Women in mining

Alex Mayes

HSE Business Partner

Alex has been mining for two decades. Her experience is only dwarfed by her tireless optimism as she takes on the biggest challenge of her life--breast cancer.

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Anna Schuh

Commercial Planning, National Distributors

Anna started her professional journey in 2017 as an intern. She began working full-time a year later, transitioning from a mine control engineer to business improvement.

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Berenice Torres

Warehouse and Shipping Lead

Berenice is a member of our Peer Support Team, a volunteer-based team that provides employees across California Operations with mental health resources and support.

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Betty Peters

Administrative Management

Betty retired from U.S. Borax in 2002 after 40 years with the company.

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Danielle is a hardworking mom of three who has been an operator in our mine for two years. Danielle spends her nights driving haul trucks on graveyard shift--and she wouldn't change that for anything.

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Destiny Espinoza

Utility Operator

Destiny started her career at Boron and recently moved to our Wilmington operation to be closer to family and friends. For her, U.S. Borax provides a work-life balance she didn't have at other jobs.

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Elizabeth Gingras-Lafleur

Lithium Process Engineer

Originally from Quebec, Canada, Elizabeth started in Rio Tinto’s graduate program with the bauxite and alumina team.

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Gina Moore

Customer Service Manager, Americas

While her career has always focused on customer service and billing, this is Gina’s first role in the mining industry.

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Hillary Bloom

Lithium Operator

Hillary joined U.S. Borax about a year ago at our lithium plant. A job at Boron was a long time in the making.

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Jen Brown

Principal Advisor, Media and Communications

Jen’s career started in the financial sector implementing digital communications solutions. She now manages communications for operations in the US and Europe.

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Jen Robertson

Shipping Operator

Jen has done almost every job you can think of in her 20 years at U.S. Borax. From fusing to the boric acid plant, administration to her current role, Jen knows all parts of our Boron operations.

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Jessica Messick

First Class Millwright

Jessica is proud to carry on the family tradition, following in her father's footsteps (who also works as a millwright in Boron). She has big shoes to fill but does so with ability, tenacity, and pride.

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Joanne Ryan

Senior Pilot Plant Technician

Joanne has worked at U.S. Borax for 15 years. For 13 of those years, she has been in the pilot plant, where she worked her way up to senior technician.

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Kaci Jenkins

Senior Process Engineer

Kaci joined U.S. Borax 15 years ago as a graduate process engineer. For Kaci, the foundation and motivation of her work has always been family first.

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Katlyn Jeffrey

Process Engineer, Tailings

Katlyn has had the opportunity to work as a process engineer in both our boric acid plant and with our tailings team.

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Kem Brown

Lubrication Specialist, Utility

Kem is a member of our Peer Support Team, a volunteer-based team that provides employees across California Operations with mental health resources and support.

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Kim Evans

Senior Pilot Plant Technician

Kim retired from U.S. Borax in 2021 after 42 years with the company.

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Kristina Crosher

Senior Manager, Strategic Planning

Kristina started her career as a graduate in Rio Tinto's iron ore business in Western Australia, but now calls U.S. Borax's Boron operations home.

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Liz Genger

IE Apprentice

Liz began her U.S. Borax journey in 2017. Hired on as a janitor, she worked hard and dreamed big--knowing someday she would shift gears. A single mom, with two daughters, Liz feels a great responsibility to leave them a legacy of courage and determination.

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Liz Stone

1st Class Electrician

Elizabeth (Liz) Stone is a graduate of our California Borates Instrumentation Electronics (IE) apprentice program, and recently became a 1st class electrician.

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Lori Dixon

Utility Janitor

Lori joined U.S. Borax five years ago after a major life change. She wanted to work where she could be outside, active, and independent.

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Lynnah Petrey

Mine Operator

For Lynnah, U.S. Borax really is a family business! She's a third generation miner, and works alongside a lot of her family members and friends.

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Maggie Dowdy

Maintenance Supervisor

Maggie retired from U.S. Borax in 2010 after 31 years with the company with a career that spanned departments.

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Mandy Lane

Administrative Assistant

In 2012, Mandy started supporting our Owens Lake team--a hard-working group of eight that mine trona, an important input to our process.

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Martha Ford

Labor Management

Martha retired from U.S. Borax in 2001 after 28 years with the company with a career that spanned departments.

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Maryam Moravej

Senior Manager, Technical Marketing

Maryam spent more than seven years as a research engineer in the metal powders group of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium in Quebec before coming to U.S. Borax’s Chicago-based commercial team five years ago.

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Maychurie Munday

Mine Operator

Maychurie joined U.S. Borax three years ago, and currently works the graveyard shift driving haul trucks. Many people don't like graveyard, but for Maychurie it's her "chill time!

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MB Garrison

Manager, External Affairs, Communities, and Communications

MB has always been a natural at growing and maintaining communities. Her positive attitude and spirit throughout her 30+ career has made her a shining example of our U.S. Borax values and behaviors.

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Melissa Leon

Utility Operator

Melissa is a fourth generation employee at U.S. Borax in Wilmington. Her great-grandfather, grandfather, and father all worked at the same port operations where Melissa works today.

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Natalia Parra Alvarez

Process Engineer II

After earning her PhD, Natalia started her career as an intern before joining our Technology Management Process department.

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Norma Rose

Registered Nurse

Norma retired from U.S. Borax in 1989 after 29 years with the company.

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Patricia Lamminar

Graduate Process Engineer

Through the Rio Tinto graduate program, she has the opportunity to work in several different departments onsite at Boron operations.

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Priscilla Mendoza

Mine Engineer

Priscilla joined U.S. Borax two years ago as a graduate from the University of Arizona. She is an active member of mine operations and has assumed different roles and responsibilities during her short time on site.

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Robyn Harn

Specialist, Industrial Hygiene

Robyn specializes in protecting the health and safety of workers within the industrial setting.

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Sarah Suek

Shipping Manager and Operational Excellence Manager

Sarah has been with U.S. Borax for three years after spending 13 years at one of Rio Tinto's copper mines—Kennecott in Utah. She has worked in a variety of positions including operations engineer and field maintenance supervisor.

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Shannon Patton

Health and Safety Specialist

Shannon has always been passionate about safety. To her, safety is more than just a job, and she has pursued every opportunity she could to grow, develop, and share her expertise.

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Sheryl Carter

Timekeeping Analyst

More than two decades ago, Sheryl started as an operator at U.S. Borax. She went to college and graduated with a degree in business. Today, as a part of our finance team, she is continuing her professional journey.

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Simone Hensher

Mine Technical Services Manager, Iron Ore

Simone spent four years with U.S. Borax as our mine technical services manager, and then transferred to Rio Tinto's Iron Ore group in Western Australia.

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Stephanie Ratliff

Refrigeration Mechanic

Stephanie always wanted a career where she could work with her hands. She knew that the trades were a good choice.

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Stephanie Valdivia

Lead Paramedic

Stephanie is a member of our Peer Support Team, a volunteer-based team that provides employees across California Operations with mental health resources and support.

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Victoria Rodriguez

Superintendent, Quality Laboratory

Victoria is a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Borax operation. A third generation miner, her work in the Quality Lab is critical to the products we deliver to customers worldwide.

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