Walter Presmyk

Infrastructure / Transportation Work with the legislature to improve and streamline laws governing final mine reclamation. Infrastructure / Transportation Work with mining companies to preserve Arizona’s mineral legacy. Education Reach out to schools and universities to promote mining job opportunities. Infrastructure / Transportation Support the 48th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Games in 2026, hosted at the University of Arizona’s San Xavier mine. Environment / Energy Partner with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the Land Department to continue inventorying abandoned mines. Infrastructure / Transportation Support Arizona State University’s Center for Mining Innovation. Infrastructure / Transportation Support various research projects, including Arizona State University’s examination of new uses for mill tailings and the Mine Inspector’s Arizona Board of Regents project with the University of Arizona for recovering strategic metals in mill tailings. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Dedicated to Keeping Every Miner and Every Arizonan Safe.