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. Alex Speer Part 1
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Mineral Choices
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Season 2
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Episode 8
In the first part of this conversation, our host Thomas Hale talks to Dr. Alex Speer about his journey into the world of minerals, the importance of minerology in our day-to-day lives, and the complex questions of selecting optimal mineral extraction techniques in different situations.
It should be noted that this episode was recorded before the recent invasion of Ukraine.
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