allison Anderson joins Mining Minds to talk about walking away from mining and into entrepreneurship as she expands her business in this Northern Nevada area. She discusses her experiences as a surface and underground operator, some of the air doors she did not like, loving Mine Rescue, and getting her college degree as a dispatcher. Click the links below to find out more about Allison's businesse...

Join Mining Minds as we welcome in Matt Obieta to the studio and walk through his mining journey. Matt talks about starting off as a Lube technician, working straight night shifts, transferring into a tire technician and eventually landing in his current role as a safety specialist. Don't forget to brass in , share, like, comment, and swipe right!  Motor Mission    Ill Zakiel

Mining Minds sits down to do a Year End Review and what a year it has been! From COVID to elections to bull riding we dive into some of the episodes of 2020.  We discuss some of the top listening countries and states to some of the real moments throughout the year. Join Mining Minds as we leave 2020 behind and look forward to 2021!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Mining Minds . On this episode of the podcast Don Schumacher joins us in studio to walk through his mining journey. Don has a wealth of knowledge and has been a huge influence in this Northern Nevada mining area. He shares his stories from shaft work to helping develop new mining technologies. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Don Schumacher to the face!   Roc...

Geotechnical engineer, tailings specialist, owner of his own consulting firm, and fellow podcast producer Bryan Ulrich sits down with Mining Minds to talk about his mining journey. Bryan tells us how his grandmother influenced his path to being a rockhound, he dives into some of the projects he's been involved with all over the world, and even gives us a little tailings rap at the end of the podca...

As we near the end of the year, Mining Minds sat down to discuss 2020. The podcast started out reviewing some of our personal goals and quickly turned to the current events going on in our country and within our election process. Join the conversation on our social media pages or brass in on our website at miningmindsllc.com and tell us what you think. Rockwell Industrial and Mining Motor Mission...

Derek Ernst joins Mining Minds   to talk about his upbringing, his service in the Army National Guard and of course, his experiences as a miner. Derek provides some great insight into his perspective of the mining industry and how it has helped propel him to success in just about everything he does. Join us as we welcome Derek to the face! Working Athlete Motor Mission Machine and Radiator Rockwel...

#77- Tim Arnold COO of The Delamar Project for Integra Resources , Tim Arnold Joins Mining Minds over video conference to talk mining. We walk through Tim's mining journey and the many stops along the way, he discusses how working as a miner has positively impacted his career, and his involvement in SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration) . Tim is an educator at the Mackay School of Mi...

Todd Drezner is an editor and director, known for The Campaign of Miner Bo , My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures and Loving Lampposts. Mining Minds sat down with Todd to discuss his recently released documentary The Campaign of Miner Bo . We walked through the making of the film, some of the highlights and real moments during the documentary and discussed its relevance to the mining culture and...

Owner of Motor Mission Machine and Radiator, Jimmy Ewing sits down with Mining Minds to talk about his journey. We walk through Jimmy's younger years where he learned the value of hard work, the pride he has in their family business, and what it is like supporting the mining community. From Hot August Nights, to drawing his elk tag, to Phil Collins we had a fun time hanging out on this episode. Jo...

Eric Miller joins us for some beers and orange juice, talks to us about his time in the Navy as a service technician on submarines, and how he transitioned his career from a millwright, mechanic, to a product support specialist. We had a lot of fun on this podcast and enjoyed a few laughs as we walked through Eric's journey. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Eric Miller to the face. Rockwell Industr...

Young engineer, Austin Davis joins Mining Minds in studio to discuss his mining journey. Austin walks us through how he went from college basketball and into mining, the opportunity to work operations, and his ability to bring transparency to the face. We had a good time sitting down with Austin talking some shop, we want to congratulate him and his wife on their new addition and we are excited to...

Back from vacation, Mining Minds had the opportunity to sit down with Efren Benavides prior to the bucking bull Gold Rush Challenge here in Elko Nevada Saturday September 12th. Efren dives into his journey, some of the injuries that come along with getting on the back of a  2000 pound beast and how pure determination ultimately led to getting a bull into the PBR. Sit back and hold on for 8 as we w...

Naturopathic Doctor Rodney Billington joins Mining Minds to discuss growing up in Northern Nevada, the path through marketing, firefighting and ultimately becoming a doctor. He talks about some parallels between mechanics and doctors, his passion for helping people, and some of the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Dr. Rodney Billington N.D. into the stu...

Project Manager Joe Dase joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about his mining journey. Joe tells us how his interest in mining started as a kid growing up in Michigan, he educates us on shafts and shaft sinking, and we dive into perceived stress. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Joe Dase in to the studio. Rockwell Industrial & Mining  Motor Mission Machine and Radiator   Working Athlete

Service, Safety, or Sales Donnie Bement sits down with Mining Minds and shares his journey through the mining industry. Donnie talks about starting out in mining as a tire technician, getting opportunities in the continuous improvement field, and ultimately being able to support the individuals that work at the face through safety and sales. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Donnie Bement into the s...

Safety Professional and mommy to be, Alicia Davis catches up with Mining Minds to walk us through her mining journey. Alicia discusses her many intern stories and we are not sure we captured all of them, but had a fun time walking through that part of her journey. She tells us how she almost left the mining industry but ultimately faced some personnel challenges and stayed in the industry. Join Mi...

Miner, blasting expert, and artist Eric Fuchs joins us in studio to talk about his passions in and outside of mining. Eric walks us through the reasons he chose mining over teaching, he talks about how he grew as a miner by making some mistakes, and even shares some Tommyknocker stories. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Eric Fuchs to the face.    Working Athlete Rockwell Industrial and Mining Motor...

Heather Dahlman, Operations Superintendent, sits down with Mining Minds to talk about her mining journey. She discusses how her path to become a corporate lawyer led her into mining and how she has not looked back since. Heather walks us through her time as a short-range engineer, talks about what its like supervising an operations crew of over 90 individuals and how she draws influence from her u...

Chief of Emergency Response, Dan West stops by the studio to visit with Mining Minds. Dan tells us his interesting story into the mining industry and how going to Yale impacted his journey. He discusses his weight loss journey, the relationship he has with his twin brother, and how he has worked hard for opportunity in his young career. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Dan West to the face. Motor M...