“The mineral exploration and mining indus-
try has been facing an array of economic
challenges the past several years but the
sector continues to demonstrate its resil-
iency,” said PDAC President Rod Thomas in
a press release. “The mood throughout the
convention was optimistic and upbeat — a
positive sign for the sector going forward.”
He pointed to new money coming into the
industry, favourable market trends and a
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Canada is the world leader in mineral exploration
and mining, producing more than 60 minerals and metals
$44 billion
Estimatedmineral
production value
in2014
62%
ofallglobalminingequity
financewas raised
on theTMX in2014
375,000
Canadians
worked in themining
industry in2015
Mining is the
largestprivate sector
employerof
Aboriginalpeoples
inCanada
The life-cycle of a typical mining project
Prospecting&
claimstaking
Mineral
exploration
Development
&production
Closure&
rehabilitation
The PDAC Convention is the leading mineral exploration
and mining event in the world
All figures from2015
Who comes to PDAC
Over thepast fiveyears, thePDACConventionhasaveraged:
1,402
student
delegates
118
countries
represented
25%
international
attendees
504
Speakers
725
Booths in theTradeShow
626
Booths in the Investors
Exchange
PDAC
23,578
attendees
IMARC
(Melbourne,Australia)
2,100
attendees
Minesand
MoneyLondon
(London,U.K.)
2,500
attendees
ChinaMiningCongress
(Tiankin,China)
8,000
attendees
Indaba (CapeTown,
SouthAfrica)
7,000
attendees
What to expect at the PDAC 2016 Convention:
•
Launchof theRealisticEnvironmentalistNorthAmericaTour
withGianniKovacevic,whowill showcase theminedproducts
in theTeslaModelSelectriccar
•
Keynote sessionon the futureofexplorationanddevelopment
into2026
•
TheTorontoStockExchangeandTSXVentureExchangewill
openandclose themarket from the InvestorsExchangeFloor
Trade Show North highlights:
• A selectionof visually stunningminerals from the
Kirwin
Collection,on loan from theRoyalOntarioMuseum,willbe
available foreveryone to view
•
Celebrate100yearsofhistorywith theRoyalCanadian
Mintandexaminenewproprietaryanti-counterfeiting
technology
•
DeBeersCanadawill showcaseanassortmentof rough,
cutandpolishedCanadiandiamonds
Who are the
attendees?
17%
President
9%
C-Level
28%
Management
Admin
N/A
4%
30%
13%
Director
2-10yrs
Exploration&deposit
appraisalexpenditures
inCanada in2015
$1.8 billion
Top 10 mined products in Canada
•
Coal
•
Copper
•
Diamonds
•
Gold
•
IronOre
•
Nickel
•
Potash
•
Sandandgravelcement
•
Stone zinc
•
Uranium
1-2yrs
3-14yrs
20yrs
The PDAC Convention
injects approximately
$60 million
annually into the
local economy
The top international countries represented are:
UnitedStates
China
Australia
Argentina
Peru
Brazil
England
SouthAfrica
Mexico
Germany
France
Chile
Connect with the global
mining community for four days
of networking, investment
opportunities, Technical
Sessions and Short Courses*
*Estimatednumbersbasedon thepast
fiveConventions
114 business elite canada
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