Buzz on the Bullboards: PDAC is coming

From March 4th – 7th, the world of mining will descend upon Toronto for PDAC 2018: the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s annual mining convention. A quick visit to the PDAC website puts this mining show into context.

The four-day annual convention held in Toronto, Canada, has grown in size, stature and influence since it began in 1932 and today is the event of choice for the world’s mineral industry.

This year, mining is back. Canada’s first mining show of the year, VRIC 2018, was sold out of booths. Organizers scrambled to add additional booths for exhibitors wherever space could be found.

PDAC 2018 promises to be huge: over 1,000 exhibitors and 24,000 attendees from 130 different countries. This is a global event in every sense of the word. As always, Stockhouse will be there as well. This year we have our own PDAC booth (#MM3208). We welcome investors to stop by and talk about markets.

While the Stockhouse Community has been energized in recent months by some emerging sectors, the mining industry remains a focal point for this audience. Precious metals and traditional base metals sectors continue to have strong followings. Added to this is soaring interest in “green” metals: metals markets that have exploded in response to the demand for emerging technologies like the lithium-ion battery.

Most of the exhibitors at PDAC will be the small-cap mining companies with which most Stockhouse investors are more familiar. However, there is a strong large-cap presence at this convention, with many of the mining world’s household names as prominent sponsors. Teck, Agnico Eagle, BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale are just some of the giants of the mining world that are participating at PDAC.

As mining investors prepare for PDAC, some will be curious to know which names are currently generating the most “buzz” at Stockhouse – Canada’s largest financial portal for small-cap investing. Here is a list of the mining company Bullboards that have drawn the most traffic at Stockhouse over the past week.


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Topping the list is Harte Gold (TSX: HRT, OTCQB: HRTFF, Forum). Harte is turning heads after it released a new resource estimate that triples the size of its resource at its Sugar Zone Project. Behind Harte is a name now very familiar to Stockhouse’s mining investors: Novo Resources Corp (TSX: V.NVO, OTCQB: NSRPF, Forum).

NVO soared to prominence over the summer on news on its exploration in Australia. After an extended pullback, Novo has been gaining ground again in recent weeks.

Next among mining companies is another popular Stockhouse name: Far Resources Ltd. (CSE: FAT, OTCQB: FRRSF, Forum). Its lithium exploration has drawn considerable interest, and today this company announced the appointment of an interim CEO.

Following this in the Top-10 for mining companies are some larger cap mining companies: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX: IVN, OTCQB: IVPAF, Forum), Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX: ELD, NYSE: EGO, Forum), and Fission Uranium Corp (TSX: FCU, OTCQB: FCUUF, Forum). This reflects the broad range of interests in the Stockhouse Community.

Ivanhoe is a diversified base metals mininc company. Eldorado is a major gold producer. Fission is advancing a major uranium deposit in Canada's Athabasca Basin.

The world of mining is about to congregate in Toronto for this world-famous convention from March 4th through March 7th. However, mining investors congregate every day at Stockhouse.

Investors are encouraged to attend PDAC. It is an unparalleled opportunity for direct access to the senior management personnel of these mining companies. Get your due diligence “straight from the horse’s mouth”. Then come to Stockhouse to share those insights with other investors on your Bullboards.