Episode 29 - Tim Arnold: Life in a mining town, the economic benefits of mining and educating the next workforce

Janet talks to Tim about life in a mining town, the economic benefits of mining and educating the next workforce

Tim Arnold is the Chief Operating Office of Integra Resources and has over 40 years of experience in hard rock mining; open pit and underground, engineering and production, consulting and operations. He has held positions in mining companies ranging from laborer to contract miner and shift boss to Chief Operations Officer (“COO”). Mr. Arnold has spent most of his career either developing or operating mines.

Prior to joining Integra Resources, Mr. Arnold has held VP or GM positions for Pershing Gold Corporation, Nevada Copper, General Moly, Coeur d’Alene Mines, Hecla Mining Company and was COO of Geovic Mining Corp. Mr. Arnold graduated in 1982 from the University of Idaho with a degree in Mining Engineering and completed an Executive MBA program at Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is a Professional Engineer in Nevada and Arizona.

Mr. Arnold is passionate about giving back to the industry.; In 2016, Mr. Arnold served as the President of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). In 2019 he received the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal from American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, and was awarded Honorary Membership to that organization in 2021. Mr. Arnold was inducted into the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s Academy of Engineers in 2018 and received the Silver and Gold Award from the University of Idaho in 2021