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In this episode, we have invited Ivy Chen, Principal Consultant of CSA Global and Director of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) to the show. Ivy is also a Director at Western Power and Football West. Ivy is a skilled and knowledgeable geologist whose adept at incorporating technologies to various mining projects and excellent at diversified training. Her current role sees her auditig IPS to ensure that they pose a balanced view - a view that is important given that the resources industry leans toward optimism.
Ivy chose an interesting career path out of university. Working with ASIC! A great listen for all.
It was a pleasure to have Ivy with us.
Ivy’s Career Journey
[02:25]
Ivy had always been in Australia but her expertise allowed her to represent as a trainer for the first Australian-Chinese joint venture in Shanxi Province. She taught a group of older Chinese geologist how to use computer-aided mined planning.
[03:26]
Ivy was amazed on how previous generation geologist draws highly-detailed maps and for her to translate them into a modern computer system is challenging yet fulfilling.
Life as Principal Consultant
[05:02]
Ivy’s work, in a nutshell, is a to be a “Bulldust Detector” where she tests the risk disclosure of mining companies and see if there’s a balance between upside and downside. The mining industry are optimist and loves their project, but this love is the reason why companies tend to forget all the good things. It is her job to take detailed technical reports aided with lawyers to help everyone understand where the risk are and how well they are disclosed.
Directorship Learnings
[07:38]
Ivy learned that a non-executive director is vastly different from someone being on operations. As a non-executive director, you are hands-off on the operation—you cannot tell anyone what they should and interfere with what the CEO is doing. All you do is ask questions, challenge their assumptions, and make them think outside the box that would allow them to craft solutions for any situation.
Diversity
[09:02]
The mining industry is headed to the right direction when it comes to diversity. Ivy emphasizes that it should just be about gender, but also age and ability. She thinks that the mining industry is not great at accommodating disabled people who can contribute many things. Inclusivity should encompass everyone, even those who are different from the norm. The mining industry is headed there, but there are still things to improve.
Issues
[11:35]
Ivy felt that the mining industry have not defined any clear solutions when it comes to social license and environmental issues with climate change on the bigger picture. The industry should learn how to measure and quantify reports for these critical issues that people outside the industry can understand.
[12:29]
The mining industry should show to other industry that they are better. With this, investments flows in and offers on lower interest rates. If the industry will not pay attention into this, Ivy thinks that everyone will lose their social license to operate. Everyone should be conscious of it and ensure to avoid it from happening.
Leaders of Tomorrow
[13:07]
Ivy hopes that the leaders of tomorrow should understand social license and not take it for granted. Social license covers everything – family, friends, colleagues – in other words, the society. The mining industry is not separated from the rest. Everyone is a family and that is important for future leaders to understand. Social license is not just a check box for a compliance list—it is something deeper and meaningful.
 
Learn more about Ivy Chen on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-chen-06764613/
 

Today, we talk with Matt Bennetto, Operations Manager at LinkForce. Joining us again is Rosie Allen from Rosie Allen Consulting, Mining Engineer and proud WASM graduate from the class of 2009. In this podcast we take a dive into diversity and how Western Australias largest shutdown business encourages diversity.

Ever wondered what it takes to run a shutdown workforce which fluctuates between 3000-5000 employees? Dive in here as Matt talks about the shutdown industry and where what it takes.

Brett is the CEO of Mining Leaders Group and spearheading the transformation we see in the mining industry by developing the leadership capabilities and strategies for companies to transform.

What would it have been like for explorers back in the 19th century when they stumbled across large mineralised systems? The thrill. The excitement. The opportunity of a lifetime! Dr. Jonathan Bell may well be revisiting the steps taken in history with a new discovery in Greenland which is fast becoming a target for mining activity. In this podcast Jonathan discusses the different approach that Greenfields has taken to sourcing their financing - Crowdfunding. A must listen for anyone looking to diversify their spread of investors during capital raising for stock exchange listing.[1:00] What is a mining incubator?
[1:30] Uncertainty.
[1:50] Copper staining all over the place with significant grades and no one there. Are we seeing two sedimentary copper basins?[2:30] Survivorship bias
[3:15] The Greenfield Exploration Team[4:20] Going down the well trodden path OR go down the less walked path[5:00] Crowdfunding vs Private Placements[5:30] Reporting and ASIC regulatory guidelines
[5:48] What sort of updates do investors get? Continual updates[6:00] JORC reporting and Greenfields stance[6:40] IS there resistance? Just curiosity. Traditional investment channels still have their place.[7:10] Reaching the spread requirements for a ASX listing.[7:30] Raising private capital is incredibly difficult. Crowdfunding is a way to knock on many doors.
[8:00] Start-ups as the growth engine of the economy.Once again - thanks to our Executive producer Trixi Olfield for her effort in putting this podcast together. A big shout out to Matt Bennito from Link Force for allowing us to record in your sound proof offices.If you want to hear more and keep up to date with Jonathan Bell you can find more information here. Please subscribe to this podcast and leave us a review so that we can spread the amazing stories that make up our industry.Seasons greetings from the WASM Alumni Team.
 
 

Joe's a proud WASM Graduate. This short 10 minute podcast is a snapshot of where mining can take you. From Saudia Arabia one day to the Arctic Circle the next. Joe has lived a lifelong dream of seeing the world and its mines operate - and find technical solutions for them.
A must listen for any graduate who is technically minded and wants to travel!Executive Producer: Trixi OldfieldSpecial Thanks: Matt Bennito from LinkForce for letting us use their sound proof offices to record.