En masse for mining: Northern Ontario Mining Showcase readies for 2016.

• Author: Ross, Ian
• Position: MINING

The Northern Ontario Mining Showcase is cashed up and ready to go for year three.

Those mining supply and service companies interested in displaying their products and services at the 2016 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention, as part of a regional pavilion, can start signing up in September.

"It's first come, first served," said organizer Marla Tremblay, who is opening registration for exhibitors through her consulting firm--www.markeyconsulting.com--starting Sept. 14.

She's advising those interested in attending not to wait.

Tremblay is budgeting for 65 exhibitors up from 55 last March--for the three-day trade show scheduled in early March.

"Based on the interest, I don't think we'll have a problem filling 65."

In late July, FedNor delivered $380,000 to the City of Temiskaming Shores for the regional industry showcase to attend the PDAC annual convention, scheduled for March 6-9 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The PDAC convention is the world's leading convention and trade show for companies and organizations connected with the mining industry.

Each year, it attracts more than 1,000 exhibitors and 25,000 representatives from more than 125 countries.

It's considered a mecca for Northern Ontario mining supply and service companies to make their mark on an international stage by promoting their products, services and expertise, explore new international markets and make contacts.

This will be third consecutive year of the hugely successful Northern Ontario showcase and the second on the convention centre floor after spending its inaugural year in 2013 as a...