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About the PDAC
The Prospectors and Developers Association of
Canada (PDAC) represents the interests of the Canadian mineral
exploration and development industry. The association was established in
1932 in response to a proposed government regulation that threatened the
livelihood of Ontario prospectors. A brief history of the association is
available
here. Today, 76 years after its founding, the association is a
national organization with 6,000 individual members (including
prospectors, developers, geoscientists, consultants, mining executives,
and students, as well as those involved in the drilling, financial,
investment, legal and other support fields) and 950 corporate members
(including senior, mid-size and junior mining companies and
organizations providing services to the mineral industry).
The work of the association is guided by the
following mission statement:
The PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests
of the Canadian mineral exploration sector and to ensure a robust mining
industry in Canada. The PDAC will encourage the highest standards of
technical, environmental, safety and social practices in Canada and
internationally.
The association’s activities and the services it
provides fall generally into three categories: advocacy, information,
and networking. The association is best known for its annual convention,
trade show, and investors exchange. In 2008, this event attracted over
20,000 attendees from more than 100 countries.
The work of the association is carried out by a
48-member board
of directors, nineteen active
committees;
and a permanent staff listed
here.
In 2007, the board of directors approved a
five-year
strategic plan for the association. This blueprint identified four
priority areas on which the association will be focusing much of its
resources and efforts: access to land; corporate social responsibility;
human resources for the mineral exploration sector; and the PDAC’s
international role.
Members are kept up-to-date on PDAC activities and
industry matters through PDAC in Brief, published four times a year;
PDAC e-News & Activities, a monthly emailed newsletter; PDAC Activities,
an annual summary of the work of the association; Exploration and
Development Highlights, an annual publication summarizing developments
in the Canadian industry over the previous twelve months; and occasional
publications.
August 2008
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