Camese is a Toronto-based trade organization supporting the export of Canadian mining exploration equipment and services to mining companies around the world. The organization introduces foreign mining companies to Canadian suppliers by publicizing the expertise and success of domestic mining technologies and mining operations.
Traditionally assisting with market development in the Americas and Russia, Camese is making new efforts to support Canadian mining exporters in India and other Asian countries. Camese also supports foreign direct investment in Canadian mining operations.
More than 250 equipment suppliers, manufacturers and service providers are members of the organization, including 3M Mining, Export Development Canada (EDC), GE Motors, Geosoft, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Gowlings), HSBC Bank Canada, the Geological Association of Canada, Norwest Corporation, Phoenix Geophysics, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), and SNC-Lavalin Inc.[20] Together, these companies represent a significant portion of the Canadian mine services and mining exploration industry, in turn representing thousands of technicians, engineers, geologists, and geophysicists and millions of dollars of export revenue each year. Much of this employment is located in Northern Ontario, well known for its large mineral deposits (especially of nickel) and extraction programmes by major mining companies including INCO and Falconbridge.
In turn, Camese is a member of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).