EP.123 Blake Wood on Bringing FIFO Suicides Down to Zero and Being Proactive with Mental Health in the Mining Industry
In mining, mental health often goes under the radar – until it doesn’t. Full Production provides a platform for these types of conversations to happen and brings you the people making positive changes in the industry. In this episode, Pete chats with Blake Wood, Co-Founder of FIFOzero. FIFOzero grew from Blake’s own experiences in the […]
EP.121 Mal Mewett on the Global State of the Mining Industry and Career Progression from an Operator to the Head Office
In episode 121 of Full Production, Peter Finn sits down with the Operations Director of Esan Mining, Mal Mewett. Mal talks about lessons learnt from experience as an entry-level operator almost 40 years ago, through to a high-level managerial role overseas. Mal has a wealth of knowledge and some interesting takes on where to go […]
EP.22 Dan Madre of Danmar Explorindo on the Challenges of Mining Abroad
For many Australian miners, travelling to the coast seems like an insurmountable trek. But for Dan Madre, he went a bit further. Since the 1980’s, Dan has been working with mining companies in Indonesia. He’s helped instill best practices in the country and has built a massive network of professionals. Dan’s seen volatile political change […]
EP.18 Remembering Miners, Bringing Communities Together and The Cobar Miners’ Memorial Project with Barry Knight
With so much talk about the downsides of mining on small communities these days, it’s great to bring you a positive story for a bit of counterbalance. My guest on this episode of Full Production is Barry Knight. Many would say the Knight family is the closest thing to royalty in the mining community of […]