Corporate Donor Circles
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
2025
First Majestic Silver Corp.
RESPEC
South32
2024
SME New York Section
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
2024
Vulcan Materials Company
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
2025
Mining and Metallurgical Society of America
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