Report Provides Insight on Challenges Facing Canada’s Mineral Exploration Labour Market

          The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) partnered to produce the 2023 Canadian Mineral Exploration HR Outlook, which enhances labour market information available to mineral exploration …
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December 19, 2023

PDAC announces 2024 Award Recipients

          The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is honoured to announce that five outstanding groups have been selected to receive 2024 PDAC Awards. Since 1977, the annual PDAC Awards have recognized exemplary individuals, teams, …
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November 9, 2023

PDAC Encouraged by Federal Budget 2023 and Its Continued Commitment to Critical Minerals in Canada

          The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is encouraged to see the Government of Canada committing further support for the mineral industry in the 2023 Federal Budget by announcing a 30% cleantech manufacturing tax …
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March 30, 2023

Gwen Preston – “Conference Thoughts: Dealing for Size, Supplies & Staying Power”

          PDAC says 23,819 people attended this year’s conference. It’s an impressive number after a modest show last year and a missed show in 2021. And you might think such strong attendance suggested good investor interest …
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March 20, 2023

Minister Wilkinson Provides Update at PDAC on Federal Initiatives to Improve Regulatory Processes for Major Projects

          Canada’s abundant natural resources and its ability to develop them — sustainably and inclusively — is a significant comparative advantage in the global transition to a net-zero economy. We have a generational opportunity to create prosperity …
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March 7, 2023

PDAC 2023: Mineral Finance Annual Update – Shifting Tides within the Mineral Industry

          The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) releases its annual update, Mineral Finance 2023: Shifting tides within the mineral industry, outlining how the rapidly changing economic landscape translated to metal prices, the availability of capital for …
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March 1, 2023

PDAC 2023 Awards Recognize Five Outstanding Industry Leaders

          The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is honoured to announce that five top international and domestic performers were selected for their distinctions, contributions and successes in mineral exploration and development.   Now in …
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November 23, 2022

CANADIAN MINING HALL OF FAME TO WELCOME THREE NEW MEMBERS IN 2023

          The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) will welcome three new mining industry leaders in 2023 in recognition of their inspiring achievements and visionary leadership to elevate the stature of Canadian mining at home and …
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November 8, 2022

PDAC 2022 Closes the Market

          Representatives from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) joined Dean McPherson, Head, Global Mining, TMX Group to celebrate the end of the PDAC 2022 Convention and to close the market.   Since its inception in 1932, …
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June 15, 2022

PDAC applauds Federal Budget 2022 and its significant investment in Canada’s mineral exploration and development industry

          The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is pleased to see the Government of Canada putting a spotlight on the mineral industry in Federal Budget 2022 by announcing measures that will capitalize on Canada’s …
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April 11, 2022


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