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News and Events


  • 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.
  • NWOPA together with the Thunder Bay Geology & Lapidary Club participated in the NW Trappers Convention held on March 1 & 2, 2019 (view page)
  • 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
(details)