Well done. The voice overs have improved tremendously. :) The audio for the intro on the bench was very clean given the conditions, it make a positive difference to the production. Nearly all the lav mic was clean but a couple of scenes suffered from wind noise. If you're using Resolve as your editor, there is a superb voice isolation tool that will totally eliminate unwanted background noise. I really liked the outdoor setting used in the intro. I'm really curious as to how you did your audio in the intro. I saw some good cuts and fades used throughout the video. Loved the walkaway from the intro, it was well scripted and executed. There is certainly a positive difference compared to the first one I commented on about a year ago. As always, very informative and well presented and btw, I know and appreciate the huge amount of work the pair of you go to to present these videos.
Thanks! I hid the lapel mic inside my top for the intro... the fabric of my top kept the wind away, worked pretty well. I shot the intro after the visit to the mine and drill sites, I hadn't thought about hiding the mic during the field visit so those bits still had some wind noise as consequence. I use Audacity to clean up the noise from the voiceovers too, sometimes I use it to clean the video audio but it's a bit of a faff because I have to first separate the audio track so I tend to only do it when I really have to. I'm considering editing the audio of some of my early videos and republishing. It does make a difference... I just have to find the time.
Re the mic under your shirt, well done. I did wonder because I thought I could see it. Re; redoing the audio of some of your earlier vids, that's an absolute truckload of work ! Maybe consider inserting at the beginning of each video which you consider to have bad audio, a short apology and also state that it improves vastly in later episodes as you gain more experience. You could do a little talking head clip saying " Hello, this is the future me from 18 videos on, apologising for the audio of this video, but trust me, it does improve as I gain audio experience....... enjoy" end with a big smile, smiling people always make friends.... 😁 Remember, experience is gained through past mistakes and triumphs, nobody is immune to mistakes, so the reality of it is, you could simply leave those videos as they are and improve the future ones. Your call though. 😁
Not mining in terms of physically getting the minerals out of the ground, processing techniques are constantly developing however but I'm not the best person to give insights as to what's happening in that space currently
Hey! I'm a fourth year geology student and I'm really interested in rare earth elements, maybe you could make a video talking about them, thanks for the videos ! :)
What do you think of Prof Simon Michaux's research indicating there are severe limitations in material availability for a full transition to renewable energy?
Yes there will be severe limitations. The problem is the timeline, we need a full transition in the next 30-40 years to limit global warming to manageable levels, but at the current and realistically predicted rate of production of metals in the foreseeable future, a full transition will take more like 100 years by which stage the global warming will be probably around 7-8 degrees. So it's a serious issue and production of metals need to be ramped up significantly very quickly, but this is difficult for all sorts of technical, financing and societal reasons, so the upshot is that it takes usually at least 15 years from discovery to mine opening.
Looking at the Pie chart I thought Sweden produced Nickle - and on the core samples - I suppose they have to use a diamond hole cutter to drill the core - but 1000 feet ? (300 meters) - amazing amount of work just looking for economic deposits - you wonder how much is below what we can not 'see' especially in cold areas and Oceans
Very interesting! We looked at the ultramafics in the Newry Igneous Complex many years ago, but at a time when fieldwork was made difficult by political problems, perhaps time to look again. I would be interested to see that poster in the field office - do you know the author of it?
That would be a massive undertaking, a compromise between the Environment and capital investment. Underground mining is not very safe and open pit is very destructive to the environment. Thank you for the info
Respected Mam What Geological conditions can form multicolored layers of clay at a depth of 20 to 40 foot (1 foot =12 inches) mostly yellow to brown colours over vast areas. Please give the answer ,if you can.
Very informative
I echo the request for an episode on rare earth elements. I would also like to hear about the geological set-up of uranium deposits.
Interesting and informative as usual
Very interesting, thanks for explaining the role the sulphur bodies play in the formation of deposits.
Thank you.
Well done. The voice overs have improved tremendously. :) The audio for the intro on the bench was very clean given the conditions, it make a positive difference to the production. Nearly all the lav mic was clean but a couple of scenes suffered from wind noise. If you're using Resolve as your editor, there is a superb voice isolation tool that will totally eliminate unwanted background noise. I really liked the outdoor setting used in the intro. I'm really curious as to how you did your audio in the intro. I saw some good cuts and fades used throughout the video. Loved the walkaway from the intro, it was well scripted and executed. There is certainly a positive difference compared to the first one I commented on about a year ago. As always, very informative and well presented and btw, I know and appreciate the huge amount of work the pair of you go to to present these videos.
Thanks! I hid the lapel mic inside my top for the intro... the fabric of my top kept the wind away, worked pretty well. I shot the intro after the visit to the mine and drill sites, I hadn't thought about hiding the mic during the field visit so those bits still had some wind noise as consequence. I use Audacity to clean up the noise from the voiceovers too, sometimes I use it to clean the video audio but it's a bit of a faff because I have to first separate the audio track so I tend to only do it when I really have to.
I'm considering editing the audio of some of my early videos and republishing. It does make a difference... I just have to find the time.
Re the mic under your shirt, well done. I did wonder because I thought I could see it. Re; redoing the audio of some of your earlier vids, that's an absolute truckload of work ! Maybe consider inserting at the beginning of each video which you consider to have bad audio, a short apology and also state that it improves vastly in later episodes as you gain more experience. You could do a little talking head clip saying " Hello, this is the future me from 18 videos on, apologising for the audio of this video, but trust me, it does improve as I gain audio experience....... enjoy" end with a big smile, smiling people always make friends.... 😁 Remember, experience is gained through past mistakes and triumphs, nobody is immune to mistakes, so the reality of it is, you could simply leave those videos as they are and improve the future ones. Your call though. 😁
Are there practical ways to do solution mining for such minerals?
Not mining in terms of physically getting the minerals out of the ground, processing techniques are constantly developing however but I'm not the best person to give insights as to what's happening in that space currently
Hey! I'm a fourth year geology student and I'm really interested in rare earth elements, maybe you could make a video talking about them, thanks for the videos ! :)
REEs are on the to-do list!
Interesting. I assume that Pentlandite was named after the Pentland Hills southwest of Edinburgh.
What do you think of Prof Simon Michaux's research indicating there are severe limitations in material availability for a full transition to renewable energy?
Yes there will be severe limitations. The problem is the timeline, we need a full transition in the next 30-40 years to limit global warming to manageable levels, but at the current and realistically predicted rate of production of metals in the foreseeable future, a full transition will take more like 100 years by which stage the global warming will be probably around 7-8 degrees. So it's a serious issue and production of metals need to be ramped up significantly very quickly, but this is difficult for all sorts of technical, financing and societal reasons, so the upshot is that it takes usually at least 15 years from discovery to mine opening.
Looking at the Pie chart I thought Sweden produced Nickle - and on the core samples - I suppose they have to use a diamond hole cutter to drill the core - but 1000 feet ? (300 meters) - amazing amount of work just looking for economic deposits - you wonder how much is below what we can not 'see' especially in cold areas and Oceans
Very interesting! We looked at the ultramafics in the Newry Igneous Complex many years ago, but at a time when fieldwork was made difficult by political problems, perhaps time to look again. I would be interested to see that poster in the field office - do you know the author of it?
Not sure, don't think anyone's worked on that for decades!
That would be a massive undertaking, a compromise between the Environment and capital investment. Underground mining is not very safe and open pit is very destructive to the environment. Thank you for the info
Respected Mam
What Geological conditions can form multicolored layers of clay at a depth of 20 to 40 foot (1 foot =12 inches) mostly yellow to brown colours over vast areas. Please give the answer ,if you can.
sounds like a superficial oxidation profile, not uncommon at all