Dakota Metals to open in South Dakota

Mark Ridall, CEO of Dakota Metals, says the newly launched nonferrous scrap processing company is building its offices and facility in Beresford, South Dakota. The company is currently based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Ridall says Dakota Metals “will be one of a handful of companies in the world performing advanced recovery and separation of ‘micro fines,” referring to particles that measure 15 or less millimeters in size. “In short, we will have the ability to recover coffee-ground-size pieces of metal from material currently being sent to a landfill.”

The company will be using equipment from a particular supplier, though Ridall says he cannot release details as of yet. 

In addition to Ridall, who worked most recently with Wendt Corp. in Buffalo, New York, Peter S. Mason has joined the company as director of metal trading. A recycling industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience, Mason will be responsible for the day-to-day buying and selling of materials for the company.