By: Robert Polite
The 91st annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention started on Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) and the event’s President Alex Christopher says this year’s showcase is using even more convention space than 2022.
The event will run between March 5-8 with over 1,100 exhibitors and a vast assortment of programming and presentations related to mineral exploration and the mining industry.
The largest pavilion at the event will be the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase (NOMS), which has received a $745,000 investment from The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) for its setup at the convention centre this year.
Keynote talks will include “Commodities” by McKinsey & Company and “Mineral Outlook” by Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) (LON: RIO).
Canada, Peru and Brazil are the event’s official mining country sponsors this year and representatives from the European Union (EU) will also be present at booth #931.
The EU representatives will be there to help foster investment opportunities in the mining sector, promote state-of-the-art mining technologies developed by EU member countries and help secure reliable sources of raw materials for its supply chains.
Those representatives hope to help accomplish that goal by holding two sessions/presentations on Mar. 7 regarding investment opportunities in EU member countries and the latest technological developments in the mining sector there.
Other presentations at the four-day event will include Australia: Innovative mineral exploration and investment opportunities by the Australia Minerals and MinEx CRC on Monday; Argentina mining conference series: Business opportunities in gold, silver, copper, and lithium by Argentina Mining on Tuesday; and Innovative software solutions for stochastic modelling of mineral deposits and stochastic mine planning by KPI Mining Solutions, the McGill COSMO Laboratory and Geovariances on Wednesday.