The BBMC Crib Room Podcast

In E13 of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast we enjoy finding out what makes Darren Oliver  one of the industry's experts on procurement. Darren is Group Manager Procurement for Glencore Australia. Tune in to find out: What Darren's learned over 25 years with Glencore. How the procurement process is accessing technological gains - and what the next big disruptor will be. What Glencore might look like in 2...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we discover what's on the horizon for minerals exploration and new projects. We're chatting with Warren Pearce, CEO of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies. Tune in to find out: The power of 'thinking small' and what it means for industry suppliers The state of international investment in Australia's resources How the indus...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we talk about cultural change and women in the mining industry - fittingly, we recorded this ep on International Women's Day. We're chatting with Maria Joyce, Chief of Staff to BHP CEO Mike Henry.  Tune in to find out: How Maria made it from mining engineer to executive leader How the industry's changed along the way  The key difference b...

In the final episode for Season 1 of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast, we talk with Mark Scott, Chief Operating Officer of Hastings Deering. This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we chat career paths, diversity and the challenges of doing business internationally.  Tune in to find out: How Mark went from a gap year and sales roles to an international COO How resources are operation...

Welcome to the BBMC Crib Room! Today we're speaking with Ngaire Tranter, founder and Director of Nitro Solutions, an environmental approvals consultancy working in the mining sector. Ngaire is an environmental scientist by trade, and she's been around the industry for as long as she can remember. Among other things (and with a fair amount of hilarity), we'll discover: how Ngaire's twisting career...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we chat about the future of community engagement and why we need to change the way that we think. We're chatting to Kieren Moffat, CEO of Voconiq, in this episode brought to you by Mackay Regional Council. Tune in to find out: Why digital-first engagement might just be the future The place of a 'professional' engagement function in a mini...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we dive deep on global commodities markets - more exciting than it sounds! In this episode, brought to you by Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia, we're chatting with Mark Gresswell, director of Commodity Insights. Tune in to find out: What coal marketing really is Where the coal price is currently sitting, and what it's expected to do...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we take a ride through the ups and downs of the metallurgical coal market with Michael Gray - experienced industry executive and all-around good guy. In this episode, brought to you by Coxons Group Australia, we ask Michael all about his perspective on industry - from current market conditions through to the approvals process, investors,...

This episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast is the one where we talk about why 'the way it's always been' damages our industry. In this episode, brought to you by SMW Group, we examine innovation with Sharna Glover of technology company Imvelo. Tune in to find out: What industry 4.0 is really all about The surprising things that mining has in common with agriculture and forestry How innovation isn'...

The BBMC Crib Room Podcast exists to discuss what's happening in the Queensland mining industry, keeping you up to date when you might not be able to get out on site. We sat down recently with Margarita Escartin of Red Cliff Projects to chat indigenous engagement best practice. Fittingly, we recorded this episode during Reconciliation Week, and during a time while indigenous engagement is an impor...

Here we are again in the BBMC Crib Room - discussing what's happening in the Queensland mining industry and keeping you up to date when you might not be able to get out on site.  This week on the podcast, we caught up with Nathan Sharpe - former rugby great and now Executive General Manager, Client Services with Brunel. Tune in to find out Nathan's views on: The similarities between mining and rug...

Here's the second episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast. We're here to discuss what's happening in the Queensland mining industry, keeping you up to date when you might not be able to get out on site.  Today we're talking business development with Dan Whitmore, covering: the importance of relationships (before, during and after a pandemic!) how COVID-19 has changed the way business development wor...

Welcome to the first interview of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast! We're here to discuss what's happening in the Queensland mining industry, keeping you up to date when you might not be able to get out on site.  You might not ever get the chance to sit in the crib room and have smoko with the Federal Minister for Resources - but we had the chance to sit down and interview the Hon. Keith Pitt a few week...

Welcome to the first episode of the BBMC Crib Room Podcast! We're here to discuss what's happening in the Queensland mining industry, keeping you up to date when you might not be able to get out on site.  Because this is our first episode, we want to talk a bit about what we're doing with this podcast, who we want to talk to, and introduce ourselves. So, the easiest way to do that is to ask a few...