Why We Mine
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Pickaxes to Pixels: The Next Generation of Miners
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret the mining sector has experienced some recruitment challenges over the years. Things like public perception and a lack of trust, whic...
Shared Goals, Shared Future: Mining and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of Indigenous Peoples in the global race to secure the critical minerals we need for the green energy transition? And how can the min...
The Copper Cliff
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the first metals human beings ever mined, and the first to be smelted, cast into molds, and alloyed with another metal. And today, coppe...
Critical Minerals: What Are They and Why Should You Care?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The term “critical minerals” has been getting tossed around a lot lately. Most people know that certain elements are essential to many modern conv...
Broken Ground – Trust Gaps in the Mining Industry
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is trust? How do you measure it? And more importantly, how do you earn it back once you’ve lost it? Those three questions are at the root of a ...
Heigh-Ho! Heigh-Ho! Excavating Mining Themes in Media
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to how industries are portrayed in pop culture, mining companies probably wouldn't make the Top 5 list of the villains everyone loves to...
Why We Mine Season Two
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are critical minerals and why are they so important to the green energy transition? How can the mining industry work with communities, including ...
Better than We Found It: How Mining is Reshaping Biodiversity & Reclamation
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens after a mine site closes? We all know mining disrupts land, so proper land reclamation is a critical part of the process. Modern mining c...
Investing in Global Communities: Mining’s Ongoing Investment in Community
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world is a collection of global communities, which begs the question: How do mining companies give back and invest in the places they operate? The...
Fresh Water Solutions: Inside the Clean Water Revolution
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Water. It's an essential resource for people, communities, and the environment, and it’s also critical to the mining process. We talk to Laura Volde...
Copper Stops the Spread: The Modern Movement of Ancient Knowledge
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Copper has long been used in cooking, roofing, and making beautiful jewelry. It’s also a key component in the transition to an electrified future, a...
Mining For Our Green Future: Inside the Race to Sustainability
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The future is here. It's emerging faster than we can keep up with. We talk to Chris Adachi, Director of Climate Change at Teck, about the demand for m...
Even the Cloud is Made of Metal: How Mining Powers Our Modern World
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you stopped to think about all of the components that make up every single product you use each day? From the device you’re r...
Welcome to Why We Mine
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our host and journalist Robin Stickley as she digs into some fascinating conversations about what, how, and Why We Mine. Think about it - practic...