John P. Snyder III was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. John now resides in southern California. He graduated in 1969 from Colorado College with a degree in Business Administration. John has been in senior management most of his adult life and has owned several small businesses. He has been involved in the mining industry for over thirty years and currently is a governor or managing governor of five different mining LLCs. John served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Superior Mineral Resources from 2015-2019.