Корнуоллдың Камборн Кеніш Мектебінің тарихы мен жетістіктері

College in Cornwall, England

Camborne School of Mines , commonly abbreviated to CSM, was founded in 1888. Its research and teaching is related to the understanding and management of the Earth's natural processes, resources and the environment. It has undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes within the Earth resources, civil engineering and environmental sectors. CSM is located at the Penryn Campus, near Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. The school merged with the University of Exeter in 1993.

Camborne School of Mines has an international reputation in mining, tunnelling, mineralogy, mineral economics, geology, geophysics and geochemistry. 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, Western Africa, Malaysia, Australia, South America, Mexico, United States 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.

The CSM student body is a community within the larger student body of the Combined Universities in Cornwall which includes students from both Falmouth University and University of Exeter Cornwall Campus. The CSM student association organises social events and helps students with any issues. 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. Each year students take part in the International Mining Games. In 2012 and 2018 CSM hosted the games, at King Edward Mine, a former teaching facility of CSM. The CSM teams train at King Edward Mine and expect to host the next games there in 2025. The Camborne School of Mines Association serves all former students of the school and was founded in 1896. It has approximately 1,000 members.

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 school's research expertise in mining and minerals engineering, geology, renewable energy and environmental science, and their links with colleagues in the University of Exeter's Department of Geography. Each group is led by 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 by the school's technical staff and analytical facilities.

The museum at CSM is devoted to worldwide geology with particular emphasis on mining and mineralisation. It holds a significant and comprehensive systematic collection including fluorescent, gem and ore minerals, together with suites of minerals and host rocks from important mining areas all over the world, though 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. Displays in CSM's entrance foyer are open to visitors, free, Monday to Friday, 0900 1700. The museum also contains historic artefacts relating to the history of mining and CSM's role within this history; this collection is complemented by the King Edward Mine Museum. Some of the museum's collections are available on the Camborne School of Mines Virtual Museum, which is a site dedicated to the geology of Cornwall.

J. J. Beringer: 1888–1910
W. Ficher Wilkinson: 1910 1912
J. J. Beringer: 1912 1915
A. Richardson: 1918 ~1922
R. A. Thomas: ~1922 1933
S. Ball: 1933 1941
A/Principal G. A. Whitworth: 1941 1946
G. A. Whitworth, OBE, ACSM, MIMM: 1946–1960
R. A. Gorges: 1960 1969
P. Hackett, BSc, PhD, CEng, FIMM: 1970–1994, OBE: 1970 1994
K. Atkinson, BSc, PhD, C. Eng, C. Geol, FIMMM, FCSM: 1994–2002
R. J. Pine, B. Eng, MSc, PhD, MICE, FIMM, CEng, FREng: 2002–2008
F. Wall, BSc, PhD, FMinSoc, FGS: 2008–2014
H. Glass, MSc, PhD: 2014 2015 (Acting)
K. Jeffrey, BSc, MSc: 2015–2021
S. Hesselbo, BSc, PhD: 2021–2022
P. J. Foster, B. Eng, PhD: 2022