Pub. 8 2018 Issue 2

6 AT THE CENTER OF UTAH INDUSTRY OFFICERS: Chairman – Chad Baker, Parsons Behle & Latimer Vice Chairman – Kevin Anderson, Fabian VanCott 1st Vice President – Matt Tobey, Rio Tinto Kennecott 2nd Vice President – Rikki Hrenko-Browning, Enefit American Oil President – Mark Compton, Utah Mining Association EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: All of the above and: Louie Cononelos, U of U Mining Engineering Dept. David R. Bird, Parsons Behle & Latimer Ken May, Individual Josh Brown, Rio Tinto Kennecott Greg Gregory, Materion Natural Resources Corey Heaps, Bowie Resource Partners David Zimmerman, Brahma Group John Byars, Canyon Fuel Co. – Sufco Mine Jonathan Campbell, Wheeler Machinery Company Bill Forsyth, Rio Tinto Kennecott Jared Jackson, Simplot Vernal Mine Scott Mork, Graymont Alysen Tarrant, Lisbon Valley Mining Company Jim Slade, Komatsu Equipment Company BOARD MEMBERS: All of the above and: Marty Banks, Stoel Rives Robert Bayer, R.J. Bayer Professional Geologist Rosemary Beless, Fabian VanCott Mark Buchi, Holland & Hart Brian Buck, Stantec Drew Coats, Lisbon Valley Mining Company John Davis, Holland & Hart Denise Dragoo, Snell & Wilmer Reggie Farlaino, Strata Worldwide Greg Gillian, Stantec Lisa Kirschner, Parsons Behle & Latimer Don Lewon, Utah Metal Works Nick Lott, American Gilsonite Kim Robinson, Robinson Transport Eric Rogers, Intrepid Potash – Wendover Terrence Savage, Savage Services Amanda Smith, Holland & Hart Rick York, Intrepid Potash - Moab 4286 S. Main St. Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Tel.: 801-364-1874 • Fax: 801-364-2640 www.utahmining.org If you are interested in advertising information, please contact Dani Gorden at 855-747-4003. dani@thenewslinkgroup.com Mining Focus is published by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Utah Mining Association (UMA) and is the official publication for this association. 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Page 19 Savage Services...................................................Page 23 Wheeler Mining Systems...................................Page 24 The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition, well into its 3rd decade, for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. The Hermes Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communications, an association of several thousand marketing and communication professionals. Entries are judged on the creativity and quality of the presentation, and the competition had earned a reputation for accuracy, fairness and credibility. A look at the winners of the Hermes Creative Awards is typically reflective of a list of “who’s who” in the creative industry. Mining Focus received the Gold Award for excellence in magazine publishing for 2015.