In this episode, we chat to Nathan Tinkler, a well-known Australian mining executive with a colourful and interesting past who began his career as a qualified electrician in the coal mines of the Hunter Valley. He soon became one of the leading mining executives in Australia’s coal mining industry. He made some very shrewd investments between 2006 to 2012 and was named by the BRW Magazine as Australia’s youngest billionaire. His career, unfortunately, took a turn for the worst over the next few years which we will cover.
Nathan is now the CEO of Bentley Resources and is going to give us an insight into his career, his highs, and lows, and more importantly talk about his passion which is the coal industry and why coal is needed, and what the future holds for the black stuff.
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

For Nathan, going from being a tradesman to CEO was a natural progression. He just continually built on his knowledge.
Continuous improvement is what generates results.
The coal sector improves slowly, there is no real leadership in the industry.
Mining is a great employer, the fact that people are well paid gives them the chance to transform their lives.
The industry needs to develop the people they already have better.
You cannot turn off coal if you do not have an alternative.
Australia is just starting to experience the power issues Europe has been suffering.
There are plenty of industries that pollute more than coal.
The climate change story is all clickbait, it is not being told accurately.
Coal assets that are being gotten sold off are still economically viable. Investor pressure is forcing companies to unload their fossil fuel holdings.

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘If you improve something once it can be improved again. ´
‘People want to sell assets, but they do not want to sell it to anyone who´s going to make it successful.’
‘Be mindful of the people below you and your objectives and how much you need those people.’
 
EPISODE RESOURCES
Websites: https://www.bentley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bentleysystems
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BentleySystems
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BentleySystems
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bentleysystems/
 
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Email: rob@mining-international.org
Website: https://www.mining-international.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos
 
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level.
Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content about t