b'FeatureMore than oreFigure 4.University of Queensland led partnership focussed on gaining insights into mine waste dumps to avoid environmental legacies.Polarisation (SIP), and Magneto Metric Resistivity (MMR) alongshown in Figure 5 reveals the crisis that we have in geophysics with sampling of seepage and waste rock materials to developeducation with only three universities offering geophysics majors techniques that will ultimately be applicable across multipleor equivalent. Across the industry we are feeling the pressure BHP (and other mine) sites. to attract new talent. In my keynote I included some recent examples of initiatives launched from within BHP, including 1) the first-year intern programme aimed at inspiring undergraduates Building capability for the future to join our industry while their options are open and 2) The The breadth and potential for impact from geophysics acrossTechnical Entry Programme (TEP) that targets experienced hires the global mining value chain are enormous. Its clear that for uslooking to return to work after a career break or transferring into to create a sustainable future we will need more geophysicists!our industry from other domains. This programme has been We must put as much time and energy into inspiring newincredibly successful in bringing new geophysicists into our people and new thinking into our industry as we do into newcompany. There are many other initiatives underway including technology. To this end I have raised my hand to chair the ASEGthe Camp for Applied Geophysics Excellence (CAGE), which Education Committee this year, and Im encouraged by theaims to provide hands on experience of geophysical acquisition number of people who have already volunteered to help. Thisto graduates and kicked off to great acclaim in 2022, and the enthusiasm, along with Tim Deans entertaining closing speechupcoming AusIMM geophysics for mining professionals course at AEGC, emphasised that many of us share this concern! aimed at raising awareness of the uses of geophysics.We all acknowledge that mining has an image problem.Scaling our impact and creating a diverse and innovative There is daylight, though, as we are getting more effective atworkforce will not be accomplished by hiring alone, however, it articulating the positives that come from our work and thatis important that we continue our outreach outside our industry message is slowly beginning to be reflected from outside ourto encourage new players, new thinking and new technologies industry. My conversation with firms involved in data science ininto our geophysics ecosystem.California a couple of weeks ago was extremely encouraging. It seems that Silicon Valley firms engaged in machine learning forConclusionmetals exploration are starting to shift the narrative with data scientists becoming increasingly interested in the potential toAs geophysicists in the mining industry, we have an exciting leave a positive legacy through work on mining. That said, herefuture. We are not passengers on our collective journey. We have in Australia, where mining forms a significant portion of thethe opportunity to use our skills to help create a future that is economy, most people do not know what careers are availablesafe and sustainable enabled by geophysics and to inspire a to them. At the same time, analysis from Kate Selway (2021)new generation of geophysicists to join us.APRIL 2023 PREVIEW 58'