HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO HOLLYWOOD GOLD
says Turin . “ We can focus on the task at hand while also being aware of our surrounding and knowing where the cameramen are at all times . It makes for great training .”
State of the mining industry As most people are aware , the public persona of the mining industry has not been pleasant . Turin believes the industry needs to do a better of showcasing the positive things mining provides .
“ Our industry has to do a little bit better of showing the positive things we do as well as promoting the good companies out there . We need to get information into the mainstream media about how we properly reclaim mining sites and all the success stories out there ,” says Turin .
“ What we ’ re doing now is we ’ re introducing mining in a positive manner to the younger generation . For the last 30 years , we ’ ve been getting our butts kicked because the public image of mining hasn ’ t been positive .
Nowadays you wouldn ’ t believe the number of kids tearing up their backyard looking for gold . I think our show has helped shed some light on an industry that has notoriously
“ What we ’ re doing now is we ’ re introducing mining in a positive manner to the younger generation ”
been viewed a negative . Do we get our hands dirty ? Yes . Do we work hard ? Yes . But it provides family wage jobs and I think we ’ re starting to turn it around .”
In addition to helping to reshape the image of gold mining , Turin is working with the National Stone Sand Gravel Association ( NSSGA ) to speak with young executives about continuing their career in mining .
“ So many people out of college jump from job to job , especially in the mining industry . I ’ m going to speak to that . I ’ m going to tell them to stick with it because there is a wide spectrum of jobs in the industry ,” says Turin . “ For the mining sector , we need to continue motivating and guiding our youth in the right direction .”
“ Right now we have some momentum and I think we need to capitalize on that ,” Turin adds .
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