The Canadian Mining and Industrial Expo is considered Canada’s leading mining trade show. Expo 2010 is taking place in the heart of Canada's mining cluster, Sudbury, Ontario - the ideal location for Canada's mining trade show. In fact, there are over 500 mining companies within a three hour radius of Sudbury. The show consists of between 160 to 200 mining suppliers from around the world. As a result of their involvement in the Canadian mining and Industrial Expo, many exhibitors have ended up establishing businesses in Sudbury.

The thousands of tradeshow attendees are comprised of mine purchasing agents, buyers, plant foremen, superintendents, plant maintenance, owners, presidents, engineers, project co-ordinators, etc. These influential decision makers come from around the world, including Mexico, Australia , Peru, India, England, United States,
Indonesia , China and Brazil to name a few.