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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Secondary enrichment of silver in the five-element veins, Cobalt Embayment, Ontario, Canada
Earth Science, University of Manitoba
Evolution and Prospectivity of Rare Element Mineralisation using Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Pegmatites in the Biriwa-Ewoyaa Enclave, Southern Ghana
Department of Geological Engineering, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)
Reading the Fine Print: Coupling pXRF Geochemistry and UV Response to Characterize Cryptic Alteration Halos at Guigui, Santa Eulalia, Mexico
Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
From textures to tenors: Investigating mineral assemblages, textures, and Ni distribution within the Geminid Nickel Deposit
Earth and Environmental Science Department, Dalhousie University
Effects of acquisition height and noise level on DL-based super resolution of aeromagnetic data
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
Investigating Shale-Hosted Vanadium in the Selwyn Basin, Yukon & Northwest Territories
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Geology of the Magmatic Sulphide Ni-Cu Tyko Project
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario
Geochemistry of pyrite in orogenic gold deposits across Northwestern Ontario
Earth Sciences Department, University of Toronto
Alloys, Inclusions, and Isotopes of Gold Particles from Placer Deposits at Flat, Alaska, and Implications on Lode-Source Relationships
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines