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
Elizabeth Sailer
Dakota Gold Corp.
Crystal Hocking
RESPEC Company LLC
Mark Bowron
South Dakota Mines
Mike Cepak P.E.
Retired
Tony Auld
Coeur Wharf
Jake Hepp
Simon
Dean Aurand
Mid Continent Testing Labs
Beau Riopel
Butler Machinery Company
Danielle Wiebers
Pete Lien & Sons
Jason Combs
Jon Winter
EnCore Energy
Meg McNeese
Rose Group International
Kwinn Neff
Managing Director
Ella Francis
Director
Members
Dakota Gold Corp.
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
RESPEC Company LLC
South Dakota Mines
Pete Lien & Sons
Coeur Wharf
Barr Engineering Co.
Mid Continent Testing Labs, Inc.
EnCore Energy
Barrick
Midwest Lithium
Solitario Resources
Morris, Inc.
Black Hills Mining Museum
Gochnour & Associates
Greystone Company
Simon
Mann Strategies
Stone Land Service
Bennett, Main, Gubbrud & Willert, P.C.
Butler Machinery
Caterpillar, Inc.
Ruen Drilling, Inc.
IRIS Metals
Scion Drilling
Timberline Drilling
Hy-Tech Drilling
Rose Group International
Knife River
Buckly Powder Co.
Geobrugg