Mike Saunders
Mine Superintendent
- Role
- Mine Superintendent at The Doe Run Company
- Location
- Salem, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Saunders
Literal \"Mining\" Engineer with equal time engineering to production from Miner to Mine Superintendent to Engineer to Project Manager. Strong believer in people first followed by the environment (without either there is no mine). Former Underground Mine Rescue team member, ICAM Incident Investigator, and Certified Water Treatment Plant Operator (AZ Class 1). Several small stints as floor hand on workover oil/gas rigs and wildland firefighting/ back country trail crew maintenance.Been heavily involved with every aspect of the mining process from pre-feas-permitting-startup-production-reclamation-closure. Extensive planning and scheduling skills with an emphasis on Project Management and obtaining the PMP Certification. Wide range of specialty project experience, including production shafts, vent raises, pillar extraction/recovery, technology and infrastructure upgrades (Deswik, Vulcan, MineStar, ISight, ESG Seismic, Fiber Optic Networking, Drones/Mapping/GIS).
Experience
Mine Superintendent
Nov 2025 — Present
Underground Superintendent for a large scale room and pillar operation, that produces lead, zinc, and copper. Manage the mine department and work with the other departments to ensure a safe and productive operation.
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Beaufort County Community College
Lean Six Sigma, White & Yellow Belt
South Dakota Mines
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mining and Mineral Engineering
2006 — 2011
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