The Brief Over 940,000 voters cast ballots in Tuesday's primary for Arizona state mine inspector, though both candidates note the public generally lacks understanding of the position's duties. "I bring 41 years of mining experience as a mining engineer to this job," Presmyk said. "It’s all about safety," Presmyk said. On top of site safety, the inspector enforces state mining laws. "It’s about the safety of our 29 thousand people who work directly in mines, another 70 thousand that work indirectly at mines," Presmyk said.