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Junior miners struggle to access new tech: IOS GeoSciences at PDAC 2025

Canada provides a stable environment, but junior miners are feeling the tech squeeze

Many deposits require specialized extraction and refining processes, making the economics of mining vastly different depending on mineral composition.

Many deposits require specialized extraction and refining processes, making the economics of mining vastly different depending on mineral composition. | Credits: IOS Geosciences

The atmosphere at this year's PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada) convention is markedly different from years past, according to Hugues Longuépée, business development manager at IOS...

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