PDAC 2019

The Young Mining Professionals' (YMP) third annual YMP Awards gala held at the Shangri-La hotel in Toronto on March 2, 2019, with Anthony Moreau (far right), business development and innovation manager at Iamgold and YMP Toronto director, serving as master of ceremonies. Credit: YMP.

News, People in Mining March 20, 2019

Scrapbook: YMP Awards gala

The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) — a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Sudbury, Perth, Brisbane, Johannesburg and London — held its third annual YMP Awards gala in…

Greg Rickford (back row, second from left), Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Energy and Indigenous Affairs, with representatives from First Nations at the 2019 PDAC convention in Toronto. Credit: Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Energy and Indigenous Affairs.

Regulatory Issues March 17, 2019

Ontario Minister Rickford pledges to cut red tape, slams C-69

The Ontario government has put together a new mining taskforce to help it overhaul the Mining Act. Whereas the previous Liberal government also passed legislation to modernize the Mining Act,…

News March 16, 2019

PwC’s Art of Mining winners honoured

The mining industry gathered in Toronto in early March for PwC Canada’s fourth annual Art of Mining event, which showcases mining innovation through a photo competition. This year’s contest featured…

Equity Raises on Canadian Stock Exchanges. Source: TMX Group and PDAC Analysis.

News March 15, 2019

PDAC-Oreninc report: Mineral investment facing headwinds

The following is an edited excerpt from the report “State of mineral finance 2019: At the crossroads,” produced by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Oreninc. For…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and PDAC president Glenn Mullan at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in March. Credit: PDAC.

Aboriginal Matters, Environment, News, Regulatory Issues March 14, 2019

PDAC Interview: PM Justin Trudeau speaks on Canadian mining innovation, aboriginal engagement

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a visit to the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in…

Mining trucks at Goldcorp's Porcupine project in Timmins, Ont. Credit: Goldcorp

News, Regulatory Issues March 13, 2019

Editorial: Federal gov’t unveils Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan

Canada’s federal government used the opportunity of the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto in early March to unveil its 44-page Canadian Minerals and…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) being interviewed by outgoing PDAC president Glenn Mullan at the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in Toronto on March 5, 2019. Credit: Government of Canada.

News March 7, 2019

The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 132: Feature interview with PM Justin Trudeau on Canadian mining

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in on the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in interview conducted…

The judging panel and host on stage in Toronto at Goldcorp and KPMG’s #DisruptMining innovation challenge in March 2019, from left: Jacob Yeung, student and captain of the University of British Columbia #DisruptMining judging team; Sue Paish, CEO of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster; Ian Telfer, chair of Goldcorp; Wal van Lierop, founder and managing partner of Chrysalix Venture Capital; Katie Valentine, global head of mining consulting at KPMG; and Rick Mercer, master of ceremonies. Credit: Goldcorp.

News March 4, 2019

Vancouver AI firm Andritz takes top spot at Goldcorp’s #DisruptMining

Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) and automation supplier Andritz took home first place during the finale of the 2019 annual installment of Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) #DisruptMining mining innovation contest…