The Movement
An advocate for mining, told like a story worth watching
Mining Our Future spotlights the people, assets, and untold narratives behind the global resource economy. Our creed is simple: everything produced by man is mined, and we’re here to set the record straight.
In brief
Mining Our Future is a media movement for the mining industry, built on the idea that everything produced by man is mined. This page explains the mission, the two-vehicle convoy behind Season 1, and the team leading it. It is for sponsors, press, and viewers who want to know who is telling these stories and why.
Cinematic Storytelling
Documentary-quality film that puts a human face on the people, assets, and untold narratives behind the global resource economy.
Industry Advocacy
A bold, educational, emotionally resonant case for the most important industry in the galaxy, made to investors and the public alike.
Mine to Product
Every story follows a metal from the ground to the thing it makes possible: EVs, solar, defense, nuclear power, and the tech in your pocket.
Why we’re on the road
Mining gets caricatured. The reality is that nothing in modern life exists without it: not the phone in your hand, not the car in your driveway, not the grid that powers your home or the defense systems that protect it. Mining Our Future exists to make that case in a way people actually want to watch.
Season 1, Hunting Hidden Treasures: Mining America's Heartland, sends a two-vehicle convoy on a 9-week, 2,600-mile run across six Western states, pairing legendary mines with the end-users they power. The Earth to Industry podcast goes deeper with the CEOs, geologists, and operators who live it. See the full production slate in our work.
The Crew
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Rob Goodman
Founder & Host
A veteran resource sector investor, media entrepreneur, and mining advocate with more than 20 years of experience in the natural resource industry. He has built and managed several media platforms across the sector, guided by a clear thesis: gold and silver are sound money, and everything not grown is mined. A firm believer that mining is the most important industry in the world, he founded Mining Our Future to spotlight the role responsible resource development plays in powering modern life, from energy and infrastructure to technology and national security. Through Hunting Hidden Treasures, he is taking that mission on the road, traveling across the American West to visit dozens of mining projects and bring audiences closer to the people, places, and materials shaping the future.
Travis Grier
Growth & Distribution
- Founder & Publisher, CanadianMiningReport.com
- Co-Founder, TheWealthyMiner.com
- Founder, GoldMine.co.jp
Travis Grier is a trusted voice in the junior mining sector with over 20 years as an active investor and industry observer. He founded CanadianMiningReport.com, where he leads expert analysts delivering rigorous research on TSXV juniors, macro trends, and high-potential opportunities. He also co-founded TheWealthyMiner.com, a premium investment research service, and GoldMine.co.jp to broaden access to quality mining intelligence for investors in Japan. At Mining Our Future, Travis brings deep sector expertise and a strong commitment to responsible resource development as the foundation of economic progress and a secure future.