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Michigan's Mining Future Committee

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Michigan's Mining Future Committee

The Michigan's Mining Future Committee was an advisory committee created by Public Act 47 of 2019 to recommend actions that strengthen and develop a sustainable, more diversified mining and minerals industry in this state, while protecting the environment and natural resources.

The Committee was tasked to evaluate government policies that affect the mining and minerals industry, recommend public policy strategies to enhance the growth of the mining and minerals industry, and advise on the development of partnerships between industries, institutions, environmental groups, funding groups, and state and federal resources and other entities.

  • A coal mine with workers wearing hardhats

    Final report of the Michigan's Mining Future Committee

    Submitted on October 6, 2021.  

Historical committee information

  • List of members

    Name Representing Term expired
    Richard Becker, Monroe Representing an aggregate mining operation in this state 1/4/2022
    Chad J. Korpi, Ishpeming Representing a member of a local chapter of an international steel workers union representing workers at an ongoing ferrous mining operation in this state or workers from an idled ferrous mining operation in this state 1/4/2022
    Snehamoy Chatterjee, PH.D., Houghton Representing current or former research faculty members at a university that hold a master's degree in mining or geology 1/4/2022

    Jerome Maynard, Marquette

    		 Representing an environmental nonprofit organization in this state with expertise in mining

    1/4/2022
    Sean Hammond, Lansing Representing an environmental nonprofit organization in this state with expertise in mining 1/4/2022
    Deborah L. Pellow, Ishpeming Representing a municipality in this state where a ferrous, metallic nonferrous, or aggregate mining operation is located

    1/4/2022
    Matthew D. Johnson, Marquette Representing a metallic nonferrous mining operation in this state 1/4/2022
    Evelyn H. Ravindran, L'Anse Representing a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe that has trust lands in this state 1/4/2022
    Stephen Kesler, Ph.D., Ann Arbor Representing current or former research faculty members at a university in this state that hold a master's or doctorate degree in mining or geology 1/4/2022
    James M. Kochevar, Marquette Representing a ferrous mining operation in this state 1/4/2022

    Timothy C. Eisele, Ph.D., Atlantic Mine

    		 Representing the designee of Representative Sara Cambensy 1/4/2022
    Harold R. Fitch, Lansing Representing the designee of Senator Ed McBroom 1/4/2022

    State members

    • State Representative Sara Cambensy
    • Liesl Clark, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
    • Amanda Bright-McClanahan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
    • Dan Eichinger, Department of Natural Resources
    • Sharon Schafer, Department of Natural Resources
    • Linda Price, Department of Natural Resources
    • Judy Tkaczyk, Department of Natural Resources
    • Adam Wygant, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Contact

Adam Wygant, WygantA@Michigan.gov or 517-284-6823.