Annual Legislative Reception

CMA Signature Event

CMA’s Legislative Reception is the premier gathering that brings Colorado’s mining industry together with lawmakers, regulators, and business leaders at the start of the legislative session.

2026 Event Recap

Held on January 15th at the historic Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver, CMA’s Legislative Reception kicked off Colorado’s legislative session with a powerful gathering of policymakers, regulators, and mining industry leaders.

This event created meaningful space for CMA members to connect with key decision-makers, gain early insight into policy priorities, and elevate the voice of mining across the state.

Annual Legislative Reception
CMA Annual Legislative Reception

Event Highlights

  • CMA Legislative Reception

    Connect With State Lawmakers & Regulators

  • CMA Legislative Reception

    Build Lasting Relationships With Industry Leaders

  • CMA Legislative Reception

    Learn About Key Legislative Priorities & Policy Issues

  • CMA Legislative Reception

    Showcase the Mining Industry's Role in Economic Growth

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Thank you to our 2025 sponsors:
Logo of Western Uranium & Vanadium featuring a yellow circle with black emblem and black and purple text.
Logos of Wagner and Caterpillar (CAT) industries on a black background.
Climax Molybdenum logo with orange and white icon, blue text, and tagline indicating it's a Freeport-McMoRan company.
Energy Fuels Logo
Black background with gray text displaying 'JHL CONSTRUCTORS' in the center.
Logo for SSR Mining featuring a stylized mineral form in white and orange with the company name in dark blue
Logo with three overlapping yellow circles and the text "WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON" in blue adjacent to the circles.
Logo of American Atoms featuring an atom symbol with red nucleus and black electrons and the text "American Atoms" beneath.
Clark Hill logo with a gray stylized 'H' symbol and the company name in black.
Logo for Greenberg Traurig featuring the letters GT inside a gray square and the company name in black text.
Black image with the word 'HITACHI' in bold, stylized text.
Mountain Coal Company West Elk Mine
Company logo featuring a stylized letter 'S' in blue with the word 'SHIMMIC' written across it in black.
Trapper Mining Logo

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