A Rock and A Hard Place
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Opportunities and Obstacles for Deep-Sea Mining
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for part two of my conversation with Erika Ilves, Head of Strategy & Business Development at The Metals Company as we discuss some of the ...
The Fundamentals of Deep-Sea Mining
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me on this exciting episode as I speak with Erika Ilves, Head of Strategy & Business Development at The Metals Company, about the fundamental...
Challenges in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for part 2 with Hugh Brown as we identify some of the common challenges in ASM he has observed throughout his travels. We also learn more abou...
The Power of Photography and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we have Hugh Brown on the podcast, a best selling documentary photographer passionate about telling stories about the artisanal a...
Mineral Education Organizations and Best Practices in Geo-Communication
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for another episode with Courtney Onstad, a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. In this episode we discus some of t...
Geoscience Communication & Mineral Literacy
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I am joined by Courtney Onstad, a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, studying geoscience communication. H...
Gendered Impacts in Mining & Challenges for Women in ASM/LSM with Dr. Lynda Lawson
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for another conversation with Dr. Lynda Lawson, Senior Fellow at Queensland University’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI). In this episo...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and Formalization with Dr. Lynda Lawson
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a timely discussion about the artisanal and small-scale mining sector with Dr. Lynda Lawson, Senior Fellow at Queensland University’s Su...
Mineral Security Education and Energy Communication with Anna Broughel
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the second episode with Dr. Anna Broughel as we discuss the importance of not only educating future mining engineers but also internationa...
Energy Leadership & The Nexus of Energy Policy and Material Demands with Anna Broughel
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join myself and Dr. Anna Broughel, Director of Energy Leadership at Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), VP of Communications at the U.S. Associa...
Mineral Geopolitics & Quantifying Global Critical Mineral Supply with Simon Jowitt
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode two of my conversation with Simon Jowitt, we explore the ongoing geopolitical challenges facing the extractive sector. Whether it is global...
Economic Geology with Simon Jowitt
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for season four of A Rock & A Hard Place! In this first episode, I sit down with Dr. Simon Jowitt, associate professor of economic geology...
The Role of Aggregates in Society with Libby Pritchard
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on this episode as we speak to Libby Pritchard, the Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability Director for the National Stone, Sand, and ...
NIMBY Challenges, Ukraine's Supply Chains, and Material Independence with Corby Anderson, Part 2
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for part two with Corby Anderson as we discuss the challenges of NIMBY, or "Not In My Backyard," which threatens the successful deve...
Generational Workforce Gaps in Mining and the Timeline Problem of Critical Mineral Development, Corby Anderson Part One
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Corby Anderson, director of both the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy and the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling at the Colorado Scho...
Geoscience Communication and the Geopolitics of Mineral Supply Chains, Part 2 with Adam Simon
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 with Adam Simon we discuss several components of effective geoscience communication and some of the current research projects Adam is involv...
Labor shortages and teaching about the history of mining featuring Dr. Adam Simon, Part 1
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for season 3 of A Rock & A Hard Place! Dr. Adam Simon joins Thomas Hale to speak about the current challenges of labor shortages in the mi...
Dr Sarah Carmichael Part 2
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Thomas Hale continues his discussion with Dr Sarah Carmichael, professor at the Department of Geological and Environmental Science at Appalac...
Dr Sarah Carmichael Part 1
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Thomas Hale is joined by Dr Sarah Carmichael, professor at the Department of Geological and Environmental Science at Appalachian State Univer...
Steve LeVine Part 2
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve LeVine, editor of EV battery publication The Electric, continues his conversation with our host Thomas Hale. They address the need to educate ...
Steve LeVine Part 1
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our host Thomas Hale is joined by Steve LeVine Editor of The Electric, which focuses on the pioneering developments in electric vehicle bat...
Cameron Scadding Part 2
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our conversation, Cameron shares more of his perspective on why minerals matter. He discusses the impact of recent disruptions to interna...
Cameron Scadding Part 1
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our host Thomas Hale speaks to Cameron Scadding, managing director of Perth-based Source Certain International, about their pioneering wo...
Dr. Alex Speer Part 2
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are again joined by Dr Alex Speer, former long time executive director of the Mineralogical Society of America. Dr. Speer is a MSC fello...
Dr. Alex Speer Part 1
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of this conversation, our host Thomas Hale talks to Dr. Alex Speer about his journey into the world of minerals, the importance of...
Anna Poberezhna Part 2
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this episode, Thomas Hale and Anna Poberezhna discuss how technologies, such as blockchain and the digitisation of water, create '...
Anna Poberezhna Part 1
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 of this episode, our host Thomas Hale speaks to Anna Poberezhna, founder and CEO of Smart4Tech, about the challenges of sustainable mining a...
Suzanne Green
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Series 1, Suzanne Green joins Dr. Saleem Ali to discuss the circular economy and the lifecycle carbon trade-off between using ...
Dr Corby Anderson Part 3
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For part three of our A Rock and A Hard Place interview with Dr Corby Anderson, the metallurgical and materials engineering expert gives us his reason...
Dr Corby Anderson Part 2
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2, our host, Thomas Hale continues his conversation with Dr Anderson. This week the discussion moves on to universities, the courses they are ...
Dr Corby Anderson Part 1
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this three-part episode of A Rock and A Hard Place, our host Thomas Hale talks to Dr Corby Anderson of the Colorado School of Mines abo...
Dr Jon Kellar
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jon Kellar is a professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. During his 30-year career in education, Dr Kellar has had a remarkabl...