PDAC - Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada 2009

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
(PDAC) represents the interests of the Canadian mineral
exploration and development industry. The association was established in 1932 in response to a proposed government regulation that threatened the livelihood of
Ontario prospectors. A brief history of the association is available  here. Today, 76 years after its founding, the association is a national organization with 6,000 individual members (including prospectors, developers, geoscientists, consultants, mining executives, and students, as well as those involved in the drilling, financial, investment, legal and other support fields) and 950 corporate members (including senior, mid-size and junior mining companies and organizations providing services to the mineral industry).

The work of the association is guided by the following
mission statement:

The PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests of the Canadian mineral exploration sector and to ensure a
robust mining industry in Canada. The PDAC will
encourage the highest standards of technical, environmental, safety and social practices in Canada and
internationally.