Supporting Women In The Mining Industry In The USA

The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America invites you to attend the 3rd Annual MMSA Legacy (AML) Summit – “Legacy Abandoned Mine Lands – Progress and Plans”

Leading off will be Perpetua Resources with a 60 minute Keynote
3 speakers presenting progress at their ID site, innovative EPA agreement, and other updates:

• Laurel Sayer, President and CEO, Perpetua Resources
• Michael Bogert, General Council, Perpetua Resources
• Austin Zinsser, CERCLA Project Manager, Perpetua Resources

You will also hear from these presenters:

• Jason Willis of Trout Unlimited will present an update on TU’s progress from 2019 to present
• Janet Moan of The Nature Conservancy will present a summary of TNC’s strategies on course, reuse of mine sites for renewable energy development
• Jim Gusek of Linkan will present overview(s) of new innovations in mine site clean-up and reclamation

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jdV_fUOfR-KZ4EtsV_DuKw

NOTE: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Contact Karen Jass at kfjass@gmail.com if you have questions about MMSA or their past AML Summits. 

Join Clarissa Escamilla, Geotechnical Engineer, with Resolution Copper who will talk about the shaft sinking and shaft break through at the Resolution Copper Mine.

Thank you to our Sponsors

WIM AZ 2020 Platinum Sponsor: Freeport-McMoRan
This Dig In’s Payload Sponsor: Canary Systems
This Dig In’s Prospector Sponsor: Stantec

Session 1: What foundational elements contribute most in building a Gender-Inclusive Company?

Many organizations started their journey towards gender diversity and inclusion many years ago. We would like to learn from others.

• What basic elements have contributed to increasing gender diversity and inclusion at your company? What has worked successfully and what have you learned from your mistakes?
• What policies have you implemented or are considering to implement and how affective have they been?
• What resources are out there that you have you found useful?

Take the survey “Building A Gender-Inclusive Company”, to help us prepare for the session.

Please register for the meeting here: https://share.hsforms.com/1o7aFxFvWT_WXuaINJSgF8w4ymi0

2020 Recap and introduction of the 2021/2022 board and outline the plan for this year

The past year looked completely different from those previous, but our Chapter was able to stay connected, grow our membership and engage in new ways. This meeting will officially introduce the 2021/2022 Board and outline the plan for this year.

All members are encouraged to join to learn more about planned activities and share ideas for future presentations.

There will also be a $40 gift card up for grabs…but you must be present to win!

Join The Zoom Meeting on 4/21 at 12 PM Mountain Time:
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The Utah Chapter of WIM USA and Rio Tinto

presents

A Virtual Lunch & Learn Webinar
“Mental health Matters”

Shannon Price, Manager – Concentrator Execution will be presenting on Mental Health Matters.

Please contact erose@barr.com for a link to the virtual meeting on April 23rd.

Session 2: How to design and build an inclusive workplace and culture?

We’re looking for your experience on every day on the job experiences (i.e. work wear, heights, ergonomics, siloing, biases, signage, brochures, language, harassment, etc.). We want to learn from your experiences what elements have contributed to an inclusive workplace culture how you implemented them.

• What are some of the things that you have seen that contributed to you feeling and being included (symbols of inclusion)?
• What are some of the things that you have seen that contributed to you feeling and being excluded (symbols of exclusion)?
• What are processes and policies that a company can put in place to support and accelerate inclusion?

If you haven’t taken the survey “Building A Gender-Inclusive Company” yet, we would really appreciate it!

Please register for the meeting here: https://share.hsforms.com/1yNYEFYOtSEapX14PFDZLtA4ymi0

Session 3: A glass ceiling or a broken ladder?

What can companies do to support women in their climb to executive level management and the board room? Men continue to outnumber women in senior leadership roles around the world and in mining; reports suggest this isn’t the only inequality problem in the workplace. Women say they feel left out of social events, face sexual harassment, and get criticized for being aggressive. So, are women hitting a glass ceiling, or are they also climbing a broken ladder?

• What are the “soft” processes you have seen or implemented at your company to support women to climb the ladder? Recruitment strategies, mentorship, leadership development, sponsorship programs, harassment support, etc.
• What are the “hard” policies you have or have seen implemented at your company, to accelerate diversity in upper and executive management? recruiting targets, manager training and candidate review requirements, etc.
• In your opinion what has worked best to help you with your career progression?

If you haven’t taken the survey “Building A Gender-Inclusive Company” yet, we would really appreciate it!

Please register for the meeting here: https://share.hsforms.com/1M1SfNXHJRW6WAJLkV9ACHg4ymi0

May Lunch & Learn

Join Liz Balgord (Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Weber State University) who will be talking about the development and use of multiple interactive virtual field trips for both introductory and upper-level geoscience courses. The virtual trips were conceived and developed rapidly in response to remote learning requirements during COVID, but will continue to allow greater accessibility to students and act as a resource for folks who can’t visit Utah’s world-class field sites in person.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

WIM AZ 2020 Platinum Sponsor: Freeport-McMoRan
This Dig In’s Payload Sponsor: Available
This Dig In’s Prospector Sponsor: Available

Session 4: How do you know when you’re inclusive?

And how do we ensure we sustain our progress? Inclusion is a journey without an end point, but how do we measure if we are making a difference and what policies could a company put in place to keep itself on track over the long haul.

• What are some of the leading KPIs? What are some of the lagging KPIs? How do we set targets for these KPIs?
• Where can we leverage industry data to compare to? What does good look like?
• What policies or processes could a company put in place to keep itself on track over the long haul?

If you haven’t taken the survey “Building A Gender-Inclusive Company” yet, we would really appreciate it!

Please register for the meeting here: https://share.hsforms.com/1EPNfgkkRQA-KNWszzKTuYw4ymi0

We have a volunteer opportunity coming up!

Our WIM Bar fundraiser has been asked to bartend the Winnemucca Mule Deer Foundation dinner on May 22nd. We are looking for about 8 volunteers. Please email Marie Hetherington if you’re interested.

WHAT: Winnemucca Mule Deer Foundation dinner bartenders
WHEN: May 22nd, 2021

* Lastly, if anyone is interested, we still have two subcommittee chair positions open.

• Education Subcommittee – position open
• Fundraising Subcommittee – position open

If you’re looking to be more involved in the Nevada Chapter, or passionate about one of these open subcommittees, please email Marie Hetherington and we can work out a spot.

June Lunch & Learn

Join Avi Buckles and Stephanie Brown from Westland Resources who will be discussing the History of Women Mining in Arizona!

Thank you to our Sponsors!

WIM AZ 2020 Platinum Sponsor: Freeport-McMoRan
This Dig In’s Payload Sponsor: Available
This Dig In’s Prospector Sponsor: Available