Office of the Director

The Office of the Director is responsible for division resource development, policy, planning, administrative and fiscal management.

The Director, Fernando Martinez, is appointed by the Cabinet Secretary of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. The Director is responsible for administering laws and regulations pertaining to hard rock and coal mining, mine registration and safeguarding and annual industry reporting. He serves as the state's representative on mining issues for EMNRD, and occasionally for Governor Martinez. The Director represents New Mexico on the Interstate Mining Compact Commission and the Western Interstate Energy Board's Reclamation Committee.

The Director's staff provides:

Administrative and fiscal management
Liaison with the legislature on budget and legislation issues
Economic development and public education initiatives