Industry Minister is back from the Prospectors and Developers Association Conference in Toronto

    Wednesday, 6 March 2024 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    More than 30 companies and 10 prospectors from this province attended this year.

    Industry Minister Andrew Parsons is back from attending the Prospectors and Developers Association Conference 2024 in Toronto.  This is the World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention and is the leading event connecting people to mineral exploration. Parsons says the province has been attending this event for decades now. He says more than 30 companies and 10 prospectors from this province attended this year. Parsons says local companies are always looking for investors and new opportunities and the resources are here. The Prospectors and Developers Association Conference attracts 30,000 attendees from over 130 countries each year. 

     

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