Measured
Measured is RSC’s brand-new podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.
Episodes
34 episodes since 2022
Measured #32- Andy Clay
Should we use ranges on our publicly reported resource estimates to better reflect uncertainty? In this episode, I sit down with Andy Clay to hear how he sees the world of resource classification and variance in estimations. Measured is...
May 06, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:11:17
Measured #31- Jill Terry
Rapidly advancing to the highest level of technical management in Tier-1 companies, while raising a family in challenging jurisdictions, Jill Terry also casually trained for a half marathon on the side! If you don’t get inspiration from this co...
January 16, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:20:13
Measured #30- Jun Cowan
The conceptual founder of Leapfrog, Jun Cowan has an abundance of knowledge to share about geological modelling. Jun joins Rene in the Dunedin studio to discuss how he got his start, Leapfrog and his latest paper.Measured is RSC’s podca...
July 26, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:20:48
Measured #29- Scott Dunham & Mike Job
Returning to the Measured Podcast, Scott Dunham is joined by Mike Job as both get into domaining with Rene. The trio also discuss the recent AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference, The Parker Challenge and capturing uncertainty.M...
June 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:29:54
Measured #28- Ben Cooke
How laboratories function is often a mystery to many. Rene is joined by Ben Cooke as they dive into laboratory processes, the Photon Assay, and what is in the pipeline for ALS.Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director...
June 23, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:01:03
Measured #27- Dick Minnitt
Now retired, Dick Minnitt still remains one of the prominent minds in the field of geostatistics. Dick joins Rene to discuss moving forward in the sampling space, what Dick has been working on in his "retirement' and what SHOULD be done in the ...
June 09, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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59:29
Data QA/QC & pXRF
Rene and RSC General Manager – Geoscience Dr Michael Gazley take a look at the data quality management system for Portable XRF, including the quality of data the instrument produces, Quality Control and pXRF versus laboratory data.
April 27, 2023
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31:07
measured #26- Andrew Paterson
Collaboration is very topical in the industry right now. Rene is joined by Great Boulder Resources Managing Director Andrew Paterson, as the two get into collaboration, competitiveness and being different in the industry.Measured is RSC...
April 18, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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33:40
Do Competent Persons own their work, and can they keep it when they leave their employers?
Do Competent Persons own their work, and can they keep it when they leave their employers?Rene discusses this debate with Steve Rose, Morrie Goodz and Kym Livesley, highlighting the issue and putting forward potential ideas surrounding the ...
April 14, 2023
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32:49
Measured #25- Pim van Geffen
"Collaboration in the industry"In this instalment of the #measuredpodcast, Pim van Geffen and Rene get into a very interesting discussion about collaboration in the industry. How do we get there? How is uncertainty captured? What is the...
March 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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57:57
Measured #24- Richard Morrow
Fresh off the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Rene talks with Melbourne Mining Club Chairman Richard Morrow. Richard and Rene discuss the forum, the Melbourne Mining Club, the industry’s public image, and much more!Measured is RSC’s po...
February 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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53:53
Measured #22- Francis Macdonald
Munich-based Francis MacDonald is the Co-Founder of Kenorland Minerals Ltd, and the CEO of Li-FT. Rene and Francis discuss starting a company, Li-FT & the Lithium movement, growing a team and much more!Measured is RSC’s podcast seri...
February 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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42:42
Measured #21- Allan Trench
Allan Trench is an Author, MBA Director & Professor at the University of Western Australia Business School, and a well-known name in the industry. Allan and Rene discuss the value of a MBA in running exploration companies, they muse about C...
February 06, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:31:42
Measured #20- Chad Peters
This week Rene talks to Chad Peters, Founder, President, CEO & Director of Ridgeline Minerals. Chad and Rene talk Chad's meteoric rise, being "different" in an industry where everyone claims to be, and marketing to shareholders.Meas...
January 30, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:01:01
Measured #19- Nick Tate
Nick Tate is the King of Geology YouTube, with his channel GeologyUpSkill amassing almost 12,000 subscribers and an astonishing 465,000+ views! Rene and Nick discuss Nick's career, how he broke into the YouTube scene and his motivation for shar...
January 25, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:05:02
Measured #18- Tim Sennett & Dr. James Tickner
In a Measured first, René is joined by two guests this week! René chats with Chrysos Corporation Chief Technology Officer Dr James Tickner and Technical Services Team Leader Tim Sennett about the developments and innovations being made at Chrys...
October 17, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:14:39
Measured #17- Stuart Marsters
Stuart Masters is an experienced head in the industry, with enough war stories to fill several books! René and Stuart sit down and talk about the industry, challenges we are facing and innovations being made.Measured is RSC’s podcast se...
October 10, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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58:09
Measured #16- Scott Dunham
A very experienced campaigner in the Resource field, Scott Dunham has a passion for sharing knowledge and opinions with the rest of the Mining and Resource industry. Join Rene and Scott as they talk what needs to change in the industry, Machine...
October 03, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:25:02
Measured #15- Deborah Lord
Rene sits down to chat with Deborah Lord, Director & Principal of VRM, specialists in mineral asset valuation. Rene and Deborah go into depth about how ESG affects projects, dealing with transgressions in the industry, and trying to solve i...
September 26, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:02:57
Measured #14- Shawn Hood
This week, René is joined by Chief Technology Officer Shawn Hood from GoldSpot Discoveries (recently renamed EarthLabs Inc.). GoldSpot is a leading technology company leveraging artificial intelligence and data science to transform the mineral ...
September 20, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:03:11
Measured #13- Courtney Pacey
René talks to VM Drilling General Manager Courtney Pacey in this week’s instalment of the #measuredpodcast. Courtney gets into the thick of RC drilling, and what can be done to potentially bridge a few gaps in the understanding of the method be...
September 13, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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53:43
Measured #12- Dr Sandra Occhipinti
This week, Rene talks with Dr Sandra Occhipinti. Sandra is the Research Director at CSIRO (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), the home of Australia’s Scientific research. In this talk, Sandra provides expert anal...
September 06, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:02:48
Measured #11- Dr Jon Hronsky
"I don't want any bosses, I don't want any employees"Rene has known this week's guest, Dr Jon Hronsky, for a while now. Jon joins Rene to talk company culture, being self-employed, ore-forming processes and much more!Measu...
August 31, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:12:27
Measured #10- Dr Brett Davis
"Miserable conditions, and I loved it!"This week Rene converses with Olinda Gold Principal Structural Geologist Dr Brett Davis. Brett brings some real insight to this instalment of the #measuredpodcast, from what makes a good structural...
August 24, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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56:39