Richard Smith Crudes understands the mining industry from the technical side and from the business/financial perspective. Richard Smith Crudes’s core business is the technical, operational, and financial assessment of reserves, mines and mining companies. Richard Smith Crudes has performed thousands of mining consultant assignments, domestically and internationally. Our mining background serves as the basis for all of our advisory services, and is well-suited for client situations – in Oil and Gas Exploration, proppant/frac sand, industrial minerals, and metals/non-metals.