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Wealthion · Thursday, August 13, 2026

Mining Industry Facing Talent Shortage, But Market Will Adapt

While acknowledging the importance of talent in the mining sector, Steven Enders believes the market will ultimately supply the necessary skills, potentially from non-traditional engineering backgrounds. He stresses that the quality of people, not just their technical expertise, is what truly drives project success.

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Um, talk to me a little bit about the supply side because you do understand it so well. And what is the, what, what kind of deficits are we looking at? How, how, how are you viewing that?
Interviewer
Oh, again, the market will supply the talent we need.
Steven Enders
Um, but, uh, but my sense is is quality, it's the quality of the people that really make a difference.
Steven Enders
Heard on Wealthion — “Soft Jobs. Hard Talent: Mining’s Hidden Bottleneck | Steven Enders, published Thursday, August 13, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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