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. 
Learn more about the SMC
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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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Achmad Bilal Rabbani, BSc
A Groundbreaking Geological Approach to Industrial Mineral Resource Estimation: Integrating Physical, Geochemical, and Petrographic Insights of Calcitic Dolostone in Paciran, East Java
Sedimentary Environments
Departement of Geological Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Booth No. No.501
Aknur Zhakanova, BSc
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).
REE / Pegmatite Deposits
Department of Geology, Nazarbayev University
Booth No. No.301
Alexandra En, BSc
Pyrite Trace Element Concentration of VMS Deposits in Skellefte District, Northern Sweden
Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Booth No. No.401
Ali Ahmed Mohieldain Ali, PhD
Linear Gravity Inversion for 3D Subsurface Density Modeling Using Series-Expansion Discretization
Geophysics
Department of Geophysics, University of Miskolc
Booth No. No.701
Anna Brooks, BSc
Understanding the origin of hematite in red beds occurring in Paleoproterozoic fluvial-alluvial rocks of northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut
Sedimentary Environments
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
Booth No. No.502
Asia Maheu, BSc
Stratigraphic Correlation of the Timiskaming Assemblage using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy in Lebel Township, ON
Geophysics
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo
Booth No. No.702
Babak Ghane, PhD
Mineral Prospectivity Mapping of Intrusion-Related Gold Deposits in Southwestern New Brunswick Using a Deep Learning-Based Framework
Geophysics
Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick
Booth No. No.703
Carlos Braga, PhD
The effect of ridge-hotspot interactions on regional geology and active seafloor hydrothermal systems: a case study from the Galápagos Spreading Center
Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Booth No. No.402
Carolina Dallagassa, MSc
Exploration potential of lithium–caesium–tantalum (LCT) pegmatites in the Brasília Orogen, Brazil
REE / Pegmatite Deposits
Institute of Geosciences, University of Brasília
Booth No. No.302