Camborne School of Mines
Encyclopedia
The Camborne School of Mines (in Cornish
, Scoll Balow Cambron), commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. It is now a specialist department of the University of Exeter
. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment. Its portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree
programmes provide an excellent basis for careers, in the UK or overseas, within the Earth resources, civil engineering
, environmental
and energy
sectors.
CSM hosts the Cornwall campus of the University of Exeter
at Tremough
, Cornwall
and is part of the School of Engineering, Maths and Physics.
, Mineralogy
, Mineral economics
, Geology
, Geophysics
, Geochemistry
, and now renewable energy
. CSM's international reputation dates back to the 19th century when with new deposits found around the world CSM graduates began to seek employment overseas and by the 20th century, graduates were in most of the world's major mining areas such as Southern Africa
, Malaysia, Australia
, South America
, Mexico
, USA and Canada
.
Through CSM's teaching, research and the CSM Association
's (CSM alumni) network CSM maintains a strong presence in the global mining
industry.
In 2003 CSM joined Federation of European Mineral Programs
(FEMP) allowing its students to participate in study in Continental Europe.
are eligible for additional awards made by the Senate of the University of Exeter on behalf of the Camborne School of Mines Trust. These awards are as follows:
Within the mining profession the ACSM and MCSM are highly regarded awards. They are two of the few associate awards within the mining and other earth-based industries. The ACSM has been awarded to all graduates of CSM with the required grades since 1910, and in 1974 the ACSM was accredited by the Council for National Academic Awards
.
Notable Associates include: *Sam E. Jonah
(KBE
) (ACSM), Chief Executive of Ashanti Goldfields; Lord Eurby D.S.O., M.C. - Mining engineer born 1883.
Research within CSM is co-ordinated by the three multidisciplinary groups. These draw upon the Department’s research expertise in Mining and Minerals Engineering, Geology
, Renewable Energy
and Environmental Science
and their links with colleagues in the Department of Geography
. Each group is led by the full time academic staff, and includes postdoctoral research fellows, experimental officers and postgraduate research students working towards the degrees of MPhil and PhD
. Work is funded by the research councils, industry and charitable trusts and is supported within the school by highly qualified technical staff and excellent analytical facilities.
CSM offers a range of facilities and services to students, academic staff, research partners and individuals and organizations from the business community.
Short Courses and Continuing Professional Development
(CPD)
s, cathodoluminescence
, low-vacuum scanning electron microscope
(SEM), electron probe microanalyser (EPMA), QEMSCAN
(particle analysis and mineral identification), X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRFS), X-ray
diffraction (XRD), atomic absorption spectrometers (AAS), atomic fluorescence spectrometer plus elemental, physical and thermal analysers.
Minerals Engineering and Recycling Technologies
Renewable Energy
The museum is devoted to worldwide geology, but with particular emphasis on mining and mineralisation. The museum holds a highly significant and comprehensive systematic mineral collection, together with suites of minerals and host rocks from important mining areas all over the world. The collection includes fluorescent, gem and ore minerals. A significant part of its collection derives from south west England.
The collection serves as a resource centre for geology teaching throughout Cornwall, and is extensively used by the school’s teaching.
The museum also contains historic artifacts relating to the history of mining and CSM's role within this history, King Edward Mine
Museum also complements this collection.
Some of the museums collections are available on the Camborne School of Mines Virtual Museum which is a site dedicated to the geology of Cornwall. Geology students may wish to join The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
based in Penzance
who have been promoting the geological importance of the region.
, Camborne School of Mines was funded as a polytechnic
institution although based on a single set of technologies. In principle, CSM was eligible to be considered for university status alongside the other Polytechnics. The question was raised within the putative Higher Education Funding Council HEFCE and within the Council for National Academic Awards
whether or not a mono-technic institution could be considered a university. In this, CSM became the cause celebre and the argument was applied to other single-discipline institutions such as teacher training colleges, art colleges, business schools and so on. In the event, CSM merged with Exeter University and the controversy was solved in that instance. Other institutions needed to find other solutions over the next few years.
. The CSM student association is there to organise social events as well as help students with any issues. There are strong ties between students and the staff which creates a good study environment. Sport within the school is strong and there are team sports run under the CSM name in local leagues but are open to any students at Tremough. A key event in the school's sporting calendar is the annual Bottle match
against Royal School of Mines
which is organised by the student association.
Cornish language
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
, Scoll Balow Cambron), commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. It is now a specialist department of the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment. Its portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
programmes provide an excellent basis for careers, in the UK or overseas, within the Earth resources, civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, environmental
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
and energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
sectors.
CSM hosts the Cornwall campus of the University of Exeter
University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus
University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. Since 2004 it has housed all the university's operations in Cornwall, previously scattered across a number of different sites. It is set in of countryside, but close to the towns of...
at Tremough
Tremough
Tremough Campus is a university campus situated in Penryn, Cornwall. It is the only such university project in Cornwall currently. The name Tremough derives from the Cornish word for "pig farm"....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and is part of the School of Engineering, Maths and Physics.
Reputation
The Camborne School of Mines has an international reputation in MiningMining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, Mineralogy
Mineralogy
Mineralogy is the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization.-History:Early writing...
, Mineral economics
Mineral economics
Mineral economics is the study of the business and economic aspects of natural resource extraction and use. Mineral economics involves studying topics in economic and financial analysis that are developed to meet the special needs of the natural resource industries...
, Geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, Geophysics
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
, Geochemistry
Geochemistry
The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern the composition of rocks, water, and soils, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space, and...
, and now renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
. CSM's international reputation dates back to the 19th century when with new deposits found around the world CSM graduates began to seek employment overseas and by the 20th century, graduates were in most of the world's major mining areas such as Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
, Malaysia, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Through CSM's teaching, research and the CSM Association
CSM Association
The Camborne School of Mines Association was formed for all former students of the School and is an independent, self-governing organisation which finances itself entirely, mostly through members' subscriptions...
's (CSM alumni) network CSM maintains a strong presence in the global mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
industry.
Undergraduate programmes
- BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
Applied GeologyGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates... - BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
Engineering GeologyEngineering geologyEngineering geology is the application of the geologic sciences to engineering practice for the purpose of assuring that the geologic factors affecting the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and adequately provided for...
and GeotechnicsGeotechnicsGeotechnics is the application of scientific methods and engineering principles to the acquisition, interpretation, and use of knowledge of materials of the Earth's crust and earth materials for the solution of engineering problems... - BEngBengBeng may refer to:*Beng Spies, a voice actor*Kwek Leng Beng , Singaporean billionaire*Lim Eng Beng , former Philippine Basketball Association player*Ong Beng Hee , professional squash player...
Mining EngineeringMining engineeringMining engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment. Mining engineering also includes processing minerals for additional value.Mineral... - BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
Renewable EnergyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from... - MEngMengMeng can refer to the following:* Master of Engineering , an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering, the symbol used for the labiodental nasal consonantal sound...
Renewable EnergyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
Postgraduate Programs
- MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
Applied GeotechnicsGeotechnical engineeringGeotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering is important in civil engineering, but is also used by military, mining, petroleum, or any other engineering concerned with construction on or in the ground... - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
Environmental ManagementEnvironmental managementEnvironmental resource management is “a purposeful activity with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected by human activities” . It is not, as the phrase suggests, the management of the environment as such, but rather the management of the interaction and... - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
Minerals Engineering - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
in Minerals Engineering, European (EMEC) - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
Mining EngineeringMining engineeringMining engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment. Mining engineering also includes processing minerals for additional value.Mineral... - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
Mining GeologyGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates... - MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
SurveyingSurveyingSee Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
and Land/Environmental ManagementEnvironmental managementEnvironmental resource management is “a purposeful activity with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected by human activities” . It is not, as the phrase suggests, the management of the environment as such, but rather the management of the interaction and...
,
In 2003 CSM joined Federation of European Mineral Programs
Federation of European Mineral Programs
Federation of European Mineral Programs is a organisation in which 25 leadingmultinational companies participate together with seven leading European Universities. These offer the...
(FEMP) allowing its students to participate in study in Continental Europe.
Awards
Candidates successfully completing programmes of study in the Camborne School of Mines leading to degrees of the University of ExeterUniversity of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
are eligible for additional awards made by the Senate of the University of Exeter on behalf of the Camborne School of Mines Trust. These awards are as follows:
- Diploma of the Camborne School of Mines (DipCSM) for HNDHigher National DiplomaA Higher National Diploma is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. This qualification can be used to gain entry into universities, and is considered equivalent to the first or second year of a university degree course....
qualifications. This may be awarded to suitably qualified candidates as a first-class diploma. - Associateship of the Camborne School of Mines (ACSM) for BEngBengBeng may refer to:*Beng Spies, a voice actor*Kwek Leng Beng , Singaporean billionaire*Lim Eng Beng , former Philippine Basketball Association player*Ong Beng Hee , professional squash player...
and BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
degrees - Master of the Camborne School of Mines (MCSM) for MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
, MPhil and PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
degrees
Within the mining profession the ACSM and MCSM are highly regarded awards. They are two of the few associate awards within the mining and other earth-based industries. The ACSM has been awarded to all graduates of CSM with the required grades since 1910, and in 1974 the ACSM was accredited by the Council for National Academic Awards
Council for National Academic Awards
The Council for National Academic Awards was a degree awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1992. The CNAA awarded academic degrees at polytechnics, Central Institutions and other non-university institutions such as Colleges of Higher Education until they were awarded university...
.
Notable Associates include: *Sam E. Jonah
Sam E. Jonah
Sam E Jonah, KBE is the Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr Jonah was previously President of AngloGold Ashanti and shared the strategic leadership of the company with its CEO, Bobby Godsell....
(KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
) (ACSM), Chief Executive of Ashanti Goldfields; Lord Eurby D.S.O., M.C. - Mining engineer born 1883.
Scholarships
The Camborne School of Mines Trust, industrial sponsors, and past students and staff help the Camborne School of Mines to offer between 15-20 scholarships each year to new students who register on CSM degree programmes. Selection is based primarily on academic achievement.Research
CSM is an internationally recognised centre for research related to the formation, discovery, extraction and utilisation of the Earth’s natural resources, and subsequent remediation. The applied nature of much of the research is indicated by significant international industrial collaboration.Research within CSM is co-ordinated by the three multidisciplinary groups. These draw upon the Department’s research expertise in Mining and Minerals Engineering, Geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, Renewable Energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
and Environmental Science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
and their links with colleagues in the Department of Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
. Each group is led by the full time academic staff, and includes postdoctoral research fellows, experimental officers and postgraduate research students working towards the degrees of MPhil and PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
. Work is funded by the research councils, industry and charitable trusts and is supported within the school by highly qualified technical staff and excellent analytical facilities.
Facilities and services
Short Courses and Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Professional Development
Continuing professional development or Continuing professional education is the means by which people maintain their knowledge and skills related to their professional lives.-CPD research:...
(CPD)
- Including:
- Renewable Energy Industry Training Modules
- Quarry Shotfiring / Explosives Supervisor courses (EPIC-validated)
Geochemical and mineralogical analytical laboratories
Camborne School of Mines' new £1.5 million microbeam analytical facility contains an extensive range of sample preparation and analytical facilities including optical microscopeOptical microscope
The optical microscope, often referred to as the "light microscope", is a type of microscope which uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples. Optical microscopes are the oldest design of microscope and were possibly designed in their present compound form in the...
s, cathodoluminescence
Cathodoluminescence
Cathodoluminescence is an optical and electrical phenomenon whereby a beam of electrons is generated by an electron gun and then impacts on a luminescent material such as a phosphor, causing the material to emit visible light. The most common example is the screen of a television...
, low-vacuum scanning electron microscope
Electron microscope
An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses a beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and produce a magnified image. Electron microscopes have a greater resolving power than a light-powered optical microscope, because electrons have wavelengths about 100,000 times shorter than...
(SEM), electron probe microanalyser (EPMA), QEMSCAN
QEMSCAN
QEMSCAN is the name for an integrated automated mineralogy and petrography solution providing quantitative analysis of minerals, rocks and man-made materials. QEMSCAN is an abbreviation standing for Quantitative Evaluation of Minerals by SCANning electron microscopy, and a registered trademark...
(particle analysis and mineral identification), X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRFS), X-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
diffraction (XRD), atomic absorption spectrometers (AAS), atomic fluorescence spectrometer plus elemental, physical and thermal analysers.
Mining Engineering, Surveying and Geotechnics
- Underground and surface testing facilities; Leica surveying equipment, triaxial test rig.
Minerals Engineering and Recycling Technologies
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
Camborne School of Mines Museum
The collection serves as a resource centre for geology teaching throughout Cornwall, and is extensively used by the school’s teaching.
The museum also contains historic artifacts relating to the history of mining and CSM's role within this history, King Edward Mine
King Edward Mine
The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine wholly owned by the Camborne School of Mines of the University of Exeter....
Museum also complements this collection.
Some of the museums collections are available on the Camborne School of Mines Virtual Museum which is a site dedicated to the geology of Cornwall. Geology students may wish to join The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall is a geological society based in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1814 to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall, and is the second oldest geological society in the world....
based in Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
who have been promoting the geological importance of the region.
Timeline
- 1829 - John Taylor publishes his Prospectus for a School of Mines in Cornwall.
- 1838 - Sir Charles LemonCharles LemonSir Charles Lemon, 2nd Baronet Lemon of Carclew was a British Member of Parliament for several constituencies and a baronet.-Service in Parliament:...
, offers to establish a school for miners. - 1839 - Classes for miners start in TruroTruroTruro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
. - 1858 - The Miners AssociationThe Miners AssociationThe Miners Association was founded in 1858 by Robert Hunt FRS, and the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society.The Association was formed to create a body that would discuss, develop, address the needs and represent the hard rock mining industry within the south west region of the United...
formed. - 1858 - The Miners Association begin classes in different mining areas of CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
such as CamborneCamborneCamborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
, PoolPool, CornwallThe village of Pool is bypassed by the A30 in West Cornwall, situated on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.Not to be confused with:* Poole, the town in Dorset....
, St JustSt Just in PenwithSt Just is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to...
and St AgnesSt Agnes, CornwallSt Agnes is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles north of Redruth and ten miles southwest of Newquay....
. - 1863 - Some 200 students attend classes in eleven mining education centres in Cornwall.
- 1876 - George Basset, the great mine entrepreneur, makes a bequest to build a laboratory in CamborneCamborneCamborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
, The Basset building, for the use of the pupils of The Miners Association. - 1882 - The adjacent Camborne Science and Art School building opened.
- 1887 - J J Beringer delivers a lecture to the Miners Association, now called the Mining Institute, in which he outlines new proposals for the establishment of a Mining School.
- 1888 - The Camborne School of Mining is created.
- 1897 - King Edward MineKing Edward MineThe King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine wholly owned by the Camborne School of Mines of the University of Exeter....
is leased from the Pendarves family to complement the facilities available to students for practical exercises.
- 1902 - The first Bottle matchBottle matchThe Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines and the Royal School of Mines , Imperial College London...
is played between CSM and Royal School of MinesRoyal School of MinesRoyal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering, and Materials at Imperial College London.- History :The Royal School of Mines was established in 1851, as the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts...
(RSM). - 1910 - The RedruthRedruthRedruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
and PenzancePenzancePenzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
Schools of Mines are amalgamated with Camborne to form the Camborne School of Metalliferous Mining. - 1913 - The Cornish Institute of EngineersCornish Institute of EngineersThe Cornish Institute of Engineers was founded in 1913 by the then Principal of the Camborne School of Mines, J. J. Berringer. Its first President, Josiah Paul, was appointed on 1 March 1913. It is the only institute in Cornwall and maintains a continuous programme of lectures of very high quality...
is founded by J J Beringer. - 1924 - King Edward MineKing Edward MineThe King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine wholly owned by the Camborne School of Mines of the University of Exeter....
is abandoned due to flooding and Great Condurrow Mine is leased. - 1935 - The building adjacent to the Basset Memorial Building is purchased, refurbished and equipped, and named the Josiah Thomas Memorial Building.
- 1936 - The Associateship of the Camborne School of Mines (ACSM)Associateship of the Camborne School of Mines (ACSM)Associateship of the Camborne School of Mines or ACSM is an award of the Camborne School of Mines Trust.Candidates successfully completing programmes of study in the Camborne School of Mines leading to degrees of the University of Exeter are eligible for additional awards made by the Senate of the...
is introduced. - 1955 - The University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
is established by Royal CharterRoyal CharterA royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
. - 1969 - Attempts to merge CSM with the University of PlymouthUniversity of PlymouthPlymouth University is the largest university in the South West of England, with over 30,000 students and is 9th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students . It has almost 3,000 staff...
are aborted. - 1974 - The ACSM is accredited by the Council for National Academic AwardsCouncil for National Academic AwardsThe Council for National Academic Awards was a degree awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1992. The CNAA awarded academic degrees at polytechnics, Central Institutions and other non-university institutions such as Colleges of Higher Education until they were awarded university...
. - 1975 - CSM moves to the TrevensonTrevensonTrevenson is a suburb of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is a small area which makes up part of the Carn Brea parish.-Education:...
Campus at PoolPool, CornwallThe village of Pool is bypassed by the A30 in West Cornwall, situated on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.Not to be confused with:* Poole, the town in Dorset....
, RedruthRedruthRedruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
. Associated with a massive re-equipment grant. - 1979 - Original C.S.M Building demolished to make way for a Tesco Supermarket
- 1993 - Merger with University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
- 1997 - Camborne Support Group founded by Tim James to oppose relocation of CSM (CUCSG)
- 1998 - South Crofty closes (loss of hundreds of jobs in Camborne)
- 1999 - Lord Coe agrees with CUCSG and states opposition to Exeter plan to close the CSM in Camborne.
- 2001 - CUCSG win battle to establish combined Universities forum in Cornwall
- 2004 - CSM moves to the TremoughTremoughTremough Campus is a university campus situated in Penryn, Cornwall. It is the only such university project in Cornwall currently. The name Tremough derives from the Cornish word for "pig farm"....
Campus in PenrynPenryn, CornwallPenryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...
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The Camborne University Question
At the time of the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992Further and Higher Education Act 1992
The Further and Higher Education Acts 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within the United Kingdom. The most visible result was to allow thirty-five polytechnics to become universities. In addition the Act created bodies to fund higher...
, Camborne School of Mines was funded as a polytechnic
Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
A polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...
institution although based on a single set of technologies. In principle, CSM was eligible to be considered for university status alongside the other Polytechnics. The question was raised within the putative Higher Education Funding Council HEFCE and within the Council for National Academic Awards
Council for National Academic Awards
The Council for National Academic Awards was a degree awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1992. The CNAA awarded academic degrees at polytechnics, Central Institutions and other non-university institutions such as Colleges of Higher Education until they were awarded university...
whether or not a mono-technic institution could be considered a university. In this, CSM became the cause celebre and the argument was applied to other single-discipline institutions such as teacher training colleges, art colleges, business schools and so on. In the event, CSM merged with Exeter University and the controversy was solved in that instance. Other institutions needed to find other solutions over the next few years.
Principals/Directors of CSM
- W. Ficher Wilkinson
- G. A. Whitworth, O.B.E., A.C.S.M., M.I.M.M. 1955
- P. Hackett, B.Sc., Ph.D., C.Eng., F.I.M.M. 1974
- K. Atkinson, -2002
- R. J. Pine, A.R.S.M., M.I.M.M. 2002-2008
- F. Wall, F.Min.Soc.,FGS, 2008-
Social life
The CSM student body is a friendly, fun and close community within the larger student body of the CUC which includes students from both University of Exeter Cornwall Campus and University College FalmouthUniversity College Falmouth
University College Falmouth is a British university college in Falmouth, Cornwall. Founded in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth School of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received taught degree-awarding powers in March 2005...
. The CSM student association is there to organise social events as well as help students with any issues. There are strong ties between students and the staff which creates a good study environment. Sport within the school is strong and there are team sports run under the CSM name in local leagues but are open to any students at Tremough. A key event in the school's sporting calendar is the annual Bottle match
Bottle match
The Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines and the Royal School of Mines , Imperial College London...
against Royal School of Mines
Royal School of Mines
Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering, and Materials at Imperial College London.- History :The Royal School of Mines was established in 1851, as the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts...
which is organised by the student association.
See also
- University of Exeter, Cornwall CampusUniversity of Exeter, Cornwall CampusUniversity of Exeter, Cornwall Campus is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. Since 2004 it has housed all the university's operations in Cornwall, previously scattered across a number of different sites. It is set in of countryside, but close to the towns of...
. - University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
. - The Mining Association of the United Kingdom
- Institution of Mining and MetallurgyInstitution of Mining and MetallurgyInstitution of Mining and Metallurgy was a British research institution, founded in 1892.In 2002, it merged with The Institute of Materials to form the The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining...
- King Edward MineKing Edward MineThe King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a mine wholly owned by the Camborne School of Mines of the University of Exeter....
- Combined Universities in CornwallCombined Universities in CornwallThe Combined Universities in Cornwall is a project to provide higher education in Cornwall, one of the few counties in the United Kingdom not to have a university within its boundaries, and also one of the poorest areas of the country in terms of GDP per head...
- CSM AssociationCSM AssociationThe Camborne School of Mines Association was formed for all former students of the School and is an independent, self-governing organisation which finances itself entirely, mostly through members' subscriptions...
- List of topics related to Cornwall
- Mining in Cornwall and Devon
External links
- Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter, Cornwall CampusUniversity of Exeter, Cornwall CampusUniversity of Exeter, Cornwall Campus is a campus of the University of Exeter at Tremough, in Penryn, Cornwall. Since 2004 it has housed all the university's operations in Cornwall, previously scattered across a number of different sites. It is set in of countryside, but close to the towns of...
. - Camborne School of Mines Student society Camborne School of Mines Student society.
- University of Exeter University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
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