What Does Being an "Economic Geologist" Even Mean? w/Elizabeth Freeman

Check out the rest of the Geoscience Careers 'Work For Earth!' playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69bBhmsrgfsP8Pc6F1bRSPS-WsNFAiLyChapters: 0:00 What is Economic Geology?2:11 Economic Geologists in Mining vs Oil & Gas?4:24 How “critical minerals” have changed Economic Geology7:30 Day in the life of an Economic Geologist13:01 Where do you do this work?15:51 What inspired you to pursue Economic Geology?19:48 Importance of mining for our sustainable future21:23 Working with environment regulators (it’s a team)23:56 Take advantage of the turn over!25:23 Bioremediation and Biorecovery26:27 Have environmental protections changed this job?31:24 Will AI replace these positions?35:42 Biggest misconceptions about Economic Geology37:41 Caring about the geology (not the money)39:33 Salary potential41:33 Is a graduate degree increase required? (no)43:33 How to do what you want!45:26 Economically viable resources vs total resources47:58 Rare Earth Elements49:35 Why so few REEs in U.S.?52:17 Greenland???57:30 Mining Asteroids & the Moon59:32 Deep Sea Mining1:01:01 Gray areas & future directions…1:03:46 Scarcity drives commodity prices1:06:15 Elizabeth’s Business Nuna LLC1:12 Favorite & least favorite part of this careerExplore geology deeper with CampGeo – podcast-like conversation with visuals that bring geological concepts to life! Check it out here: https://campcourses.app.link/p5q0W0bxwMbYou can also find their podcast, PlanetGEO, on spotify & apple podcast: https://planetgeocast.com/GEO GIRL Website: https://www.geogirlscience.com/ (visit my website to see all my courses, shop merch, learn more about me, & donate to support the channel if you'd like!)Non-textbook books I recommend: Oxygen by D. Canfield: https://amzn.to/3gffbCL Brief history of Earth by A. Knoll: https://amzn.to/3w3hC1I Life on young planet by A. Knoll: https://amzn.to/2RBMpny Some assembly required by N. Shubin: https://amzn.to/3w1Ezm2 Your inner fish by N. Shubin: https://amzn.to/3cpw3Wb Oxygen by N. Lane: https://amzn.to/3z4FgwZ Alien Oceans by K. Hand: https://amzn.to/3clMx1l Life's Engines: https://amzn.to/3w1NhkeTools I use as a geologist/teacher/student: Geology field notebook: https://amzn.to/3lb6dJfGeology rock hammer: https://amzn.to/3DZw8MAGeological compass: https://amzn.to/3hfbdLuGeological hand lens: https://amzn.to/3jXysM5Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission, but there is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! And as always, let me know your topic suggestions in the comments down below!