AMA Board Members: Directors Emeritus
Steve Borell Steve Borell has worked in the min- ing industry for more than 47 years. He was the Executive Director of the Alas- ka Miners Association for 22 years from 1989 to 2011. Prior to that he worked in exploration,
Paul Glavinovich Served as Past President of AMA, RDC and AMEREF(ARE). In addition to President, Glavinovich has served
JP Tangen I have been a member of the Board of Directors of the Alaska Miners As- sociation intermittently since 1976 and
served as Presi- dent of the Asso- ciation in the late ‘70’s when I was a member of the Juneau Branch. I was named Direc- tor Emeritus of the AMA in November 2013. I took a hia - tus between 1990 and 1998 first to serve as Regional
AMA as a Director, Branch Chair and Chair of the State Oversight Com - mittee. Graduate of U of A, School of Mines; B.S., M.S. Certified Pro - fessional Geologist (AIPG) and Regis - tered Professional Geologist (AK). Veteran, U.S. Army. Minerals Industry
construction and operations in coal, placer and hardrock metal mining in various western and mid-western states, Canada and South America. In the USAF he was a facilities manage- ment and construc-
JP TANGEN
PAUL GLAVINOVICH
STEVE BORELL
Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior in Anchorage and then as President and CEO of a Vancouver, BC, based publicly traded mining compa- ny with extensive interests in Alaska. Since 1998, I practiced mining law in Anchorage until 2018 when I relocat - ed my practice to the Pacific North - west, where I continue to assist Alaska mining clients throughout the State. Before coming to Alaska, I served as a captain in the United States Army, with one tour in Viet Nam, for which I was decorated with a Bronze Star, and I worked as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
tion officer with assignments in Texas, Minnesota and remote Alaska. Today he works to connect mineral property owners with buyers. He is a registered professional engineer in Alaska, Colo - rado and North Dakota. Roger Burggraf Roger Burggraf has spent almost 70 years in Alaska as a miner, dog musher and good-natured spokesman for Alas- ka mining. He owned the Grant Mine on Ester Dome and was a placer miner near Coldfoot. He has a long
career has emphasized exploration and mine development but also includes mine operations for both hard rock and placer. First career job was with USS- R&M on their gold dredges at Nome and Hog River. Howard Grey First arrived in Alaska in the spring of 1961. Initially worked at the An - chorage office of DNR in the Land Selections Branch and later headed up Tide and Submerged Lands Branch and Water Resources. In between these activities I returned to California working on the San Antonio Dam and related projects. Later in the 60’s I
career of sharing gold nuggets and history to bene- fit AMA. He was named Alaskan of the Year in 2014 by the Fairbanks Chamber of Com - merce. “In order to have a viable econ- omy, you have to
was employed by a small mining firm conducting geo- logical reconnais- sance followed by employment with a geological con- sulting company working on the Al- yeska Pipeline and other projects. In the mid 70’s with a partner we opened
ROGER BURGGRAF
have jobs. Alaska, being a resource-rich state, has the resources that can pro- vide the jobs.” He is a past president of AMA and remains active in the association and in mining.
HOWARD GREY
a consulting firm engaged throughout Alaska on geological issues until pur- chased years later by a large Canadian firm. I continued to work for Ambler Exploration a drilling company initially formed to service our consulting firm. Eventually the Drilling company was sold to Foundex Pacific Inc. where I am currently employed. My membership in AMA extends from the mid 60’s to the present. I am a certified profes - sional geologist in the States of Alaska, Washington and Idaho.
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The Alaska Miner
Winter 2022
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