B2Gold’s Orosi Mine In Nicaragua Starts Production
Vancouver-based gold producer B2Gold( BTO-T) has poured the first dor bar from its Orosi open-pit mine in Nicaragua and expects the mine will produce between 80,000 and 90,000 oz. of gold a year.
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Health And Safety (January 18, 2010)
The 2008 winner of the Safe Day Everyday Gold Award for the highest number of hours worked without a lost workday incident is Northgate Minerals Corporation for attaining 195,192 hours (24,266 days) without a lost work day incident. Runners up…
New SME Bookstore
Discount Prices for PDAC Attendees! For the first time, the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) will open a bookstore at this year’s PDAC Conference. The bookstore will be located in the registration area on Level 600.Take…
Food Services At The Convention (January 18, 2010)
A wide range of food and beverage services will be offered this year in various locations throughout the South Building. Be sure to check out the following:Level 600 — Registration Café, sponsored by Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold…
Third Annual Pdac-caracle Cup Hockey Tournament
Don’t miss the third annual PDAC-CaracleCup Hockey Tournament taking place on Saturday, March 6 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm at Canlan Ice Sports, North York (Toronto). The tournament will consist of 12 teams. Each team plays on NHL-size ice…
Technical Program (January 18, 2010)
FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE VISIT THE CONVENTION WEBSITE. MONDAY -WEDNESDAY AM SESSIONS SPONSORED BY AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED MONDAY AND TUESDAY PM SESSIONS SPONSORED BY XSTRATA PLCSUNDAY, MARCH 7COMMODITIES AND MARKET OUTLOOK Sponsored by…
Viola R. MacMillan Award For Company Or Mine Development
This award is named in honour of the PDAC’s longest serving president and is given to a person who has demonstrated leadership in management and financing for the exploration and development of mineral resources. Winner of this award is Ross…
Thayer Lindsley Award For An International Mineral Discovery
This award, honouring the memory of one of Canada’s greatest mine finders, recognizes an individual or a team of explorationists credited with a recent significant mineral discovery or series of discoveries anywhere in the world. Longtime…
Bill Dennis Award For A Canadian Discovery Or Prospecting Success
This award honours individuals who have accomplished one or both of the following: made a significant mineral discovery; made an important contribution to the prospecting and/or exploration industry. The award may also be used to recognize an…
Skookum Jim Award For Aboriginal Achievement In The Mineral Industry
Recipients of this award will have demonstrated exceptional achievement in an aboriginal-run service business for the Canadian mining industry or a Canadian aboriginal exploration or mining company, or have made a significant individual…
Environmental & Social Responsibility Award
This award honours an individual or organization demonstrating outstanding initiative, leadership and accomplishment in protecting and preserving the natural environment and/or in establishing good community relations during an exploration…
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes an individual who has achieved one or more of the following: made a substantial contribution to mineral exploration and mining development over a number of years; given considerable time and effort to the PDAC; made…