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News and Events

• The NWOPA Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the following awards to be presented the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Awards Dinner at the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase.

         1.  Lifetime Achievement
            2.  “Bernie Schnieders” Discovery of the Year
            3.  Developer of the Year
            4. “Dan Calvert” Distinguished Service Award
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• The Annual General Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA) will take place on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase (OPES) in Thunder Bay.
• 2019 Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase "Here we GOLD again"  will be held at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay April 2 & 3 , 2019.
• The 7th Annual Mining Day will be held at Marina Park in Thunder Bay scheduled for June 22, 2019. 
  

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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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