{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67792674d83630b6e3270e16/691a6e44243c8d8870f347fe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mining: Reinventing the Backbone of Modern Civilization","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67792674d83630b6e3270e16/1763339797299-05a3bd08-5718-4335-8c14-e7dc0cddd799.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Behind every breakthrough in AI, energy, and infrastructure lies one critical industry: mining.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Vivek Salgaocar, founder of Prospect Innovation, reveals why mining sits at the center of every major global transformation, from AI and EVs to defense and renewable power. He explains how innovation, data, and sustainability are reshaping one of the world’s oldest industries, and why smarter resource use will define the next era of economic growth.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Discover how technology is turning mining into the hidden engine of the modern world. Watch now.</p><p> </p><p>Timestamps</p><p>00:00 Why mining matters more than most people realize</p><p>01:16 How geopolitics, economy and technology reshape mining</p><p>02:56 Biggest misconception about the mining industry</p><p>04:18 What inspired Vivek to create Prospect Innovation</p><p>06:30 Breakthrough technologies transforming mining</p><p>09:11 Mining technologies shaping the next 5 years</p><p>11:27 How innovation changes mining business models</p><p>14:26 Vivek’s vision of the mine of the future</p><p>17:13 How risk-averse industries can adopt innovation</p><p>20:02 Advice for entrepreneurs entering mining</p><p>21:59 How innovation redefines global resource security</p><p>27:40 Asteroid and deep-sea mining in our lifetime</p><p>31:03 Vivek’s toughest leadership moments</p><p>33:12 Lessons from combining family business and innovation</p><p>35:13 Skills the next generation of mining leaders need</p><p>37:37 What makes Vivek optimistic about mining’s future</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Connect with Philip Meissner:</p><p>linkedin.com/in/pmeissner </p><p> </p><p>Connect with Vivek Salgaocar:</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-salgaocar/</p>","author_name":"Philip Meissner"}