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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Unveiling the Geologic Wonders of Valencia, Negros Oriental: A Petrologic Exploration
Department of Geology, Negros Oriental State University
Mapping Geological Information Flow in the Mining Value Chain: Strengthening downstream Decision-Making with robust Orebody Knowledge
Department of Eath, Ocean and Atmospheric sciences
Groundwork for the Preparation of a New Stockpile of 205Pb for ID-TIMS Geochronology
Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Secondary enrichment of silver in the five-element veins, Cobalt Embayment, Ontario, Canada
Earth Science, University of Manitoba
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
Spinel chemistry in the lowermost part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa: Insights into the petrogenesis of the Bon Accord Ni-deposit
Department of Geology, University of Ottawa
Tracing Copper and Precious Metal Pathways in Southern Wyoming Using a Multi Isotopic Approach
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University
Geochemical analysis of trace elements to model magma signature of the Pijilí Cu-Au porphyry (Ecuador): Implications for exploration
Department of Geology, National University of San Antonio the Abbot of Cusco
Geochemical Performance of Bauxsol™ for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment
Research Institute on Mines and the Environment (RIME), Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)