Each year new contributors are recognized in Mining Engineering and honored at a special award ceremony during the SME Foundation Annual Gala Dinner at the SME Annual Conference & Expo. We sincerely thank our Corporate Donors for selecting the SME Foundation as their cause to champion.
Ruby Circle - Corporate donors who reach a cumulative amount of $100,000
2022 Cementation USA, Inc.
Eriez
2021 JENNMAR
2019 Bechtel Mining & Metals
2018 Kinross Gold Corporation
2017 Cloud Peak Energy
Fluor Corporation
2016 Royal Gold, Inc.
2014 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
CONSOL Energy
Joy Global, Inc
2013 Murray Energy Corporation
Rio Tinto/Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC
2012 Barrick Gold of North America
Caterpillar Global Mining
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
J.H. Fletcher & Co.
Newmont Mining Corporation
Peabody Energy
Seeley W. Mudd Fund
Vulcan Materials Company
Emerald Circle - Corporate donors who reach a cumulative amount of $500,000
2023 Rio Tinto
2015 Caterpillar Global Mining
Newmont
2013 Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
2012 Mining & Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA)
Sapphire Circle - Corporate donors who reach a cumulative amount of $1 million
2021 Newmont Corp.
2015 Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Diamond Circle - Corporate donors who reach a cumulative amount of $2 million
2021 Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Pinnacle Circle - Corporate donors who reach a cumulative amount of $5 million