Behind the Scenes with Bryan

In this episode Steve and I discuss cyanide safety and practices in the mining industry.  

Johnathan More is the CEO of Starr Peak Mining Ltd., which is focused on mining discoveries and finding new places to drill. The company currently has a $100M valuation and has raised over $9 million in just over a year.  Johnathan has over 25 years of experience in North American and European capital markets, focused on the natural resource industry. He has a history of achievement from his...

In this episode Dave and I discuss mine backfill and other related topics.

In this episode, Jesse tells me about how ecologists can play a bigger role in mine closure.  Much of that entails bringing ecological principles into closure design.  Jesse and his company have provided the ecological components on a several ET covers with Craig Benson and others.  Jesse joking adds that his work is typically the last word on the last slide of a closure presentatio...

In this episode of the podcast Andrea and I chat about tailings filtration at Diemme and their new 5m x 5m filtration plant, "Domino".  You can learn more about their filtration capabilities and their full line of filtration products at www.aqseptence.com/en/brands/diemme-filtration  You can also contact Andrea at andrea.pezzi@diemmefiltration.com 

Patsy is a geochemist who started working for herself a few years ago.  Her company is called Practical Geochemistry LLC.  Amongst other things Patsy and I discuss pit lakes.  

Dan is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer and President at Engineering Analytics, Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Amongst other things we talk about business models and trends in tailings closure. 

Justin is the founder of Carbon Streaming ($NETZ), which provides investors a way to invest in a low carbon future and fight climate change. They offer exposure to carbon credits, a key instrument used by governments and corporations to achieve their climate goals. Many of us who want to grow their money responsibly stick their money to no-load mutual funds and leave it there for a long period of...

Frederick Bell is CEO of Elemental Royalties – a gold focused royalty company whose goal remains to secure royalties over advanced assets from potential royalty acquisitions worldwide. In 2018, Frederick received the prestigious Young Rising Star Award at Mines & Money 2018.  Numbers wise, Elemental Royalties listed on the TSX-V during July 2020 after raising C$24M following three years a...

David is a legend in the mining world.  Prior to his current role, he has worked in various leadership capacities in the natural resources sector over the last 30 years.  He served most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp Inc. until its sale to Newmont Corporation in April 2019. Prior to joining Goldcorp, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a dir...

Carl and I discuss tailings management and the state of the industry.  

In this episode Justin and I discuss nuclear energy, uranium and the uranium investment market.  You can find out more about Justin and his company at www.uraniuminsider.com   

Northern Vertex Mining is a Canada-based exploration and development-stage mining company which operates Arizona’s largest precious metals mine, the Moss Gold-Silver mine in Arizona.

Aneel is the executive VP of Steppe Gold, with properties in Mongolia.  Amongst other things, Aneel and I discuss the challenges and benefits of mining in Mongolia. 

Amongst other things, Daniel and I discuss the future of energy and the adventures you can have in the mining industry.  

Amongst other things, Mark and I discuss the future of mining in South America.  

Amongst other things, in this episode Tyre and I discuss what the Nevada Mining Association is and what mining does for Nevada.  

Amongst other things, Karen and I discuss the TSF score card she has recently developed and implemented.   

James and I discuss uranium and nuclear energy.  

Amongst other things, Ivan and I discuss his passion as a serial explotationist. 

Amongst other things, Hefin and I discuss their wireless geotechnical monitoring equipment, including their Geo4sight and Cavetracker systems.

Amongst other things, my long time friend Sam and I talk about the value of engineers spending time in the field.  

In this episode David and I discuss academic life during the pandemic, conferences, training courses and review board work.   

In this episode, Corey and I discuss the use of risk analyses for improving the design and operation of tailings and other facilities.  We discuss the use of Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) and bowtie analyses.  

Hamed Behzadipour is a research assistant at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.  Amongst other things, we to discuss biocementation of tailings.