Camborne School of Mines Association

The Camborne School of Mines Association is the worlds premier Mining Alumni organisation. Formed by, and for, all former students of the School, CSMA is an independent, self-governing and entirely self-financing organisation that works to support CSM, its students and members. Former students have traditionally had very close links with each other and with the Camborne School of Mines. Sport has always played a very important part of the life of the School. The CSM RFC and CSM AFC have each celebrated their Centenary years and are among the oldest football clubs in the UK. The major social functions throughout the year are the Barrel Match where current students play past students at rugby, soccer, hockey and squash and the Bottle Match where CSM plays its old adversary, the Royal School of Mines (RSM) for a black, battered, metal bottle. There are currently around 1,000 members around the world, who receive three newsletters per year and a copy of the CSM Association Journal,...