mining psychology

Brains built for survival not mine sites: Why psychology shows safety depends on catching slips and designing work with human limits in mind

In mining, some of the biggest risks don’t come from broken equipment or unstable ground - they come from the way our brains are wired.

By Jamie Wade on September 18, 2025
Safety, Occupational Health, Safety Training, Workforce, Training and Development, Health and Well-being Programs, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation
Australia, New South Wales

You're so vein: Dale Sims unearths the blind spots and biases that quietly sabotage resource models—and why the real risk lies between our ears

“You’re so vein, I’m so vein, we’re all so vein,” quipped Dale Sims as he opened his presentation at the AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference ‘MREC 2025’ in Perth.

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Content By Jamie Wade on May 16, 2025
ESG, Stakeholder Communication, Education and Training Initiatives, Workforce, Training and Development, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies, Exploration, Geological exploration and resource modelling
Australia, North America, Canada
Copper, Gold