SJR 25 — Colorado Mining Association's 150th Anniversary

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCluskie, Soper, Barron, Boesenecker, Caldwell,Camacho,Carter,Clifford,Duran,Flanell,GarciaSander,Goldstein,Caldwell, GonzalezCamacho,Carter, R.,Clifford,Duran,Flanell, GarciaSander,Goldstein, GonzalezR., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Keltie, Lukens, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Slaugh, Smith, Stewart K., Titone, Weinberg, Winter T., Woodrow, WoogWoog. CONCERNINGRECOGNITIONOFTHE150THANNIVERSARY OF THE COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION, THE OLDEST MINING ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHEREAS,CONCERNINGRECOGNITIONOFTHE The150TH ColoradoANNIVERSARY MiningOF AssociationTHE wasCOLORADO establishedMINING inASSOCIATION, 1876andincorporatedin1897andTHE istheoldestminingassociationintheOLDEST UnitedMINING States,ASSOCIATION sharingIN itsTHE 150thUNITED anniversarySTATES. in 2026 with the State of Colorado;

WHEREAS, The Colorado Mining Association was established in and WHEREAS,incorporated Fromin 1897 and is the earliestoldestmining days,association mininginthe wasUnited foundationalStates, tosharing its 150th anniversary in 2026 with the territorialeconomy,populationgrowth,andpathtoColorado'sstatehood;State of Colorado;

and WHEREAS, TheFrom Coloradothe Miningearliest Associationdays, playedmining awas notablefoundational roleto in the historyterritorialeconomy,populationgrowth, ofandpathto theColorado's Statestatehood; and represented its earliest employers and mining communities;

and WHEREAS, The Colorado Mining Associationplayed a notable role in the history of the State and represented its earliest employers and mining communities;

and WHEREAS, Mining contributed immensely to making the territory intoastate,helpedinto theastate, helpedthe rugged landscape evolve into aathriving thrivingeconomy,economy, andrespondedwhencalledupontofulfillacriticalroleintheproductionandrespondedwhen ofcalledupon mineralsto fulfill acritical role intheproduction ofminerals in support ofofthe the Nation during times ofofwar; war;

and WHEREAS, The mining industry and the Colorado Mining AssociationprioritizecontinualimprovementstosafetyperformanceandAssociationprioritizecontinualimprovementsto mitigationsafetyperformance ofand environmentalmitigation ofenvironmental impacts as mining practices advance and innovate;

and WHEREAS, Colorado Mining Association members have significantly contributed to the reclamationreclamationf of legacy mine sites, with substantial resources dedicateddedicatedo to reclaiming legacy mine lands;

and WHEREAS, The Colorado Mining Association maintains a strong working relationship with the State of Colorado and its regulatory agencies, and, for overover25 25 years, the Colorado Mining Association has partneredwiththeColoradoDivisionofReclamation,Mining,andSafetypartneredwiththe ColoradoDivisionofReclamation,Mining, andSafety in the Department of Natural Resources to promote and recognize excellence in environmental stewardship and mine safety;

Bureau of Land Managementsince1976tofosteropencommunicationandcollaborationManagementsince 1976to foster opencommunicationand collaboration for the responsible productionproductionofmineral of mineral resources in Colorado;

and WHEREAS, Thanks to these long-standing collaborative relationships, Colorado's mining industry has earned a global reputation forexceedingsomeoftheworld'smostrigorousenvironmentalandsafetyfor exceedingsome oftheworld'smostrigorous environmentalandsafety standards;

and WHEREAS, Colorado has amongamongthe therichestmineral richest mineral endowments in the Nation, and is the global leader in molybdenum production and a significant producer of gold, coal, uranium, vanadium, and industrial minerals and has the potential for additional copper, silver, and other critical minerals development in the future;

and WHEREAS, The mining industry in Colorado contributes approximately $7 billion to Colorado's GDP each year, has among the highestindustrysectorpayratesinthestatewithanaverageannualsalaryhighestindustrysectorpayrates ofinthe $112,000,statewith an average annual salary of$112,000, and supports nearly57,000nearly direct57,000 anddirectand indirectjobs, making Colorado the hub ofofthe the professional mining sector in the United States;

and WHEREAS,TheminingindustryinColoradoproducesmineralsthatWHEREAS, supportotherimportantColoradoindustries,includingenergyproductionThemining industry in Coloradoproduces minerals that supportotherimportantColoradoindustries, includingenergyproduction and transmission, aerospace and technology, medical equipment, infrastructure, and many others, contributing to the nation's energy, national security, and advanced technology objectives;

now, therefore, Be It ResolvedResolvedby by the Senate ofofthe the Seventy-fifth GeneralGeneralAssembly Assembly of the State ofofColorado, Colorado, the House ofofRepresentatives Representatives concurring herein:

That the General Assembly recognizes the Colorado Mining PAGE 3-SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-025 Association for its foundational role in Colorado's history and its continued representation of the mining industry to support responsible development for vital mineral resources.

____________________________ ____________________________ James Rashad Coleman Sr.

Juliee McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKERFTHEH OFE THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________v ____________________________~ Esther• sther van Mourik Vanessa~ Reillyi l l y SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE 4-SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-025