Mining Minds

#86- Drew Wheeler Feb 05, 2021

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Shaft engineer Drew Wheeler sits down with Mining Minds to walk us through his mining journey. Drew started out never wanting to work in the mining industry to innovating some of todays new mining methods. He talks about reaching out to miners to provide the best product, gives us a view of the contracting life style, and drops some knowledge about shafts. Join us as we welcome Drew Wheeler to the face. Don't forget to brass in, comment, share, like, and swipe right!

#85- Jesse Herrera Jan 27, 2021

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Underground Miner Jesse Herrera joins Mining Minds to walk us through his mining Journey. Jesse talks about growing up in small town America, getting into mining as a worm, to starting a non-profit business called Brothers Golf Association (BGA). We discussed some of his first experiences as an underground miner, him coming off a recent hot tub injury, and getting his finances right. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Jesse Herrera to the face.

#84- Allison Anderson Jan 20, 2021

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Allison Anderson joins Mining Minds to talk about walking away from mining and into entrepreneurship as she expands her business in this Northern Nevada area. She discusses her experiences as a surface and underground operator, some of the air doors she did not like, loving Mine Rescue, and getting her college degree as a dispatcher. Click the links below to find out more about Allison's businesses Code 3 and Princess and A Redneck. Join us as we welcome Allison Anderson to the face.

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#83- Matt Obieta Jan 13, 2021

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Join Mining Minds as we welcome in Matt Obieta to the studio and walk through his mining journey. Matt talks about starting off as a Lube technician, working straight night shifts, transferring into a tire technician and eventually landing in his current role as a safety specialist. Don't forget to brass in, share, like, comment, and swipe right!

#82- Y.E.R. Dec 31, 2020

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Mining Minds sits down to do a Year End Review and what a year it has been! From COVID to elections to bull riding we dive into some of the episodes of 2020. We discuss some of the top listening countries and states to some of the real moments throughout the year. Join Mining Minds as we leave 2020 behind and look forward to 2021!

#81- Don Schumacher Dec 23, 2020

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Mining Minds. On this episode of the podcast Don Schumacher joins us in studio to walk through his mining journey. Don has a wealth of knowledge and has been a huge influence in this Northern Nevada mining area. He shares his stories from shaft work to helping develop new mining technologies. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Don Schumacher to the face!

#80- Bryan Ulrich Dec 18, 2020

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Geotechnical engineer, tailings specialist, owner of his own consulting firm, and fellow podcast producer Bryan Ulrich sits down with Mining Minds to talk about his mining journey. Bryan tells us how his grandmother influenced his path to being a rockhound, he dives into some of the projects he's been involved with all over the world, and even gives us a little tailings rap at the end of the podcast. To check out Bryan and some of the things he does you can go to bryanulrich.net or listen to him by looking up Behind the Scenes with Bryan on all the major platforms. Join Mining Minds as we welcome Bryan Ulrich to the face!

#79- Free Speech, Fake News, and the Plandemic Dec 09, 2020

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As we near the end of the year, Mining Minds sat down to discuss 2020. The podcast started out reviewing some of our personal goals and quickly turned to the current events going on in our country and within our election process. Join the conversation on our social media pages or brass in on our website at miningmindsllc.com and tell us what you think.

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#78- Derek Ernst Dec 02, 2020

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Derek Ernst joins Mining Minds to talk about his upbringing, his service in the Army National Guard and of course, his experiences as a miner. Derek provides some great insight into his perspective of the mining industry and how it has helped propel him to success in just about everything he does. Join us as we welcome Derek to the face!

Working Athlete