Welcome to the CMA Annual Conference Website

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The CMA Conference and Exhibit is an annual event that provides a unique opportunity for analysts, technicians, and managers employed in laboratories in the mining industry to exchange ideas and technical expertise, and to develop lasting contacts with their colleagues in the mining industry as well as with manufacturers and suppliers of analytical instrumentation and related products and services. The conference features:

• Technical Paper presentations covering a wide variety of topics including sampling methods, decomposition techniques, advances in analytical methods, health and safety, quality assurance, reference samples, data management, and laboratory certification
• Workshops having direct application to the current needs of the mining industry
• Trade Show showcasing products used in the mineral lab as well as state of the art analytical instrumentation
• Tours of local laboratories, mine sites or related industries

The CMA promotes the communication of analytical technology in the Canadian mining industry and the professional development of its members as well as providing financial assistance to students enrolled in mineral science programs at Canadian colleges and universities and who have demonstrated their academic ability and their firm commitment to pursue a career in the mining industry.