Attendees ride an escalator at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during the 2017 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, in Toronto, Ontario, which bills itself as the world’s biggest mining gathering. The prospect of increased dealmaking was a hot topic for the more than 20 000 geologists, promoters and investors who attended the four-day PDAC convention, which has grown in size, stature and influence since it began in 1932. Coming up on July 11 and 12 in Santiago, Chile, is the new Investing in Latam Mining Cumbre, which will be previewed in Mining Weekly’s special feature on South America. For more information, contact Reinette Classen at 011 622 3744.