An interest in rocks: that’s why some people become geologists.

But as your career progresses you are likely to become a manager or maybe an executive.

And the technical aspects of geology might become less of a focus.

In this episode of Exploration Radio, we bring you In a League of Her Own with Kathy Ehrig.

Kathy has bucked the trend and maintained her technical role for nearly 3 decades, unveiling the geometallurgical secrets of one of the world’s largest orebodies, Olympic Dam.

Let’s hear from Kathy about what she has learnt along the way, including the importance of learning to talk to those outside your own technical discipline.