development

Minister’s response to our letter

July 11, 2018 Julia Singh Association, development, Enterprise, First, growth, letter, Manitoba, Mineral, minister, Nations, protocol, Trade

Dear Mr. Klyne: On behalf of Honourable Blaine Pedersen, Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, I would like to thank

News

Manitoba and First Nations communities working on new mineral development protocol

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Julia Singh build, communities, development, First, grow, invest, Look, Manitoba, Mineral, Nations, new, North, protocol, working

New protocol will establish more productive, respectful relationships: Premier Backgrounder The Manitoba government will be developing a new provincial mineral

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Diamonds in Canada

June 6, 2017 Julia Singh Canada, Canadian, development, diamond, exploration, explore, magazine, Manitoba, mine, mining, Provincial

For an update on the Manitoba diamond story, flip to page 21 below.

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Adopting UNDRIP raises questions about resource development

July 29, 2016 Julia Singh Adopting, development, esource, Free, Press, questions, raises, UNDRIP, Winnipeg

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New sustainable development minister is all ears

June 1, 2016 Julia Singh carbon, development, forestry, mining, minister, Natural, new, price, reduce, sustainable

Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Nick Martin Consult, consult, consult — Catherine Cox is going to have a busy

Events

Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Program workshop

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Julia Singh Advisory, development, information, Island, Lake, learning, mine, mining, presentations, Program, workshop

Below is the latest agenda for the Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Program workshop that is coming up. Some of you

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Project information package

April 19, 2016 Julia Singh Advisory, development, information, Island, Lake, mining, package, Project

Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Project Purpose of the Project – To provide information and to educate the people of

Events

Glenn Sanderson’s presentation

April 7, 2016 Julia Singh -nation, community, development, Economic, economy, First, Glenn, Manitoba, mining, presentation, productive, Sanderson, sustainable

Glenn Sanderson is the Executive Director of Manitoba’s First Nation Economic Development Inc. (FNMED). During our MPDA meeting today he

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Scarcity of capital for mineral exploration and development

January 15, 2016 Julia Singh AME, BC, capital, development, exploration, Mineral, Scarcity

Source: AME BC Situation Investment in the mineral exploration and development industry has diminished to the point that many junior

MPDA Monthly Meeting Tues Feb 7th, 11:30am

Topic: Economic geology of various critical minerals.

Dr Brueckner spoke about the economic geology of various critical minerals.

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Manitoba
stefanie.brueckner@umanitoba.ca
www.stefaniebrueckner.com

Meeting Details:
Date: Tuesday Feb 7, 2023
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Hilton Airport Suites

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December:
Date: Tuesday Dec 6th, 2022

We had an MPDA Christmas Party and heard from Chris Robak from the Rock and Gem show.

November
Date: Tuesday Nov 1st, 2022

We heard from Todd Burns. He is the founder and CEO of Cypher Environmental Ltd. – a Winnipeg based firm that manufactures and distributes its cleantech solutions in over 50 countries worldwide.

Through his work with Cypher, Todd understands the nuances required to create adoption of cleantech solutions across a broad range of sectors, including mining. Todd has recently participated as an advisor in the Global Cleantech Advisory Group. Currently Todd is on the selection panel committee for the Global Hypergrowth Project for the Canadian Federal Government and is a dedicated member of and advisor to the Mine Supply Trade Association of Canada.

October
Date: Tuesday Oct 4th, 2022

Our AGM took place on October 4^th.

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After a summer break, the Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association is back. Our regular monthly meetings continue on the first Tuesday of each month (with breaks in January and summer).

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On Tuesday June 7th, Norm Mercer talked about the boom in Newfoundland & Labrador

2021 was a banner year for the mineral industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, with over 800 mineral exploration applications last year. Exploration expenditures nearly doubled from 2020, to just over $127 million. Mineral claim staking activity reached its highest point since the Voisey’s Bay claims 25 years ago. The value of mineral shipments were the highest ever recorded.

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On Tuesday May 3rd we heard from Rob Houle.

Rob Houle, President/ Co-founder Talon Resources and Community Development Inc.

Rob has negotiated several successful engagements in Ontario and Quebec. Learn his successful strategies of engagement and consultation in communities allowing individuals to further their career experience.

Talon has over 25 years of experience working for and with First Nations across Canada. Talon’s partners have successfully raised millions of dollars in North America for resource projects.

Talon’s Mission: “Building resource projects with First Nations proving that First Nation’s can be sound investments.“

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On Tuesday April 5th we heard from Kate Parkinson from Sandvic speak about the changes that are taking place in the mining industry with regards to Battery Electric vehicles across Canada.

Electric vehicles are critical to mining reaching net zero, with diesel vehicles accounting for 30%-50% of greenhouse emissions at a mine site.