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Manitoba’s exploration, mining and mineral processing sectors during COVID-19 pandemic

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Julia Singh letter, letter to minister, mining, minister, MPDA

Dear Minister Pedersen:We appreciate the role the Manitoba government has played in encouraging social distancing and minimizing as much as

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Manitoba’s exploration, mining and mineral processing sectors during COVID-19 pandemic

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Julia Singh COVID, covid-19, exploration, letter, Minerals, mining, MPDA

April 2nd, 2020 The Hon. Blaine PedersenMinister of Agriculture and Resource Development Government of Manitoba Dear Minister Pedersen: We appreciate

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2022 Manitoba Mining Review

November 27, 2019January 17, 2022 Julia Singh magazine, Manitoba Mining, mining, MPDA magazine, MPDA magazine 2019
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Mining convention options

June 11, 2018December 18, 2018 Julia Singh Convention, meeting, mining, mining4beer, options

Hi everyone, A vote was taken with the members on-hand at the association meeting. In light of the fact the MGS

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Save the date: June 20th

June 1, 2018 Julia Singh 20th, Canadian, date, June, Metals, Minerals, mining, Plan, Save

You are invited to meet and contribute to the development of the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP). Federal, Provincial

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Mining4Beer

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Julia Singh 4, Beer, meet, mining, network

A Mining4Beer chapter will be starting up in Winnipeg. It’s an event that happens once a month where geos, prospectors

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Content of April 4 meeting

March 15, 2018 Julia Singh Challenge, financial, gold, Goodman, investment, management, mining, strength, student, test

Hello everyone, Four students from the University of Manitoba are going to recreate their presentation from the Goodman Gold Challenge.

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Government of Manitoba agencies, boards and commissions

February 9, 2018March 15, 2018 Julia Singh Advisory, Agencies, authorities, Boards, bodies, Commissions, councils, funding, government, judicial, Manitoba, mining, organizations, professional, tribunals.

The Government of Manitoba makes appointments to a number of agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs). These are entities established by

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Inflexible land protections rob Nova Scotians of economic opportunity

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 Julia Singh Association, Economic, Inflexible, land, mining, Nova, opportunity, protections, rob, Scotians

Source: Mining.com Written by: Sean Kirby- Mining Association of Nova Scotia Photo: Cape Breton contains 30 per cent of the total amount

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The International Women in Resources Mentoring Programme (IWRMP)

September 8, 2017 Julia Singh action, Business, Canada, diversity, guidance, inclusion, leadership, mining, National, Plan, Status, Women, work

Women in Mining Canada (WIMC) launched the National Action Plan (NAP) in January this year, laying out the challenge to

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March 2023 Monthly Meeting

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

No speaker this month but VP, Paul Gosselin, will be providing an update.

Meeting Details:
Date: Tuesday March 7, 2023
Hosted By: Paul Gosselin
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Hilton Airport Suites Winnipeg, 1800 Wellington Avenue
Cost: $15

Get your ticket here:

Previous meetings

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 4th.

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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.

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