Communiqué • Publications

Two cultures of sustainable development, a paper written by Susan Joyce and Ian Thomson and published as a PDAC Communique (May 2002)  

This paper, written by Susan Joyce and Ian Thomson, points out that the meaning of the term ‘sustainable development’ for those in developed countries differs from how the term is used in developing countries. The authors argue that this difference must be clearly understood by the mining industry as it moves to embrace sustainability.

The New Federal Exploration Investment Tax Credit November 2000

Over the past twelve months, the PDAC has been working to develop support, both within the industry and at political levels, for a program that would re-kindle investor interest in the exploration industry. Canada's federal government has responded, and a new investment tax credit for mineral exploration is now in place.

Mining Standards Task Force Releases Final Report  March 1999

The Mining Standards Task Force was formed in July, 1997 as a joint initiative of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSE) to examine the need for higher standards relating to the conduct of mineral exploration and mining activities as well as the disclosure of results from those activities.

Mining Standards Task Force Releases Interim Report June 1999

The Mining Standards Task Force, formed in July 1997 as a joint initiative of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) to examine the need for higher standards relating to the conduct of mineral exploration and mining activities as well as the disclosure of results from those activities, released its interim report on June 8, 1998.

Total Landscape Management: An Integrated Approach to Conservation Protection and Resource Development

Total Landscape Management is a concept that offers a wider vision and more coherent and integrated approach to achieving both resource development and conservation objectives.

Exploration Trends Worldwide

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Annual Convention, Monday March 9, 1998

Flow Through Shares and the Look-Back Rule

The following explains the amendments to the look-back rule for flow-through shares announced in the 1996 federal budget.

Report on PDAC Convention 97

A record 7,500 people (delegates, exhibitors, and guests) filled the halls of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during the daytime and squeezed into the Royal York Hotel during the evenings for the PDAC’s Annual Convention and Trade Show.

Mineral Exploration and the Challenge of Community Relations

The decision to develop a mine, and the social, socio-economic and environmental consequences of that decision comes midway through a process that begins with mineral exploration and continues through closure, decommissioning and reclamation. In recent years...

Results of the PDAC's Survey on Map Staking

Earlier this year, the PDAC sought the opinions of its members and other prospecting groups on the issue of map staking. The following are the results of the survey.