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interviews - Minerals for society
The Critical Minerals Association (UK)'s 'Perception of Mining Working Group' has put together a series of interviews with organisations across the minerals sector working to raise awareness of the importance of minerals for society.
Watch our 20/21 Chairs, Ben Lepley, SRK Consulting and Lucy Crane, Cornish Lithium conducting the interviews below:
Industry Insight - Sustainability Analyst - Roskill
Interview with Oliver Heathman, Roskill
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"My role requires an analytic skillset. I don't know where my rock hammer is but I'm pretty well versed in Excel!" - Oliver
the briefcase of mineral applications
Dr Miho Taka, Assistant Professor in Peacebuilding at the Coventry University Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations
EIT Raw Materials 'Briefcase of Mineral Applications' game
technology metals for a green future - online course
Professor Frances Wall, Dr Kate Smith, Ed Loye at Camborne School of Mines
Free online course to raise awareness of the importance of the mining industry to our daily lives
The Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr Karen Stroobants, Science Policy Unit Lead & Elisabeth Ratcliffe, News and Media Executive
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'We're trying to encourage people to think about critical raw materials in the same way they consider other resources'
professor will drury
Will Drury, Challenge Director, Driving the Electric Revolution, UK Research & Innovation
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'60% of the world's electricity goes through an electric motor' - Will Drury
electric vehicles & stem - nile henry
Nile Henry, Founder & CEO of The Blair Project
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'A lot of young people are passionate about climate change, but they need to know what career opportunities exist' - Nile Henry
minerals in minecraft
Pontus Westrin, Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU)
Stephen Thorpe, British Geological Survey (BGS)
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Pontus @EIT Raw Materials created a Minecraft add-on and Stephen @The British Geological Society reproduced the 3D geology of Great Britain in Minecraft - spread the word to minecraft fans!
jacqui Murray
Jacqui Murray, Deputy Director of the Faraday Battery Challenge, Innovate UK
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"As much as I love manufacturing & electrification, this is all about saving the planet" - Jacqui Murray
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Dr Barry Wills
Dr Barry Wills, Senior Partner at Minerals Engineering International (MEI) and Former Senior Lecturer, Camborne School of Mines
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"There wouldn't be a society as we know it without mining"
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