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PDAC 2001 conference in March.


The crown jewel Crown jewel

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 of mining conventions is slated for March 11-14 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol. .

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC PDAC Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
PDAC Poly (Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride)
PDAC Power Dynamics Awareness Committee (Pomona College)
PDAC Plan, Do, Act, Check
) 2001 annually attracts a number of world players in exploration and development, government and geology, investment and finances, and industry executives and association leaders from almost every continent.

One of the more popularly attended sessions figures to be the new environment surrounding mining finance. A critical issue for many junior mining companies affected by the onslaught of high-tech stocks, experts in the field from Billiton Metals Canada and Market Intelligence Management will present their views.

Diamonds are Canada's new best friend as a unique resource opportunity. Speakers such as the University of Alberta's Larry Heaman, Wynand Kleingeld from De Beers and Malcolm Thurston of MRDI MRDI Medical Record Disease Indices (epidemiology)
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 will examine the growth of industry in Canada behind this precious gem.

The demand for platinum group The platinum group (alternatively, the platinum group metals or platinum metals) is a collective name sometimes used for six metallic elements clustered together in the periodic table.  metals is at an all-time high and has fuelled an exploration rush particularly around the Sudbury basin The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure, is the second largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, and a major geologic structure in Ontario, Canada.

The basin is located on the Canadian Shield in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
. Experts from Falconbridge and Ursa Major International are among the scheduled speakers outlining new developments in exploration and production.

Communities are playing an increasingly important role in mine development, even at the exploration stage. In two sessions, experts from the World Bank and Placer Dome will present case studies on how the industry's future success will hinge to a great degree on the kind of relationships it fosters with the community.

As well there will be papers and discussions on the latest geophysical practices and, new discoveries and developments worldwide.
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Date:Feb 1, 2001
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