OVMC at EY Centre Gem and Mineral Show
Ottawa – April 10-13, 2025
The Ottawa Valley Mineral Club had a booth at the show. We were quite busy providing free mineral samples, sharing the viewing of minerals under a microscope and explaining what the mineral club offers to individuals and families. Many visitors came to the booth. Some joined right there and others joined online later from home.
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Two Members won 1st and 3rd Place in Student Competition at PDAC
Toronto – March 5, 2025
Congratulations to OVMC members Jack Halloran and Kelsie Ojaste who won 1st and 3rd place respectively in the M.Sc. (Masters of Science) student competition at the recent PDAC mining convention in Toronto! Jack and Kelsie are graduate students at the University of Ottawa and, along with about 30 other students from across Canada and the US, they presented posters outlining their geological research projects at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention. The PDAC is the largest mining and mineral exploration related convention in the world, attracting 27,000 attendees from over 135 countries. The convention hosts a large competition where B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. students can present their work.
Jack is currently researching the Valeriano Copper-Gold porphyry deposit in Chile and Kelsie is studying the role of volatile elements in the formation of nickel, copper and platinum group deposits at Sudbury. Both Jack and Kelsie will be presenting summaries of their work at the April meeting of the OVMC so come on out and learn about this prize-winning research!
Fellow OVMC Member, Michael Bainbridge, Receives 2024 Carnegie Mineralogical Award
Tucson – February 15, 2025
OVMC member Michael Bainbridge (right) receives the 2024 Carnegie Mineralogical Award for outstanding contributions to mineralogical conservation, preservation or education. The award was presented February 15th at the 70th annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show by Travis Olds, assistant curator of mineralogy at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. The award was established in 1987 and Michael joins a very prestigious group of recipients. In addition to his work as the assistant curator of mineralogy at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Michael is an outstanding mineral photographer, has authored or co-authored seminal books on Bill Pinch and his first mineral collection, as well as Minerals of the Grenville Province, and given presentations at numerous conferences and club meetings. Congratulations Michael!
