NL team attends second largest international mining conference, the AME Roundup

    Thursday, 23 January 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Industry, Energy and Technology Minister Andrew Parsons says NL’s team includes junior exploration companies and prospectors active in the province like Maritime Resources Corp., New Found Gold Corp., Red Paramount Iron Ltd., and Krinor Resources Inc. 

    There’s a NL contingent in Vancouver this week attending one of the country’s premier mining conferences. The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME)  Roundup wraps up today in British Columbia’s capital city. Industry, Energy and Technology Minister Andrew Parsons says four government officials are attending the event. He says NL’s team also includes junior exploration companies and prospectors active in the province like Maritime Resources Corp., New Found Gold Corp., Red Paramount Iron Ltd., and Krinor Resources Inc. 

    AME Roundup is the second largest international exploration and mining conference in Canada, with 6,000 to 7,000 attendees from around the world. 

     

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