Doe Run’s Mine Rescue Teams Win Top Honors at The Missouri Regional Mine Rescue Contest

ST. LOUIS (October 7, 2024) - The Doe Run Company (Doe Run) Maroon and Gray mine rescue teams took home multiple awards at the Missouri Regional Mine Rescue contest September 23 - 26. The Maroon team took first place in the field competition, and the Gray team took first place in both the team technician and first-aid competitions. In addition, team members Gary Moore took second and Luke Davis took third in the benchman competition.

The Missouri Mine Rescue Association holds the annual competition at the Missouri University of Science and Technology's experimental mine site. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) judges the competition which is the only underground mine rescue competition in the United States.

A total of nine teams competed, including teams from Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Tennessee.

The competition consisted of two days of separate mine rescue field problems: simulating underground emergency situations, a first-aid competition with a CPR and first-responder scenario and benchman and team technician competitions to test technical troubleshooting of mine rescue equipment. Each event also included a written test to assess the team's knowledge.

"Our success is a testament to our teamwork," said Andrew Hampton, captain of Doe Run's Maroon team and instrument tech at Doe Run's Fletcher Mine and Mill. "Each team has great comradery, and it shows. We are all dedicated to the aid of fellow miners, and I am proud to work alongside these folks. We appreciate our company's support of these competitions, and although we hope we never need to use these skills in a real crisis, we're more than ready to assist our colleagues if the need arises."

Doe Run's mine rescue teams train on a voluntary basis and compete in mine rescue competitions annually. The teams consistently place near or at the top at regional and national mine rescue competitions.

Doe Run's Gray team technicians are Mark Barton and Sara Laskowsky, who won first place in the team technician competition, while the Maroon team's technicians, Andrew Hampton and Jacob Piatt, took second.

Doe Run's Gray team members Eric Click, Chris Brawley and James Gamblin came in first in the first-aid competition, and Jarred Tackett, Brandon "Buck" Roderman and Mike Snyder from the Maroon team took second in the first-aid competition. Doe Run's focus on safety is evident beyond mine rescue. Across the company, Doe Run employees completed nearly 35,000 hours of environmental, health and safety training in 2023.

The Doe Run Maroon team from left to right: Jarred Tackett, Luke Davis, Brandon "Buck" Roderman, Andrew Hampton, Jacob Piatt, Ben Moore, Michael Snyder and his daughter Nola Snyder.The Doe Run Company's Maroon and Gray mine rescue teams earned multiple awards at the recent Missouri Regional Mine Rescue contest. Shown in the photo are: First Row: Gary Moore Second Row: Sara Laskowsky, Lukas Shoffner, Luke Davis, Andrew Hampton, Nola and Michael Snyder. Third Row: Mark Barton, Kevin James, Dylan Welch, Chris Brawley, Eric Click, Jarred Tackett, Brandon "Buck" Roderman, Jacob Piatt and Ben Moore.

About The Doe Run Company

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company providing vital minerals and metals to the global market. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates mines located in southeast Missouri from where it produces lead, zinc and copper concentrates. Doe Run also operates one of the world's largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. Company mineral and metal resources contain lead, zinc, copper, cobalt, nickel, tin and antimony - all vital metals to support a more sustainable energy future. Doe Run has additional operations in Washington and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com.

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