GAC-MAC-PEG 2024
Please note that the deadline to register for a field trip is April 7 2024.
FT-4: Field trip to PADCOM’s potash mine and Gambler First Nation – Indigenous Partnership
Date and time: Post-conference; May 23, 9:15 AM to 5:30 PM
Pick-up and drop-off: Brandon University
Cost: $180
PADCOM (Potash & Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba) is the first, and so far only, potash mine in Manitoba. It is a shining example of a true business partnership with the neighboring indigenous community of Gambler First Nation. The excursion will be begin with a visit to Gambler First Nation where participants will learn about the history of the first nation, as well as their businesses and partnership with PADCOM. Following a feast provided by Gambler First Nation, the field trip will continue with a tour of the PADCOM mine with a focus on their polythermic selective solution process and a discussion of their partnership with Gambler First Nation.
minimum 30, maximum 46 participants
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Registration is through the GAC-MAC 2024 Convention Website, click here to be re-directed.
More information about GAC-MAC:
“The GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting, the premier annual geoscience conference in Canada over the last six decades, is organized by the Geological Association of Canada (GAC®), in concert with the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). The two associations have long enjoyed a close relationship, and have united the Canadian earth sciences community annually at GAC-MAC, a formal gathering of the best geological minds in the country, to celebrate our achievements, discuss new findings and develop further relationships.”
Conference: May 19-22, 2024