Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
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The challenges and triumphs of digitization
PDAC panel dishes on mining sector’s digital journey
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MONEY: Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
OTTAWA – In a move long sought by mineral explorers active in Canada, Canada’s federal government has extended its mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years, in contrast to the prior tradition of renewing it annually. The news came…
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AWARDS: CSA Global, PDAC award pair of bursaries
TORONTO – CSA Global and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada announced the winners of the Joan Bath and Peter Howe bursaries. The awards will be presented at the PDAC convention during the student-industry networking lunch on March 4,…
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MINING PEOPLE: PDAC, Barrick, NV Gold, SAMSSA, and SNC-Lavalin
Toronto’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada has named Lisa McDonald as its new executive director. She has played a vital role with the association staff for more than 20 years, previously serving and COO for 10 years. McDonald is…
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TAXES: PDAC celebrates METC renewal for 5 years
TORONTO – Earlier this week Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented a 2018 fiscal update to the House of Commons. His promise to renew the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for five years, to 2024, has the Prospectors and Developers Association of…
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Financing uptrend continues, PDAC report says
The following is an edited summary from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada report, State of Mineral Finance 2018: Gaining Momentum. For more information and to read the full report, visit www.pdac.ca. After a prolonged downturn in mineral industry activity, 2016…
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AWARDS: PDAC seeks nominations for the next AGM
TORONTO – The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada has opened nominations for outstanding people to receive awards at the 2019 conference to be held in Toronto in March 2019. Winners will be acknowledged at the Awards Gala. If our…
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CONFERENCE: PDAC delegates totaled more than 25,000
TORONTO – Attendance at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 2018 Convention totaled 25,606, what the association says is a clear sign that the mineral exploration and mining industry has regained its swagger and is building…
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PDAC 2018: Bankers discuss lessons learned, exploration and mine finance trends
Strategic private placements, private equity and joint-venture partnerships are playing an increasing role in financing exploration and development projects in the mining sector, a group of Canadian bankers agreed during a panel discussion at the Prospectors & Developers Association of…
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EQUIPMENT: Connect with Australian suppliers at PDAC
BRISBANE, Australia – Opportunity abounds for organisations keen to engage with Australia’s mining supply industry at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention early next month. For the first time, Australian Industry Growth Centre METS Ignited is attending…
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EXPLORATION: PDAC backs move to digital exploration filing
TORONTO – The Prospectors and Development Association of Canada believes that mineral discovery rates will increase if the type, quality, quantity and accessibility of geoscience data is improved. Toward that end, it has issued the Exploration Assessment Data Digital Format…
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AWARDS: PDAC names 2018 award recipients
TORONTO – The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada has announced the winners of its seven major awards. The presentations will be made at the annual convention at a gala on March 6, 2018. Here is the list: Bill Dennis…
