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Responsible Raw Materials Podcast
The podcast about responsible mining, critical minerals and the raw materials behind modern life, from the energy transition to the buildings we live in. Each week, geologist and sustainability specialist Dr Sarah Gordon sits down with engineers, investors, policymakers, researchers and community leaders from across the mineral value chain to explore how decisions about raw materials are really made: what works, what doesn't, and the trade-offs in between. New episodes every Thursday. Produced…
Episodes
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After the Miners Left: Cornwall's Accidental Ecosystems with Eva Marquis
Cornwall’s 4,000-year mining heritage has left more than engine houses behind. Geologist Eva Marquis, innovation fellow and lecturer at the Camborne School of…
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A Deposit Isn’t a Project: Rethinking Mineral Exploration, with Matt Grimshaw
Dr Matt Grimshaw is an exploration geologist and a Yorkshireman through and through. His curiosity about the landscape took him from Leeds to the Yukon…
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From Rocks to Careers: Changing Perceptions of the Minerals Industry with Suzie Doe and Minerals Matter
What happens when a geologist’s daughter grows up, ignores the rocks, and then finds herself championing the very industry she once overlooked? In this…
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From Data to Circularity: Keeping Critical Materials in Circulation with Jessica Green
How can better information help us keep critical raw materials in circulation? In this episode, Sarah speaks with Jessica Green, an expert in traceability…
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Platinum Group Metals and the 100% Recycled Myth, with Emma Schofield
Platinum Group Metals and the 100% Recycled Myth, with Emma Schofield. Emma Schofield is a chemist who spent 22 years in the platinum group metals (PGM)…
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Can Secondary Metals Close The Supply Gap? with Liv Carroll
Liv Carroll is a geologist and mining transformation specialist whose career spans the UK minerals industry, mineral exploration in Turkey and a decade using…
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What Conflict Really Costs Mining, with Doron Tadmor
What does social conflict actually cost a mining company - not in reputation, but in dollars? Sarah is joined by Doron Tadmor, who recently completed his PhD…
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Imagine a Rubik's cube: The Future of Construction and Raw Materials, with Burak Kaplanoglu
Burak Kaplanoglu was doing sustainability work long before the word was fashionable, beginning with a concern for the people on site. Born in Istanbul and in…
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The Raw Materials Hidden in Our Cities - Gareth Byatt
We recycle steel. We're rather good at it. But recycling isn't the same as reuse, and that gap is quietly costing us. In the latest episode of the Responsible…
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What Happens to a Smart Meter After It Leaves Your Wall - Helen Woodcock
What Happens to a Smart Meter After It Leaves Your Wall Helen Woodcock came to sustainability through risk management, and a refusal to accept that anything is…
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Peter Harvey: Mine Closure and the True Cost of Metals
Mine Closure and the True Cost of Metals Mine closure is one of the biggest unsolved challenges in responsible mining, and Peter Harvey has spent the last…
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Tim Law: Why Tax Is the Most Powerful Word in Mining
Why Tax Is the Most Powerful Word in Mining Tim Law is a chartered accountant and tax expert who spent nearly two decades in corporate tax teams, twelve of…
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Michael Barron: The Role of Raw Materials in the Middle East
Gas, The Strait of Hormuz and the Raw Materials Geopolitical Landscape of the Middle East Michael Barron is a Middle East political risk specialist who came to…
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David Strang: Challenging Everything the Industry Takes for Granted
David Strang: Challenging Everything the Industry Takes for Granted David Strang has had an unusual route into mining leadership. A Glaswegian raised in a…
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Melody McNeil: Above Ground First - What Mining Can Learn from International Development
Melody McNeil is an agriculture and natural resource economist who has spent decades working with USAID and Catholic Relief Services across East and Central…
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Connecting the Dots - A Career Across Exploration and Research, with John Thompson
John Thompson is a geoscientist who spent five decades deliberately moving between industry and academia. After studying geology at Oxford, he went on to…
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Anne Thompson: A Geologist's Career at the Edge of Certainty
Anne Thompson is a geologist, mineralogist, and self-described snake that sheds its skin. Over four decades she has worked as an exploration field geologist in…
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Caroline Tiddy: ‘If we don’t learn how to adopt and adapt, we’ll miss the game‑changers’ - From academic research to real‑world impact
In this episode, we sit down with Professor Caroline Tiddy, Chief Scientific Officer at MinEx CRC and Associate Professor of Geosciences at Adelaide…
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Caitlin Byrt and Samantha McGaughey: The Green Tech Revolution Growing Beneath Our Feet
What if the key to sustainable metals, minerals, and nutrient recovery has been growing in front of us all along? In this episode of Responsible Raw Materials…
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Pim van Geffen: Why Mining Needs to Use It's Data Better
From the Arctic tundra of northern Quebec to the laboratories and boardrooms shaping the future of critical minerals, Dr Pim van Geffen’s career has been…
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Geertje Schuitema: Listening, Trust, and Raw Materials - What Psychology Teaches the Mining Sector
This episode of Responsible Raw Materials explores what happens when psychology meets geochemistry. Joining us is Dutch psychologist and behavioural scientist…
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John Howchin: The Power Behind Responsible Mining
In this episode, Sarah Gordon speaks with sustainability expert John Howchin about the powerful role finance plays in shaping the future of mining and raw…
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Madhurii Sarkar Amoda: Mining, Communities & Integrity
In this episode, we sit down with Madhurii Sarkar Amoda, a leading voice in community development, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable mining practices in…
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Louise Porteus: From Exploration to Legacy - Trust, Land, and Long-Term Value
In this episode, we speak with Louise, an environmental and social leader in mining, about her journey from growing up in an Australian coal community to…
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Laura Mallabone: Everything Is Interconnected - Why Risk Drives Responsible Mining
In this episode, Sarah Gordon speaks with Laura Mallabone, Regional Director of Satarla, South Africa, and chemical engineer turned risk and sustainability…
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Josephine Weston: Capital Matters and Reimagining Mining for a Sustainable Energy Future
In this episode, Sarah Gordon speak with Josephine Weston about the future of mining, sustainability, and the energy transition. Originally from Perth, Jo…
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Welcome to the Responsible Raw Materials Podcast
The Responsible Raw Materials podcast explores the systems, decisions, and people behind the materials that underpin modern life. Hosted by geologist and…