Who We Are
The PPDA (Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association) is a lobby group representing the interests of mineral explorationists in the Porcupine District of Northeastern Ontario. We concern ourselves with local, provincial and national issues affecting our members.
The association promotes mineral exploration in the region by hosting the Northeastern Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium (NEOMMS) every other year, and 2026 is our turn to host again!
As external advisory body, the association attempts to work with the government on topics such as: revisions to the “Mining Act”, the Geoscience program of the Ontario Geological Survey and land-use planning.
Our membership includes individuals affiliated with the prospecting community, the junior exploration/mining sector, the major exploration/mining sector and numerous service industries.
In 2025 we:
Hosted our annual introduction to prospecting course and field trip of the Timmins Gold Camp.
Visited various events in the community to raise awareness of the mineral exploration industry, and opportunities that exist such as the Northern College MineOpportunity challenge.
Started to work towards a scholarship which will be offered to students entering the earth sciences, and other programs supporting the mineral exploration industry. In Progress.
Collaborated with the Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA) for the revitalization strategy.
Supported local businesses through charitable donations, and promoting a local lab by touring their new state of the art assay prep stations.