Our Mission
Provide A Unified Voice to Educate, Communicate and Advocate for the Mineral Industries in South Dakota.
Our Vision
To Honor South Dakota’s world class mining heritage and its natural resource partners by:
- Supporting safe, sustainable, and responsible mineral resource development.
- Instructing and collaborating with educators, community members, and policy makers.
- Promoting the importance and benefit of responsible natural resource development and use.
- Sustaining and improving the quality of life for future generations of South Dakotans.
Board of Directors
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Elizabeth Sailer
Dakota Gold Corp.
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Crystal Hocking
RESPEC Company LLC
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Mark Bowron
South Dakota Mines
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Mike Cepak P.E.
Retired
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Tony Auld
Coeur Wharf
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Jake Hepp
Simon
Dean Aurand
Mid Continent Testing Labs
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Beau Riopel
Butler Machinery Company
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Danielle Wiebers
Pete Lien & Sons
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Jason Combs
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Jon Winter
EnCore Energy
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Meg McNeese
Rose Group International
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Kwinn Neff
Managing Director
Members
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Dakota Gold Corp.
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Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
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RESPEC Company LLC
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South Dakota Mines
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Pete Lien & Sons
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Coeur Wharf
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Barr Engineering Co.
Mid Continent Testing Labs, Inc.
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EnCore Energy
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Barrick
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Midwest Lithium
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Solitario Zinc
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Morris, Inc.
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Black Hills Mining Museum
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Gochnour & Associates
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Greystone Company
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Simon
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Mann Strategies
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Stone Land Service
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Bennett, Main, Gubbrud & Willert, P.C.
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Butler Machinery
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Caterpillar, Inc.