My first interview with Ted Feldmann (@tfeldmann) founder of Durin Durin builds and operates automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery in America. 0:31 Growing up in mining 2:32 MP Materials 4:12 Rare earths & critical minerals 7:09 History of exploration drilling 15:12 Starting a mining startup 17:11 Steps to build a mine 20:22 Exploration, Feasibility, Development 22:08 How long it takes to turn on a mine 24:03 Building relationships with people who don’t embrace change 25:48 Rare Earths Conference story 27:33 Half the mining work force will retire by 2030 33:25 Raising money for a mining startup 35:00 SpaceX billboard story 36:56 Hiring process 38:25 Executive order on mineral production 45:47 Building the first drill 52:26 Role models

My conversation with @ti_morse about mining in America, Durin, and building a hardware company. Durin is rapidly scaling and hiring engineers. jobs.durin.com

To those who've fought 🇺🇸

The value of drilling

Earth or space mining? @MattGialich and I discuss. Give it a listen! Thanks @matvogels for having me on.

- Fiercely honorable and loyal to their own. - Known for your craftsmanship - Work into the night, pulling the earth's core to the surface for the greater good - Your desk will likely be situated on the side of a mountain, or in the vastness of a valley under only the sun that our God gave us on the 1st day - Absolute guarantee to be applied & challenged daily Come join us: jobs.durin.com/

I’ve been lucky to work with some of the best companies pushing the edge of American manufacturing at places that value persistence, innovation, and the pride of building real things. I’m excited to join the team at Durin as Head of Talent, where we’re growing the team while building the future of mining. In less than 6 months, the team has went from prototype to in the field drilling holes. We're now looking for more to help surface earth's abundance. Whatever you’re working on, driverless cars, limitless energy, space colonization, AGI, robotics, it all starts (and ends) with the same thing: minerals. If we can’t dig them up, none of it gets built. We’re hiring across engineering, drilling, and operations. It's Time to Mine.

Never bet against a man focused on doing the impossible. @tfeldmann explains to me why critical minerals are a national security issue and what he is doing to make sure America is a big winner 🇺🇸

Great time on the Tool, Or Die pod — always love talking mining and Lord of the Rings! Give it a listen

From El Segundo to Nevada

What It Takes to Build a Mine | Ted Feldmann on @tbpn Watch here: youtu.be/yXjXdbXCbnM?si=wQ-N…

Durin is going to Winnemucca, NV for our first drill program.