WHO WE ARE
WHITEHILL MINING INC
Sustainable. Responsible. Automated.
Whitehill Mining is Wyoming’s only operational Trona mining company. It’s also a Wyoming legacy, employing one out of twenty people in the state. The company was founded in 1887, pre-dating Wyoming statehood by three years!
Whitehill Mining is the global leader in trona extraction and processing. Producing over 23% of the global trona supply. We prioritize safety, sustainability, responsibility, and process automation. Whitehill Mining is proud to be the United State’s largest privately owned and operated mining company and is Wyoming’s largest employer.
AVA WHITEHILL
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Whitehill started her career with Whitehill Mining in 1994, spending two years in Trona commodity extraction and management. In 1996, the board of directors selected Ms. Whitehill to replace her father as Whitehill Mining’s CEO. Ms. Whitehill has overseen full automation of Whitehill Mining’s trona extraction operations and has overtaken 23% of the global trona market.
Ms. Whitehill holds a Bachelor of Geological Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and sits on the board of trustees for Southern Wyoming University. She chairs both the Wyoming State Mining Board and Wyoming State Board of Land Commissioners.
Ms. Whitehill is the proud owner of 51% of Whitehill Mining.
ADVISORY BOARD
Please note: as of late 2019, the Whitehill Mining Board of Directors was dissolved and replaced by an honorary advisory board that advises the chief executive officer in a non-authoritative capacity.
ED HOOPER
Honorary Advisory Member
Mr. Hooper is a senior member of PCI Mining Group and is the chief auditor for the EPA mining and extraction safety division.
KELSEY MUNOZ
Honorary Advisory Member
Ms. Munoz is the speaker of the house for the Wyoming House of Representatives and sits on the Wyoming State Lands and Investment Board
HOWARD SCHLEKEWAY
Honorary Advisory Member
Mr. Schlekeway is the Director of the Federal National Park Service, and has been instrumental in operational land expansion at Whitehill Mining.
LI JIE
Honorary Advisory Member
Mr. Jie sits on the International Committee of Mineral Trade and operates as GHIAH Group’s senior purchasing manager in the United States.
ROBIN MARROW
Honorary Advisory Member
A senior lobbyist for Patton Boogs and Markson, and is a sitting member of the White House Global Development Council.
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