Franco-Nevada CEO Paul Brink on mining education

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Paul Brink discusses mining education and the need for industry recruitment.

This week’s podcast features Paul Brink , President and CEO of Franco-Nevada, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about education in the mining sector. Franco-Nevada has partnered with The Northern Miner to launch a portal highlighting post-secondary programs and scholarship opportunities in Canada. Brink also discusses the need to attract more people to the industry in order to supply the resources required for the next generation of technologies, including AI and data centres. To learn more, visit: fn.northernminer.com All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli . This week’s Spotlight features Brent Johnson , who discusses how the company’s flagship products are helping reduce the environmental footprint of mining companies and metals processors. To learn more, visit: https://dundeetechnologies.com/ “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel ( ⁠www.incompetech.com⁠ ). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201⁠ Spotify: ⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Pocobelli

Guest: Paul Brink

Topics covered

• mining education
• scholarship opportunities
• industry recruitment
• environmental impact
• technology in mining

Keywords

• mining
• education
• scholarships
• Franco-Nevada
• environmental footprint
• technology
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franco-Nevada, The Northern Miner, Dundee Technologies

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