September 7, 2023: Lead miner and recycler the Doe Run Company said on August 30 it would invest a $1.2 million training grant in skills development and strengthening production of critical minerals.
The grant was awarded by the Missouri One Start Job Retention Training Program under a state economic development scheme to help firms stay competitive by retaining skills and expanding career opportunities.
Doe Run is partnering Missouri’s Mineral Area College to provide training for more than 500 Doe Run employees in areas including metallurgical plant operation, mechanical equipment, instrumentation and mobile equipment maintenance.
“We are equipping our workforce for immediate and future roles in Missouri’s mining and metals industry,” said April Main, Doe Run’s human resource manager.
“Missouri has rich resources of base and critical minerals that support domestic goals for clean energy.”
Doe Run — which has more than 1,200 employees mostly in southeast Missouri supplying minerals and metals critical to the battery industry — says Missouri’s lead battery industry ranks second in the US for its state-wide economic impact.
The company operates one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling centers and mines from one of the world’s largest lead mining districts, also in the state.