Student – Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop

Student – Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop

(S-IMEW)May 8 – 22, 2010

Sudbury, ON

This coming May, some 25 senior earth science students from across Canada will converge on the Greater Sudbury area for

the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop

PDAC Introduces Students to Real World of Mineral Exploration

The two-week, all expenses-paid gathering, which runs from May 8 to May 22, will give

the students, hand-picked from post secondary institutions across the country,

an opportunity to experience the many facets of the mineral exploration industry,

and to polish their networking skills.

Networking

Students participate in an intensive agenda of workshop sessions chaired by industry leaders, field activities that include mine site visits, and dinners and networking

events with industry members.

Dinners and Keynote Speakers

Smelter Tour

Roasting Beds & Tailings

Topics covered during the two weeks include career opportunities in the mineral exploration industry, geological mapping, health and safety, sustainability and the

public markets.

Field Mapping

Wilderness First Aid

Geochemistry

Geophysics

Drill Visit

Students take field trips outside Sudbury to world-class mining and mineral camps (Val

d’Or, Rouyn-Noranda, Cobalt), and have exposure to the Sudbury Basin and the

numerous mines of the nickel camp.

Sudbury Basin Tour

4-Day Trip:Val d’Or, Rouyn-Noranda, Cobalt

Mine Visits

Have Fun

Form Life-Long Friendships

The deadline to submit your application is December 18, 2009. See your department head for details.

For more information, please contact Barbara Green Parker, PDAC student liaison, telephone 416 362 1969, ext. 323, bgparker@pdac.ca.

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