Measured is RSC’s 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.
In this conversation, Rene sits down with Mark Burnett (AMC Consultants) to explore the psychology behind mining industry decision-making, reporting codes, and self-regulation. They discuss reporting codes (thanks to Mark for the South African/SAMREC insights this episode), cognitive dissonance, fraud in mining, ethics, resource classification, overregulation, competent persons, and why the industry keeps repeating the same mistakes. This is a deep dive into mineral resource reporting, geolog...
28 Apr 2026
Measured #47 - Sefton Darby
In this conversation, René sits down with Sefton Darby to unpack why ESG has attracted so much backlash—and what that means for mining, permitting, and public trust. They talk about the difference between sustainability reporting and real-world outcomes, why “social performance” work often fails when it’s treated as purely external comms, and what the best operators do differently: long lead times, strong internal links to operations, and decisions that change based on community input. ...
7 Oct 2025
Measured #46 - Realities of Consulting
Why Projects Blow the Budget: Consultants Tell All Welcome to a deep-dive conversation on the realities of consulting and project management. In this episode, Rene sits down with industry leaders —Tarrant Elkington (GM, Snowden Optiro Consultants), Andrew Hall (MD, AMC Consultants), and Mark Noppé (ex-CEO, XSTRACT Consultants & Chair of SRK) —to explore why so many projects run over budget and what consultants can do about it. We kick off with a candid look at “strategic misrepresentatio...
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