April 06, 2023
Save the Dates: May 31 to June 2, 2023
Minerals North 2023 in Quesnel, Wednesday, May 31 to Friday, June 2, 2023. Online registration is open for Conference Delegates and Trade Show Exhibitors. The trade show is a great opportunity to showcase your business, featuring nearly 80 indoor booths plus outdoor exhibition spaces at the West Fraser Centre.
The Minerals North Tradeshow is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your business alongside nearly 80 other exhibitors. Spaces are limited with less than 10 booths still available! Reserve your spot now.
Get your plaid on and join us for The Minerals North Banquet in Cariboo fashion! The banquet is the highlight of the weekend for many attendees. The food will be delicious, glasses will be full, the entertainment will be outstanding, and the fun will be, well, FUN! You will not be disappointed with this great evening with friends. Get your ticket now!
Curious about what is required to host a Minerals Conference & Trade Show? Delegates are invited to attend a breakout session at the West Fraser Centre on June 1, held by the Minerals North Conference Association (MNCA). Eligible entities for hosting include local governments, First Nation governments, chambers of commerce and economic development agencies. Even if one is from a small community, MNCA is willing to explore the feasibility of staging this annual event in your community.
MNCA is a small society which awards the conference and provides support to the host committee in delivering the event. Society directors come from the minerals sector, local government, First Nation organizations and suppliers. If you are interested in seeing this important northern BC event continue and open to assisting or joining our Board, feel free to attend the Quesnel breakout session or let us know through minerals@mineralsnorth.ca.
See the Preliminary Agenda. The program full of a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be represented by Osisko, Artemis, Taseko, Giga Metals, Imperial Metals, AME (Association for Mineral Exploration), Geoscience BC, and BC Mineral Development Office. Speakers from these organizations will lead plenary and breakout sessions. We’re excited for what the weekend will hold! The festivities begin with the Welcome Reception held outdoors in the Hosting Precinct, please dress accordingly.
The fun starts before the conference begins! Join one of the pre-conference activities. The Gibraltar Mine tour is now full! There is still room for the tour of the Cariboo Gold Project; with a stop at Barkerville Historical Site. You may also choose to stay close to town with an afternoon of golf at Richbar Golf Course. These activities can be purchased with your registration on Civic Info.
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Taseko's is the owner (75%) and operator of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, located in south-central British Columbia, the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada and the largest employer in the Cariboo region. Since restarting Gibraltar, in 2004, Taseko has expanded and modernized the operation. It is now an award wining, state-of-the-art facility that produces an average of 130 million pounds of copper per year.
Interested in raising your profile with the minerals sector and northern BC communities? Become a sponsor of this prestigious annual conference. Check out conference sponsorship opportunities or contact us about a custom sponsorship that best suits your company or organization.
