August 16, 2024: US mining and metals firm Doe Run Company said on July 29 it had secured a multi-year $1.2 million training grant to support critical mineral production.

Doe Run, a lead miner and recycler, said its employees are gaining critical new skills as a result of the grant awarded by the Missouri One Start Job Retention Training Program (JRTP).

This initiative, approved by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, is designed to help businesses remain competitive by retaining a skilled workforce and expanding career opportunities for employees.

Much of the training will be provided by Mineral Area College in Missouri.

“For our employees, that means providing new skills and technologies necessary to support the minerals and metals industries, which have driven Missouri’s economy for more than 160 years,” Doe Run said.

In a report released last September, Doe Run revealed the lead battery industry was worth $2.3 billion annually to Missouri, with the firm itself contributing $715 million of that sum.