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Major mining conference returns for first time in two years

Northern Ontario Mining Showcase will highlight key mining supply and technical businesses from Sudbury and other Northern Ontario cities. 

TORONTO -- Hundreds of mining exploration representatives from Sudbury and across northern Ontario are taking part in the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

They're joined by thousands of representatives of mining supply businesses, mining technology firms, mine safety companies, mining education, and employment firms, and actual mining production companies, from around the world.

They're taking part in the annual event to share information on new mining properties, share knowledge on new mining techniques, and consider which mining prospects are worthy of investment.

In the past, the Toronto-based convention has attracted more than 22,000 delegates and participants from around the world. This is the first live convention since the onset of COVID-19, which was declared, incidentally, just days after the last convention was held in Toronto in March of 2020.

One of the key exhibits will be the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase, which is expected to be the largest single pavilion at the convention, as it has been in the past. It will feature scores of northern Ontario businesses closely connected to mining exploration, mining supply, and mining production.

PDAC held an official opening event Monday morning, but the Northern showcase held its own opening event later in the morning, with mining executives and municipal leaders from across the north taking part.

Also taking part in the Northern Ontario showcase is MineConnect, the Sudbury-based mining supply organization, which will be hosting a couple of key events.

On Tuesday, MineConnect will partner with MNP, a professional services firm, to hold a two-hour panel discussion entitled Labour Solutions in an Evolving Mining Market.

Organizers said the discussion will look at the past two years of turbulence in the labour market and consider how mining is one of the Canadian industrial sectors that is seen to be thriving in terms of technological advances, operational improvements, and opportunities for growth.

But with continually evolving mining practices, the agenda for that event said there is a need to build teams equipped to pivot with technology.

Also happening at the Northern Ontario showcase will be an event titled "Opportunities in the Canadian Mining Landscape”. It will feature a panel of northern Ontario mining supply leaders who will discuss the opportunities and challenges within the sector in their respective jurisdictions.

As the largest pavilion at PDAC, NOMS features more than 100 northern Ontario businesses and organizations, while highlighting the wealth of products, services and investment opportunities the region has to offer. Designed to showcase northern Ontario, a recognized region of mining excellence, the pavilion is assisting businesses in their efforts to expand their operations, increase trade and create high-quality jobs. Since its inception in 2015, the FedNor-funded pavilion has helped create more than 690 jobs across Northern Ontario, with exhibitors reporting increased sales totalling more than $80 million.

Sudbury.Com is covering the convention and will provide stories on northern Ontario firms at the event.

Len Gillis covers mining and health care for Sudbury.com. From June 13-17, he will be reporting from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto.


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About the Author: Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.
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