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Timothy R. Snider, Chair

Timothy R. Snider is Chairman of Cupric Canyon Capital, LLC, a private company owned by management and the Barclays Natural Resource Investments division of Barclays Capital. The company is focused on acquiring copper assets, both developed and undeveloped, and using management’s unique experience and skill set for value creation.
Snider spent the majority of his career with Phelps Dodge Corporation, beginning as an underground mine laborer in the Copper Queen operation in Bisbee, Ariz.  During his 37 years with Phelps Dodge, he held numerous operational, technical, and exploration positions.  During the 1980’s and early 1990’s, he led Phelps Dodge’s development of large scale, low-cost, solution extraction-electrowinning process technology.  Later, he launched the Candelaria mine development project, which was Phelps Dodge’s first major mine and concentrator in South America.  Also, he led the operation and modernization of the company’s largest mining operation in Morenci and championed advancement in mine and process technology throughout Phelps Dodge.   
In 2003, Snider was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation.  In 2007, he assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer of Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold, Inc. upon Freeport’s acquisition of Phelps Dodge, a position he held until his retirement from full time work in 2008.  He continues to consult with Freeport-McMoRan and other mining/metal companies.
Mr. Snider has a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and Geology from Northern Arizona University and graduated from the Wharton Advanced Management Program, University of Pennsylvania in 1996.

Mr. Snider is a Director and Chairman, Compensation Committee – Compass Minerals International, Inc.   He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources.