Hosts Sarah-Joy Pierce and Jodie Currie chat to the Queensland mining industry's movers and shakers, getting you the latest information to be a success in resources.
Are you a small business servicing the mining industry? A contractor looking to find industry insights? An executive who wants to keep their finger on the pulse? This is the podcast for you. With interviews, timely inside information and bite-size episodes, it's the perfect thing to listen to while you're flying or driving to site.
Get your head in the mining game with the Crib Room podcast.
E40: Exploration, Innovation and Coal's Critical Future with Caoilin Chestnutt
Executive geologist and board director Caoilin Chestnutt joins us in The Crib Room, sharing her remarkable journey from accidentally enrolling in geology at Trinity College Dublin to becoming a trailblazer in Australia's mining sector.
In our chat, Caoilin offers expertise spanning gold, coal and critical minerals exploration. We examine the stark differences between commodity cycles, highlighting how metallurgical coal's recent designation as a critical mineral by the US could reshape global perceptions. Caoilin champions Queensland's world-class met coal assets whilst addressing the industry's exploration crisis, where discovery rates lag far behind depletion. She advocates for unified industry messaging similar to the CSG sector's successful reputation turnaround, and reveals exciting innovations including bioprospecting – using plants and microbes to detect deep ore bodies.
From discussing asset attractiveness amid divestment trends to how the pubs of Dublin stack up against Moranbah's Black Nugget, Caoilin delivers exceptional insights on mining in Queensland, Australia and the world.
10 Aug 2025
E39: Trust, Innovation and Mining's "People Challenge" with Tim Strong
This episode is the one where Tim Strong, CEO of Waterline Projects, shares his journey from farm kid dreaming of big machinery to leading an engineering consultancy in Queensland's resources sector.
We talk about:
Leadership through trust and transparency - Building client relationships by meeting them on their ground, being transparent about operations, and empowering people rather than micromanaging
Innovation challenges in mining - The industry's tendency to be followers rather than first movers in technology, the need for incremental "small i" innovation, and avoiding short-term cuts that hurt long-term capability
Talent pipeline crisis - The critical need to engage people early in their careers, retain apprentices even during downturns, and compete with other industries (especially with 2032 Olympics approaching)
Industry advocacy and perception - The urgent need for everyone in mining to become champions of the industry, educating the public about coal's role in energy transition and economic contribution
Nothing is off the table - come and join us in the Crib Room!
25 Jun 2025
E38: Fighting for the Future of Coal with Nick Jorss
Nick Jorss, Executive Chairman of Bowen Coking Coal, discusses the challenges the coal industry faces under Queensland's royalty system and its impact on jobs in an interview.
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