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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Pre-Collisional Extension and Potential Kimberlite Formation on the Ontong Java Plateau
Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Spatially Aware Machine Learning for Automated Lithological Mapping Using UAV-borne Radiometric and Magnetic data
Department of Geological Sciences & Geological Enigneering, Queen's University
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Tailings at the Abandoned Lake George Antimony Mine, New Brunswick, Canada
Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick
Pyrite Generations at the Young-Davidson Gold Deposit
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Textural and Mineralogical Characterization of Co-, Ni-, PGE-Rich Mineralization in the New Afton Deposit, British Columbia, using Mineral Liberation Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Department of Earth Sciences, Western University
Ferrocarbonatite Complex at Cerro Manomó: Possible Geological Evolution and Potential for Rare Earth Elements
Geological Engineering, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
The Fluid Provenance and Ore Mineralisation History of the Ecton Copper Mine, Central England
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Characterising battery-grade graphite in the Grenville Province
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Waterloo
From Rust to Risk: Analysis of Trace Element Mobilization and Iron Isotopes in Kobuk Valley Alaska
Department of Earth Science, University of Toronto