New Cohort of CSM Students 18th Sept 2023
In the week commencing Monday 18th September 2023, the new cohort of CSM students will arrive and will be taking part in an induction week. On 21st Sept the undergraduates will take a tour of King Edward Mine, eat possibly their first-ever Cornish Pasty, then see a...Cornish Mining Conference 12th – 15th September 2023
Welcome to any of the members of CSM Association who will be taking part in the Cornish Mining Conference. The site visits will start on Tuesday 12th September, the two-day conference is Wednesday 13th/Thursday 14th and the conference will round off on Friday 15th...Diggers & Dealers CSMAA Networking Sundowner 9th August 2023
There are a record number of CSM graduates at the Diggers and Dealers Conference in Kalgoorlie. CSM Alumni Australia (CSMAA) organized a sundowner in the York Hotel. This was a perfect opportunity to catch up and connect with the Kalgoorlie crowd and everyone...Anniversary of Merger of CSM with Exeter University 1st August 2023 t is 30 years since CSM merged with the University of Exeter on 1st Aug 1993. See https://csm.exeter.ac.uk/30years/ Professor Lisa Roberts, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at The University...
CSM Association – WA School of Mines Alumni 28th July 2023
On 28th July 2023, Kyle de Souza( President of the WA School of Mines Alumni) invited Mike Moore ACSM 1999 (former Chair CSM Association) to attend the President's lunch in Perth, WA. The challenges of strengthening mining education were discussed. The lunch was...CSM Kazakhstan Reunion 28th July 2023
A few ACSMs, MCSMs, and Dippers Scott Yelland, Tony Thornton, Mike Beare, Steve McRobbie, and Will Butler met up at SRK Consulting office in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The photo shows them enjoying the obligatory Friday night beers.CSM 1000 Mines and Capital Cities Photo Challenge
Here is a challenge from Chris Colbourne (ACSM 1988); To show the impact CSM has had on the world we get a photo ( with a CSM shirt on) from every mine and every capital city and plot them in a live global map. The challenge is to have every capital city in the world...CSM Graduation and Prize Giving July 25th, 2023
Congratulations to all the CSM students who graduated on 25th July. Nick Wilshaw Vice Chair of the CSM Trust presented the prizes to students. This included the Richard Pearce Gold Medal and the Henderson-Hackett Gold Medal. A full list will...The Future Mining Talent in Redruth Trewirgie Junior School 20th July 2023
At the end of the summer term, children from Trewirgie Junior School, Redruth celebrated their multi-media project on local mining. The children in year 4 are all aged around 8. They researched all kinds of facts about Cornish Mining. They collaborated to make a...Tata Gigafactory in Somerset
Jeremy Wrathall, Founder & CEO of Cornish Lithium, said: "The announcement of the Tata gigafactory in Somerset represents a significant stride in fortifying the UK's electric vehicle manufacturing supply chain as the UK develops this vital industry to support its...
Continued Growth for Cornish Mining Consultancy
Cornwall Mining Consultants, the South West’s leading mundic and ground stability experts, are continuing their recent growth with three new additions to their highly experienced team as well as three in-house promotions. Always seeking new talent, the company have...
GeoScience Wins Tender For The Feasibility Of Geothermal Heat From Abandoned Cornish Metals Mines
Cornwall Council, the National Trust, LiveWest and Pendeen Community Heritage recently partnered to commission a feasibility study to establish the viability of a mine water heat network from abandoned mines in West Cornwall with funding from the Department of Energy...
ABMEC Annual Conference & Exhibition
We are delighted to announce the Annual ABMEC Annual Conference & Exhibition will take place at the Nottingham Belfry on Thursday 23 November 2023, with associated events built around it. The Conference speakers tackle the issues of today, the demands on the...
Geo-resources, Shared Prosperity and a Centre for Critical Minerals
The Deep Digital Cornwall team wish to invite you to attend a workshop on “Geo-resources, Shared Prosperity and a Centre for Critical Minerals” at the Penryn Campus. The workshop will include (delicious) complimentary refreshments and be held at 1-3pm on the 3rd of...
Cornwall Heritage Trust Supports School Trips Through Grants Scheme
Cornwall Heritage Trust is encouraging primary schools in Cornwall, which are struggling with the rising costs of transport for class trips, to apply for support through its School Transport Grants Scheme in partnership with Cornish Lithium. The independent charity...
Chemical Analysis In The Region
Camborne School of Mines is are carrying out a project to review the analytical facilities available locally and determine what state-of-the-art developments might be implemented in the future – in businesses and the region’s universities. The aim is to ensure that we...
Recruitment Opportunity – Deep Digital Cornwall Project
The Deep Digital Cornwall project led by Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter is recruiting a part time (0.6 fte) Business Development Manager from August 2022 to 30 June 2023 to consider how best to build the DDC hub and cluster in the region. Further...
NEW paper; Geometallurgy of Trace Elements in the Hrazdan Iron Ore Deposit
NEW paper; Geometallurgy of Trace Elements in the Hrazdan Iron Ore Deposit
Fantastic, and really interesting, my mate Josh and I lived in those workings back in the summer of 1968 and…
Part of Cornwall's rich Mining Heritage which sadly many people living here today do not know ever existed. A very…
Coming from a very old Perranporth family with links to mining though my grandfather and great grandfather I am very…
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[…] a new display at the museum. The project will combine the technical and academic expertise of Camborne School of…