Long Lake Zinc Mine Field Trip #2 (Evening)
The Long Lake Zinc Mine (Sometimes called the Richardson Mine) started in 1897 with a number of mining operations in the early and mid 1900s focusing on zinc and lead...
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** NOTE: Mineral collecting field trips will begin again in the Spring. Click on Previous Events below to browse past field trips, meetings and other events. Come to our monthly meetings which are held every second Thursday each month. Bring your rocks and minerals to have experts identify or exchange for other minerals plus attend fascinating presentations. Presentations are in English but bilingual club members would be happy to translate questions.
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NW of Parham, ON Parham, Ontario, Canada
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OVMC November 2025 Meeting – The Pleasures of Micromounting
Musée canadien de la nature 240, rue McLeod, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to...
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OVMC December 2025 Meeting – Extraordinary Mineral Diversity at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec and Mineral Auction
Musée canadien de la nature 240, rue McLeod, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaJoin us for Door Prizes, Auction and Christmas Treats 6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring...
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OVMC January 2026 Meeting – The Geology of the Ottawa Area and Silent Auction
Canadian Museum of Nature 240 MacLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaNOTE: We have rented the Museum's Theatre in the basement for a much more comfortable and quieter space. When you enter CMN, go to the back of the Lobby and...
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OVMC February 2026 Meeting – Fossils of the Ottawa Area
Canadian Museum of Nature 240 MacLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada6:00 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 6:00, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to...
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OVMC March 2026 Meeting – Mineral Cleaning Demystified: Practical Tips to Maximize Mineral Beauty
Canadian Museum of Nature 240 MacLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:00 PM. Members are free to bring in a reasonable number of samples or specimens to...
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OVMC Meeting – Mineral Palette: Decoding the Colours of Minerals
Musée canadien de la nature 240, rue McLeod, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaMeeting Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the Theatre downstairs 5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:30 PM. Members are free to...
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EY Centre Gem and Mineral Show
EY Centre OttawaThe OVMC will have a booth at the EY Centre Gem and Mineral Show. Explore an extraordinary collection of crystals, fossils, gemstones, and handcrafted jewelry—each a masterpiece shaped by the...
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OVMC Youth Program
Canadian Museum of Nature 240 MacLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada6:00 PM Youth Program Workshops Location: Canadian Museum of Nature in the large area past the restaurant Four workshop facilitators will hold two workshops. Much appreciation is extended to Inna...
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Beryl Pit Field Trip
Quadeville - meet at Kauffeldt's Grocery Store Quadevilles, Ontario, CanadaThe Beryl Pit is an open pit with a large field of mine dump material that has been bulldozed for easier discovery. Originally, beryl was discovered in 1897 then the...
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OVMC May 2026 Meeting – The Scientific Value of Micromounting and Pinch Award
Canadian Museum of Nature 240 MacLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaJoin us and win door prizes! 5:30 PM Mineral Identification and Swap Shop “Rock Doctor” Clinic: Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:15 PM. Members are free to bring in a...
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Yates Mine Field Trip
Otter Lake Otter Lake, Quebec, CanadaThe Yates Mine was originally worked in 1906-07 for mica and fluorite and later in the 40’s and 50’s for fluorite and uranothorite. Possible minerals to be uncovered are: allanite,...