A Rock and A Hard Place
Welcome to A Rock and A Hard Place, a podcast brought to you by Mineral Choices. In each episode, Dr Saleem Ali and Thomas Hale speak to experts about the integral but too often hidden role of minerals in our modern world. From complex communications infrastructure to next-generation clean energy solutions, minerals are the key to unlocking a brighter and sustainable future. However, supplying enough minerals to meet the world’s ever-increasing demand is a significant challenge. Stuck with a choice between accelerating conventional mining activities and finding new alternative mineral resources, what is the global solution to this global problem?
A Rock and A Hard Place
Dr Jon Kellar
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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Dr Jon Kellar is a professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. During his 30-year career in education, Dr Kellar has had a remarkable impact on undergraduate studies of the minerals industry, creating programs that integrate mineral processing, extractive metallurgy and physical metallurgy.
He joins our host Thomas Hale to discuss innovations in his field, the challenges of building reliable and responsible mineral supply chains, and how we can develop new strategies to meet growing global demands for key metals.
Podcast Intro
Jon Kellar Intro
