Ohio DNR Division of Mineral Resources Management


ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management - Contacts

Map to Our Offices:
Fountain Square, Bldg H-3

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

For general information email your questions here.

Public Record Requests can be emailed or directed to (614) 265-6901.

Columbus Address:
Mineral Resources Management
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H-3
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
(614) 265-6633
Fax H-2 (614) 265-7999
Fax H-3 (614) 265-7998

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Field Inspectors - WEST REGION

Contact information for inspectors in oil and gas, mine safety, and coal/mineral mining in each county.

North Region

South Region

West Region

County	Program	Title	Name	Phone
Adams	Mine Safety	Inspector	Waugh, Charles	614-315-9200(c)
Adams	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Allen	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Allen	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Auglaize	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Auglaize	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Brown	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Brown	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Butler	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Butler	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Champaign	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Champaign	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Clark	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Clark	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Clermont	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Clermont	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Clinton	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Clinton	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Crawford	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Crawford	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Darke	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Darke	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Defiance	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Defiance	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Delaware	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Delaware	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-877-8557(c) 740-392-4499(o)
Erie	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Erie	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Fairfield	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Fairfield	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Fayette	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Fayette	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Franklin	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Franklin	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Fulton	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Fulton	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Greene	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Greene	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Hamilton	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Hamilton	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Hancock	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Hancock	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Hardin	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Hardin	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Henry	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Henry	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Highland	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Highland	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Huron	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Huron	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Knox	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Knox	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Licking	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Licking	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Logan	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Logan	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Lucas	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Lucas	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Madison	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Madison	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Marion	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Marion	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Mercer	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Mercer	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Miami	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Miami	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Montgomery	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Montgomery	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Morrow	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Morrow	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Ottawa	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Ottawa	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Paulding	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Paulding	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Pickaway	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Pickaway	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Mitchell, Mike	513-933-6718(o) 937-269-2460(c)
Preble	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Preble	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Putnam	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Putnam	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Richland	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Richland	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-877-8557(c) 740-392-4499(o)
Sandusky	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Sandusky	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Seneca	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Seneca	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Shelby	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Shelby	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Union	Mine Safety	Inspector	McKee, Steve	614-205-6347(c)
Union	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Nethers, Troy	740-392-4499(o) 740-877-8557(c)
Van Wert	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Van Wert	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Warren	Mine Safety	Inspector	Newberry, Becky	614-935-0796(c)
Warren	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Pennington, Rich	513-933-6717(o) 513-218-0392(c)
Williams	Mine Safety	Inspector	Soltis, Alan	614-562-0826(c)
Williams	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Wood	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Wood	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)
Wyandot	Mine Safety	Inspector	Jenkins, William	614-581-1164(c)
Wyandot	Mineral Mining	Inspector	Hoffman, Ben	419-429-8304(o) 419-591-6647(c)

Regional Offices

Field inquiries or complaints should be directed to the office nearest you.

West Regional Offices

2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-3
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
614-265-6633
(FAX on H3) 614-265-7998
(FAX on H2) 614-265-7999

952 Lima Avenue
Findlay, OH 45840
419-429-8304
(FAX) 419-424-5008

505 South SR 741
Lebanon, OH 45036-95178
513-933-6717
513-933-6718
(FAX) 513-933-9245

116 East High Street
Mt. Vernon, OH 43050-3402
740-392-4499
(FAX) 740-393-6705