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Mineral Talks Live (3 May 2023; Les Presmik )

Alex Speer

Wed, Apr 26, 2023 7:16 PM

Tune in May 3rd and listen to our LIVE talks and get a chance to ask our guests your own questions. You are invited to the next Zoom webinar:

Topic: Mineral Talks LIVE
3 May 2023 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this webinar: http://go.mineraltalkslive.com/register
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker - Les Presmik

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Les Presmyk retired six years ago as the Principal Mining Engineer for Salt River Project, Arizona’s second largest electric utility. He and his wife of 47 years, Paula, are Arizona natives and are both graduates of the University of Arizona. Les has been actively involved in his community of Gilbert, Arizona for over 30 years, serving as the Islands H.O.A. president, Planning Commissioner, and Town Council member for 12 years (3 terms as vice-mayor) and numerous additional roles since 2011. In 2020 he founded the Veterans Advisory Board and served as chairperson for two years.

Les started collecting at the age of 10 and just attended his 60th straight Tucson Show. Their displays have received AFMS Regional and National Trophies, along with the Prospectors and Pearl Trophies in Denver and the Desautels, Lidstrom and Bideaux Trophies at the Tucson Show. They have been the featured exhibitors at the East Coast Gem & Mineral Show in Springfield, Massachusetts twice.

He is the immediate past president of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society, is a former President of the Mineralogical Society of Arizona, current Chairman of the Flagg Mineral Foundation, a founding member of the University of Arizona Mineral Museum Advisory Board and appointed by Arizona Governor Ducey to the UArizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resource Education Museum advisory board. He has served on the Tucson Show Committee for 37 years, including competitive exhibits and judging chairman for this entire period.

Les received the 2002 A. L. Flagg Distinguished Service Awardhttps://flaggmineralfoundation.org/home/the-flagg-award/#:~:text=The%20A.L.,to%20the%20Flagg%20Mineral%20Foundation, is a charter member of the 2014 Mineralogical Society of Arizona Hall of Fame, and the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Mineralogical Awardhttps://carnegiemnh.org/press/william-b-skip-simmons-jr-wins-2022-carnegie-mineralogical-award/. In February 2023 he was awarded the John S. White Mineral Legacy Award. He has explored and collected in a number of localities in Arizona, Missouri and Mexico and provided engineering expertise at the San Francisco mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Brushy Creek mine in Missouri and the Red Cloud mine in Arizona. Les has written numerous articles and co-authored “Collecting Arizona”. He has spoken at the Dallas Symposium, the Yale Symposium, and the Northwest Friends of Mineralogy Symposium, along with numerous Arizona and New Mexico Symposiums, the Tucson, Springfield, and Denver Shows, and clubs throughout the United States.

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Quartz on Malachite after azurite- Live Oak Mine, Miami, Arizona, USA- 6cm wide.
Jeff Scovil photo. Courtesy of Les Presmik.

If you have missed a previous episode, they are posted 30 days after the event. Posted so far are:

Mineral Talks LIVE - Brought to you by Bryan Swoboda of BlueCap Productions, Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez of The Mineralogical and Geological Museum at Harvard Universityhttps://mgmh.fas.harvard.edu/ (MGMH), Dr. Eloïse Gaillou of the Musée de Minéralogie, l’École des Mines de Parishttps://www.musee.minesparis.psl.eu/Home/ and The Society of Mineral Museums Professionalshttp://www.smmp.net/ (SMMP).
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[cid:image001.jpg@01D97850.44515D00] May 3 Webinar Do you want a more personal, in-depth connection with some of the most fascinating people in the mineral world? Then tune in to Mineral Talks LIVE - the monthly LIVE interview series where we sit down with guests from all over the world and talk rocks. Collectors, Curators, Curatrixes, Artists, Researchers, Publishers, Dealers and more. We get into their origin stories and get updated on some of the things they're working on now. It's always fun, often educational and one of the best ways to learn more about the people who make the mineral world what it is. Tune in May 3rd and listen to our LIVE talks and get a chance to ask our guests your own questions. You are invited to the next Zoom webinar: Topic: Mineral Talks LIVE 3 May 2023 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar: http://go.mineraltalkslive.com/register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Speaker - Les Presmik [A person smiling at the camera Description automatically generated with low confidence] Les Presmyk retired six years ago as the Principal Mining Engineer for Salt River Project, Arizona’s second largest electric utility. He and his wife of 47 years, Paula, are Arizona natives and are both graduates of the University of Arizona. Les has been actively involved in his community of Gilbert, Arizona for over 30 years, serving as the Islands H.O.A. president, Planning Commissioner, and Town Council member for 12 years (3 terms as vice-mayor) and numerous additional roles since 2011. In 2020 he founded the Veterans Advisory Board and served as chairperson for two years. Les started collecting at the age of 10 and just attended his 60th straight Tucson Show. Their displays have received AFMS Regional and National Trophies, along with the Prospectors and Pearl Trophies in Denver and the Desautels, Lidstrom and Bideaux Trophies at the Tucson Show. They have been the featured exhibitors at the East Coast Gem & Mineral Show in Springfield, Massachusetts twice. He is the immediate past president of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society, is a former President of the Mineralogical Society of Arizona, current Chairman of the Flagg Mineral Foundation, a founding member of the University of Arizona Mineral Museum Advisory Board and appointed by Arizona Governor Ducey to the UArizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resource Education Museum advisory board. He has served on the Tucson Show Committee for 37 years, including competitive exhibits and judging chairman for this entire period. Les received the 2002 A. L. Flagg Distinguished Service Award<https://flaggmineralfoundation.org/home/the-flagg-award/#:~:text=The%20A.L.,to%20the%20Flagg%20Mineral%20Foundation>, is a charter member of the 2014 Mineralogical Society of Arizona Hall of Fame, and the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Mineralogical Award<https://carnegiemnh.org/press/william-b-skip-simmons-jr-wins-2022-carnegie-mineralogical-award/>. In February 2023 he was awarded the John S. White Mineral Legacy Award. He has explored and collected in a number of localities in Arizona, Missouri and Mexico and provided engineering expertise at the San Francisco mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Brushy Creek mine in Missouri and the Red Cloud mine in Arizona. Les has written numerous articles and co-authored “Collecting Arizona”. He has spoken at the Dallas Symposium, the Yale Symposium, and the Northwest Friends of Mineralogy Symposium, along with numerous Arizona and New Mexico Symposiums, the Tucson, Springfield, and Denver Shows, and clubs throughout the United States. [A close-up of a green and white crystal Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Quartz on Malachite after azurite- Live Oak Mine, Miami, Arizona, USA- 6cm wide. Jeff Scovil photo. Courtesy of Les Presmik. ************* If you have missed a previous episode, they are posted 30 days after the event. 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Wilber; Episode 72<https://mineraltalkslive.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=29de2322958cd757b7752b3ec&id=408c5cdccd&e=7aa497567c>: Jeff Swanger; Episode 73<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-hU0vWsq8o&list=PLYUSEUgiTprl9Vh7ZLXu8x_hHp0dN_TDJ&index=75>: Skip Simmons; *************** Mineral Talks LIVE - Brought to you by Bryan Swoboda of BlueCap Productions, Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez of The Mineralogical and Geological Museum at Harvard University<https://mgmh.fas.harvard.edu/> (MGMH), Dr. Eloïse Gaillou of the Musée de Minéralogie, l’École des Mines de Paris<https://www.musee.minesparis.psl.eu/Home/> and The Society of Mineral Museums Professionals<http://www.smmp.net/> (SMMP). [cid:image004.jpg@01D97850.44515D00] Copyright © 2023 MineralTalksLIVE, All rights reserved.