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22

May 2026

59th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference Call For Papers

59th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference January 19-21, 2027 You are invited to submit an abstract for technical papers to be presented at the 59th Canadian Mineral Processors Operators...

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15

May 2025

58th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference Call For Papers

CMP 2026 Call for Papers, Student Posters, and Short Courses 58th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference January 20-22, 2026 Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada CALL FOR PAPERS AND STUDENT...

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11

Oct 2024

Registration Open for 57th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference

57th Canadian Mineral Processors Conference: January 21-23, 2025 General Information The 57th Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference will be held in Ottawa at the Westin Hotel January 21-23, 2025 in...

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20

Jan 26

2026 Annual Canadian Mineral Processors National Conference

58th Canadian Mineral Processors Conference: January 20-22, 2026 General Information...

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At CMP

Meeting and conferences

In general regional meetings are held in either the spring or fall with the latter being the most active time.

Awards

Each year, the CMP recognize superior accomplishments of CIM members in the field of Mineral Processing at its Annual Banquet.

Student Opportunities

The CMP student program is very successful.  We take great pride, care and concern for our students.

about us

The Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) is a Technical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and had its beginning as an operator-oriented group called the Canadian Gold Metallurgists. The formation of the Canadian Gold Metallurgists was predicated on the principle of “Cost plus tails”, i.e. obtaining the lowest possible cost per ton of ore milled with the highest recovery possible. This focus on operators and their interests is maintained as a priority today.

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