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News and Events

  • August 7, 2022 - The NWOPA Awards Committee is accepting nominations for  year 2021 awards, Deadline to submit is September 30. 2022. Nominations can be sent to nominations@nwopa.net or any committee  member (Click for details) 
  • March 14, 2022 - The Annual Mining Day scheduled for June 2022 at Marina Park in Thunder Bay has been postponed until June,17 2023. Click to view Mining Day Website
  • Oct. 21, 2021 - The NWOPA Awards Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 NWOPA awards. (Read more..)
  • Oct. 21, 2021 - The joint NWOPA/CIM/WIM Christmas Party has been postponed until December, 2022.
  • Apr. 20, 2020 - The NWOPA Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2019 Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award 

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Ore Deposits 101
Check out this series of videos from Sprott Global Investments giving an introduction to different ore deposit types in simple layman's terms.
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