Les Presmyk
Dedicated to Keeping Every Miner and Every Arizonan Safe
Experience Matters
Les Presmyk is a lifelong Arizonan and Republican with over 45 years of mining experience who understands the job.
Magma Copper Company
Magma Mine (Town of Superior)
Miami Copper Company (Town of Miami)
Red Cloud Mine (La Paz County)
San Manuel Mine (San Manuel)
Salt River Project, Principal Mining Engineer
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Goals & Priorities
Serve as an ambassador for the mining industry.
Receive MSHA certification for the department’s New Miner Training for underground miners, utilizing the University of Arizona’s San Xavier mine for this training.
Provide staff with additional educational opportunities to enhance their professional advancement.
Continuously improve staff performance and actions.
Support Arizona State University’s Center for Mining Innovation.
Support the 48th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Games in 2026, hosted at the University of Arizona’s San Xavier mine.
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.
Strengthen the partnership with the University of Arizona’s College of Mines and support its various mining education programs.
Partner with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the Land Department to continue inventorying abandoned mines.
Work with the legislature to improve and streamline laws governing final mine reclamation.
Work with mining companies to preserve Arizona’s mineral legacy.
Reach out to schools and universities to promote mining job opportunities.
Dedicated to Our Community
Les Presmyk has a deep commitment to service, reflected in decades of leadership and active engagement across civic, professional, and volunteer organizations.
Arizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resources Education Museum
Dignity Health Foundation
Flagg Mineral Foundation
Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education
Gilbert Leadership Development Board
Gilbert Operation Welcome Home
Gilbert Parks and Recreation Board
Gilbert Planning Commission
Gilbert Riparian Preserve 20th Anniversary Celebration
Gilbert Self-Insured Trust Board
Gilbert Town Council
Gilbert Veterans Advisory Board
Gilbert Veterans Day Ceremony
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Mineralogical Society of Arizona
The Leadership Centre
Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum