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The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) hosted 25,843 attendees from more than 130 countries at PDAC 2019—the world’s premier annual mineral exploration and mining convention.

PDAC was honoured to welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the PDAC 2019 Convention in Toronto—the world’s leading mineral exploration and mining convention.

PDAC elected eight members to its Board of Directors following the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on the opening day of the PDAC 2019 Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Exploration spending jumped more than 30 per cent in Canada and almost 20 per cent globally in 2018, according to a new study

The PDAC 2019 Convention—the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining event—will commence this weekend in Toronto, marking its 87th year.

The Aboriginal Program will once again return to the PDAC 2019 Convention in Toronto from March 3 to 6, serving as an important platform to engage in dialogue around cooperative, respectful and mutually-beneficial relationships between Indigenous communities and the minerals industry—Canada’s largest private-sector industrial employer of Indigenous people.

Le conseil d’administration de l’Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs (PDAC) a le plaisir d’annoncer l’embauche de madame Lisa McDonald au poste de directrice générale.

PDAC's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Lisa McDonald as its new Executive Director.

PDAC applauds the Government of Canada for taking steps to enhance the competitiveness of Canada’s mineral sector, as announced in today’s Fall Economic Statement.

PDAC is excited to announce that six top international and domestic performers have been selected in recognition of their excellence.

A national alliance of mineral exploration and mining associations are urging Energy and Mines Ministers—having convened for their 75th annual conference in Iqaluit—to adopt recommendations and take action to ensure Canada can compete with other jurisdictions as an attractive destination for mineral investment, an area that has been stagnant in recent years.

Une coalition nationale d’associations œuvrant dans les domaines de l’exploration et de l’exploitation minières exhorte les ministres de l’Énergie et des Mines — réunis à l’occasion de leur 75e rencontre annuelle à Iqaluit — à adopter des recommandations et à prendre des mesures visant à faire en sorte que le Canada puisse concurrencer d’autres pays, en tant que destination de choix pour les investisseurs de l’industrie minérale et minière, un secteur qui stagne, depuis quelques années.