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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Pyrite Trace Element Concentration of VMS Deposits in Skellefte District, Northern Sweden
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
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
Seafloor Hydrothermalism and Ultrafast Subduction: A Recipe for Critical Metal Enrichment
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Understanding the Geochemistry and Mineralization of Arsenic-bearing Minerals within the Complex Kidd Creek VMS Deposit
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Mineralogy and genesis of critical-metal bearing mineralization in the Great Burnt Lake volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit, Central Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland