Measured #13- Courtney Pacey

René talks to VM Drilling General Manager Courtney Pacey in this week’s instalment of the #measuredpodcast. Courtney gets into the thick of RC drilling, and what can be done to potentially bridge a few gaps in the understanding of the method between drillers and the rest of us.Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!2:24 Introducing Courtney4:53 Working for VM Drilling7:10 Where Diggers & Dealers see the industry heading 8:50 VM and drilling for gold10:00 How Courtney got to VM Drilling13:00 VM Drilling Recruitment15:30 The future of VM Drilling16:56 Rigs & Preventative Maintenance 20:03 What clients want in a contract31:00 The Driller/Client relationship38:40 Shifts in sampling tool demand42:20 Sample quality44:27 Shroud tolerance47:55 What a geologist should look out for in drilling50:34 What’s next for CourtneyYouTube: https://youtu.be/ZtsTCcm1uM0LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-...Instagram: rscmmeTikTok: rsc_tiktokMeasured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces. Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!YouTube: @rscyoutubeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-mme-ltd Instagram: rsc_gram TikTok: rsc_tiktok #measuredpodcast