- critical raw materials
- Sunday 1 March 2026, 09:00 - Wednesday 4 March 2026, 18:00 (EST)
Practical information
- When
- Sunday 1 March 2026, 09:00 - Wednesday 4 March 2026, 18:00 (EST)
- Where
- Toronto
- Languages
- English
- Website
- https://pdac.ca/convention-2026
Description
The annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention is the premier event for the world’s mineral exploration, bringing together up to 27 000 attendees from over 125 countries.
This year, representatives from HaDEA and HaDEA-managed projects will attend the convention to present opportunities and achievements in the field of R&I for raw materials.
Join our workshop "Innovative technologies driving a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials in the European Union" on 3 March, 12.00 – 13.30.
Throughout the event, representatives from HaDEA and HaDEA-managed projects will be present at the EU booth, explaining EU funding opportunities and results of the funded projects.
Discover the full list of participating projects:
- ROTATE – Circular Ecological Essential & Critical Raw Materials
- SCIMIN-CRM – Sustainable & CIrcular Production of MINeral Critical Raw Materials
- PERSEPHONE – Autonomous Exploration and Extraction of Deep Mineral Deposits
- MINOTAUR – Miniaturized Robotic Systems for Autonomous In-Situ Exploration
- REEPRODUCE – Dismantling and Recycling Rare Earth Elements from End-of-life Products
- SUPREEMO – SUstainable EuroPean Rare Earth Elements Value Chain
- REESilience – Resilient and Sustainable Critical Raw Materials Supply Chains
- MultiMiner – Earth Observation & Machine Learning for Mineral Exploration
- LITHOS – Cost-effective Processing & Refining of Lithium
- MINE.IO – A Holistic Digital Mine 4.0 Ecosystem
- BATRAW – Recycling of End-of-life Battery Packs for Domestic Raw Material Supply
