The Camborne School of Mines Association is the Alumni body for the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) which is part of the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.
Through its membership, CSMA nourishes our network of worldwide connections, pushes the frontiers of knowledge through links with past students, and enjoys our shared experiences of having studied at the best mining school in the world.
Please use the links to log in to the members’ website for the full benefits of membership. There is a webapp for your mobile phone to make this really easy.
Our office in the CSM Museum on campus is normally open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and we also have an e-commerce shop for merchandise by post.
The tunnelling, mining and extractive industries face an urgent need for geologists, surveyors, mining engineers, minerals & mineral processors. We host a page on our members’ website where employers can post vacancies for both current students and graduates.
We hold regular social and community events in the UK, Australia, N. America, S. America and Africa. Each year we host the Annual Dinner and Barrel Match where past students play current students at sports. Each year CSM plays the ‘Bottle Match’ against its old adversary, the Royal School of Mines (RSM) for a prize of a black, battered, metal bottle.
Our CSMA Annual Dinner for members will be on March 15th 2025 at the Tregenna Hotel, St Ives. This will be followed by the International Mining Games which will be hosted for the third time at King Edward Mine, near Camborne (March 21st-22nd 2025). We will be welcoming students and alumni from mining schools from Australia, USA and Europe.