{"podcast":{"title":"Dig Deep","slug":"dig-deep-806880","podcast_index_feed_id":806880,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/USVL2635439643","website_url":"https://www.digdeeptheminingpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5d680c2c-4791-11f0-9685-3f34819aca87/image/31ea95bd9df07102a933c2799d56237b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Rob Tyson","episode_count":655,"summary":"In this podcast, we discuss, educate and talk about industry news and hot topics, company reviews and live interviews with mining professionals and leading figures in the mining industry. Introducing your host Rob Tyson, Founder and Director of Mining International, a leading recruitment and headhunting agency based in the UK specialising in mining across the globe. We source and discover new talent to fill those difficult or challenging vacancies our clients have.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T08:21:50.247963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dig-deep-806880"},"episode":{"title":"Unlocking The New Saudi Arabian Frontier in Global Mining - with Adam Oehlman","slug":"unlocking-the-new-saudi-arabian-frontier-in-global-mining-with-adam-oehlman","published_at":"2026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dig-deep-806880/unlocking-the-new-saudi-arabian-frontier-in-global-mining-with-adam-oehlman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dig-deep-806880","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/USVL2235884963.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/USVL2235884963.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we chat with Adam Oehlman, CEO of Sierra Nevada Gold, a junior advancing a portfolio of high-impact precious and base metal projects across Nevada in the USA and in Saudi Arabia We discuss his transition from African Gold, where he helped grow the resource base and deliver a successful corporate transaction, to leading a company with ambitions in one of the world's fastest-emerging mining jurisdictions. We explore why Saudi Arabia has become the company's strategic focus, the potential of the Al Safra copper-gold project, and what it's really like operating on the ground in the Kingdom.  Adam also shares his approach to disciplined capital allocation, balancing technical geology with corporate strategy, and his views on why Saudi Arabia could become one of the mining industry's most attractive destinations for exploration investment over the coming years This episode is brought to you by Mining International, a global executive search partner to the mining industry. For bespoke search and advisory services, please visit www.mining-international.org KEY TAKEAWAYS Sierra Nevada Gold's strategic transition to Saudi Arabia is fueled by the region's incredibly low exploration costs and immense, under-explored geological upside. The company’s flagship Al Safra project has high-impact potential, backed by strong historical copper and gold mineralization and active fast-tracked drilling. Saudi Arabia provides a highly supportive operating environment with substantial government financial incentives, competitive drilling rates, and efficient asset turnaround times. Successful junior exploration requires balancing robust technical fundamentals with a practical, value-driven investor mindset to ensure every dollar counts. BEST MOMENTS \"Th…","meta_description":"In this episode, we chat with Adam Oehlman, CEO of Sierra Nevada Gold, a junior advancing a portfolio of high-impact precious and base metal pro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1179,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dig-deep-806880/episodes/unlocking-the-new-saudi-arabian-frontier-in-global-mining-with-adam-oehlman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dig-deep-806880/unlocking-the-new-saudi-arabian-frontier-in-global-mining-with-adam-oehlman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}