Geovert's Hannah Thomas heads to Salt Lake City to present at SME MINEXCHANGE 2026, sharing her perspective on why genuine inclusion starts with the individual - before policy, before training, before anything else.

In this episode of Breaking Ground, Geovert's Hannah Thomas speaks with Marisol Valerio, Principal Rock Mechanics Engineer at WSP and co-founder of Women in Mine Stability. Marisol shares her journey from Costa Rica to rock mechanics and how a single conference sparked a global movement for women in slope stability.

Joey Tran's image of a Spider excavator working through snowstorm conditions at Fremont Canyon has been named Geovert's Photo of the Year 2025. The winning photograph edged out two other finalists in a close contest that saw strong engagement across both website and social media voting.