PDAC-SEG
Student Minerals Colloquium
The Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC) brings together geoscience students and industry professionals to highlight innovative student research on projects essential for the successful evolution of the modern mining industry.
This event provides industry professionals with an opportunity to support and stay current with ongoing international research from students across the world. The 17th annual colloquium will take place at the PDAC 2026 Convention in Toronto, Canada from March 1-4, 2026
A panel of industry professionals will judge the posters and three winners from each of the BSc, MSc, PhD categories will receive $500, $400 and $300 respectively. All students will be at their posters for judging on Tuesday March 3, from 10:00 am – 12 noon.
Convention attendees are encouraged to visit the exhibits to meet the student researchers and attend the SMC Poster Awards & Reception on Tuesday March 3 in the Northern Lights Learning Hub from 3:30 – 5:00 pm.
A panel of industry professionals will judge the posters and three winners from each of the BSc, MSc, PhD categories will receive $500, $400 and $300 respectively. All students will be at their posters for judging on Tuesday March 3, from 10:00 am – 12 noon.
Convention attendees are encouraged to visit the exhibits to meet the student researchers and attend the SMC Poster Awards & Reception on Tuesday March 3 in the Northern Lights Learning Hub from 3:30 – 5:00 pm.
The list of abstracts will be posted shortly.
Access requirement:
 | All Access Pass Including Student, Senior, and One Day Passes |
 | VIP All Access Pass |
 | Exhibitor Staff Pass |
 | Exhibits Day Pass |
For more information, contact:
SMC Organizing Committee
[email protected]
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A Groundbreaking Geological Approach to Industrial Mineral Resource Estimation: Integrating Physical, Geochemical, and Petrographic Insights of Calcitc Dolostone in Paciran, East Java
Departement of Geological Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Process oriented and vector based evaluation of rare earth element (REE) potential in granitoid weathering crusts using archived drill cores from the Souktal Plutonic Complex (Northern Kazakhstan).
Department of Geology, Nazarbayev University
Unveiling the Geologic Wonders of Valencia, Negros Oriental: A Petrologic Exploration
Department of Geology, Negros Oriental State University
Pyrite Trace Element Concentration of VMS Deposits in Skellefte District, Northern Sweden
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Linear Gravity Inversion for 3D Subsurface Density Modeling Using Series-Expansion Discretization
Department of Geophysics, University of Miskolc
Understanding the origin of hematite in red beds occurring in Paleoproterozoic fluvial-alluvial rocks of northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Stratigraphic Correlation of the Timiskaming Assemblage using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy in Lebel Township, ON
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo
Mineral Prospectivity Mapping of Intrusion-Related Gold Deposits in Southwestern New Brunswick Using a Deep Learning-Based Framework
Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick
The effect of ridge-hotspot interactions on regional geology and active seafloor hydrothermal systems: a case study from the Galápagos Spreading Center
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa