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The mining sector is not new to challenges around attracting and retaining talent. The numbers on the talent squeeze are so startling that it seems surprising to find that the issues around attracting, retaining and training future talent, while often talked about, is ranked comparatively low or not at all as a main business risk for mining companies. The question lends itself how the industry got here and what can be done to change it. As it is perhaps no understatement that the approach mining companies will take to talent management will determine their future trajectory.