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

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 Zinc

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.