PDAC 2026

 

Chaired Sessions

Mining Meets AI

Chair: Antoine Cate | SRK Consulting (Canada), Natalie Chu | Orix Geoscience Inc.

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026, 02:00 PM

 

Technology and Innovation Keynote

Chair: James Siddorn | SRK Consulting (Canada)

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026, 9:00 AM

 

Discovery of the Year Keynote

Chair: James Siddorn | SRK Consulting (Canada)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026, 9:00 AM

 

New Discoveries

Chair: Antoine Schwartzmann | XXIX Metal Corp., Ryan Dhillon | SRK Consulting (Canada)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026, 10:00 AM

Short Course

Applied Structural Geology in Exploration and Mining: A Canadian Focus

February 27 - 28, 2026, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST

This course teaches participants how to apply structural geology to predict mineralization, improve resource models, and optimize exploration and mining through practical techniques, hands-on exercises, and Canadian case studies.

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Technical Talk

LLMs: Reliable Tool Creators, Unreliable Oracles

Monday, March 02, 2026, 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM

Machine learning, deep neural networks, computer vision and large language models, collectively referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) has driven significant advancements in mining exploration and development. As with any emerging technology, its adoption has elicited both enthusiasm and skepticism.

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Geology and Geometallurgy of Ga, Ge, In, Se, and Te

Tuesday, March 03, 2026, 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Gallium, germanium, indium, tellurium, scandium and selenium essential to defense, semi-conductor and clean tech are already in our base streams.

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