Iron Ore Mine, Whitehaven

 Nuclear Site at Sellafield

The voice of the materials, minerals and mining community of  Cumbria

Steel Mill, Workington

Welcome to the online journal of the Materials Society of Cumbria (MSC).

 

MSC is affiliated to the Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining (IOM3) and has been in existence for over 45 years. Although there are over 80 IOM3 members registered in the county, the Society draws its active membership primarily from industries on the West Coast of Cumbria. In addition the Society welcomes non-IOM3 members to all its events e.g. BNES, IMechE, RSC etc. , as well as anyone with an interest in materials minerals or mining.

 

Members are employed principally at the Sellafield Ltd plant, at the Corus and Alcan plants at Workington, and at James Walker’s in Cockermouth. The focus is thus primarily metals although programmes of events also include non-metals such as paperboard, plastics, etc, and mining/minerals (we are in an area with significant mining history).

 

Since 1999 we have also developed a close working partnership with the Westlakes Research Institute near Whitehaven and have an increasingly active schools education outreach programme

 

For more information on membership and monthly meetings/events please follow above links on this website or contact our Membership Secretary John Jowsey at: john.jowsey@sellafieldsites.com

or our  Publicity & Programme Secretary, John Hill at:

john.x.hill'@sellafieldsites.com

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