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Spanish Mountain Gold will be at The Mining Investment Event in Quebec City
https://www.themininginvestmentevent.com/
https://www.convention.qc.ca/en/event-calenda...orth-2026/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYwRdVfp_E
THE Event synchronizes with the International Mining Week in Canada
https://discoveryalert.com.au/international-m...stem-2025/
Date: June 2 to June 4, 2026
Location: Centre des congrès de Québec (Quebec Convention Centre)
Address: 1000, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Québec, QC G1R 5T8.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8082665,-71.21...FQAw%3D%3D
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8100112,-71.21...FQAw%3D%3D
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Participation: The company is listed as a participating issuer, featuring in 1 on1 meetings and the ExplorCo Lounge/Coreshack.
Focus: The event acts as a major hub for one-on-one meetings with investors, along with attendance from mining firms, suppliers, and government representatives.
Keynote Speakers and Panels:
https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292418/T...-Companies
Joanne Jobin, CEO & Founder of THE Mining Investment Event, stated, "As THE Event continues to grow with the renewed focus on mining globally, we are excited to welcome distinguished keynote speakers including:
The Hon. Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister;
The Hon. Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources;
Mr. Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to Canada;
The Hon. Jean-François Simard, Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Quebec;
The Hon. Jagrup Brar, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia;
The Hon. Neil B. Jacobson, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Lands and Mines Division in New Brunswick.
Additionally, Mr. Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management and Mr. Terry Salman, CEO of Salmon Partners, will join as speakers at THE Event. We are proud to report that over 200 international mining groups, including 150 mining companies, are participating. We also welcome new partners Hatch Ltd., PAL Airlines, and Velocity Capital.
Additional keynote speakers are still being confirmed and will be announced soon. An updated preliminary agenda is now available on our website."
participating companies:
https://www.themininginvestmentevent.com/part...panies-1-1
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Spanish Mountain Gold's agenda in THE Event:
- Significant high grade gold in the 2025–2026 drilling program
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metso Canada in February 2026 supports production infrastructure build development.
- Release of a new PEA and a new MRE in the first half of 2026.
- Advancing the company's operation towards 2027 build decision.
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About The ExplorCo Lounge / Coreshack:
The ExplorCo Lounge / Coreshack is a specialized, curated feature of THE Mining Investment Event of the North, held annually in Québec City.
It serves as a dedicated hub for junior mining exploration companies ("ExplorCos"
to showcase their projects, drill cores, and logos to investors,
Key Aspects of the ExplorCo Lounge
Purpose: It acts as a focal point for 1 on 1 meetings between junior exploration companies and industry invitees/investors.
Focus: The area highlights small-cap companies and provides a "Coreshack" environment, allowing for the review of geological data and core samples.
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How The Mining Investment Event differs from other Mining forums.
The Mining Investment Event of the North (often referred to as "THE Event" in Quebec City differs from other mining forums by positioning itself as Canada's only invitation-only, Tier 1 global mining investment conference specifically curated for one-on-one, high-level meetings. Unlike larger, open-attendance industry events like PDAC, there are no booths. THE Event focuses on facilitating direct access between pre-screened mining companies, international investors, and government officials to accelerate actual investment outcomes.
Here are the key differentiators:
1. Invitation-Only & Specialized Focus
Targeted Audience: THE Event is not open to the general public. It specifically caters to junior to mid-tier mining companies (approx. 100+), accredited investors, family offices, and financial institutions.
Direct Access: It focuses on high-level networking, featuring over 2,000 pre-arranged one-on-one meetings, reducing the "noise" found at larger conventions.
2. Focus on Actionable Investment
Independent Sponsorship: Independently sponsored by the Government of Québec and major financial players, it is designed to build concrete bridges between capital and opportunities.
Curated Content: Instead of just trade booths, the program emphasizes company presentations, expert panels, and, keynotes from industry thought leaders.
3. Unique Social & Sustainability Initiatives
SHE-Co Initiative: A specific initiative dedicated to empowering women in the mining industry, promoting diversity and equality.
Student Sponsorships: A focus on training and educating the next generation of mining professionals.
ESG Emphasis: Highlighting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues as a core theme rather than an afterthought.
4. Regional & Strategic Setting
Quebec Focus: Located in Quebec City, it benefits from the support of one of the world's most stable and popular mining jurisdictions.
Intimate Atmosphere: Despite being a "Global" event, its invitation-only nature creates a more intimate and productive atmosphere compared to massive conferences like PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada).
5. Unique Networking
Exclusive Experiences: Features curated networking events, such as a Lucid Motors demo drive, enhancing the high-end feel of the conference.
Comparison with PDAC:
PDAC is the world’s largest, open-format, broad-industry conference focusing on exploration and public mining company exposure. THE Event is smaller, invitation-only, and strictly focused on investment matchmaking.
THE Event in Quebec City takes place annually at the Centre des congrès de Québec.
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"THE Event" is important and vital for Spanish Mountain Gold's successful operation. Non-dilutive financing approach is the main objective for Spanish Mountain Gold's participation in THE Event: The company's mining project can pay loans before achieving revenue by using alternative financing like stream financing, royalty financing, or joint ventures, which are less restrictive than traditional debt and use future production or revenue as collateral instead of pre-existing income. Other methods include securing government grants and incentives, pre-selling a portion of future production through off-take agreements.
The investors at THE Event act more like strategic business partners than passive shareholders, particularly given the conference's focus on intimate, high-level, and curated meetings. While they ultimately seek financial returns, their engagement style involves technical collaboration, long-term commitment, and direct involvement, which are characteristic of partners.
The Characteristics of THE Event and The Role of Investors as Strategic Partners:
Curated Strategic Meetings: The event is designed to facilitate private, one-on-one meetings between mining companies, financiers, and government authorities, moving beyond public market trading into direct, strategic engagement.
Focus on Technical Collaboration: Investors (including major mining companies) often participate to get a "front-row seat" on exploration and development projects, allowing them to technical influence programs.
Long-Term Orientation: The event focuses on sustainability and long-term value, with "partners" actively funding projects, as opposed to solely trading shares in the open market.
Strategic Investment Trends: Many participants represent major mining companies or institutional investors looking to acquire minority positions in juniors as a stepping stone to potential future acquisition or project partnerships.
Partnership Terminology: The event explicitly refers to attendees as "Partners" and emphasizes that they value them as long-term collaborators who help build the platform together.
Due Diligence & Technical Support: These investors provide, or demand, technical expertise, assisting junior companies with resources they may otherwise lack.
Credibility & Validation: Securing backing from these partners adds credibility to a mining project, making it easier for juniors to attract further investment.
Risk Management: Strategic investment allows partners to share the high risk of exploration and development with the junior company.
This "partner-first" approach is further emphasized by the fact that the event itself is independent and supported by a wide network of industry "partners," including major mining companies, financial institutions, and government officials.
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Financiers / Partners will inject hundreds of million dollar working capital into the company's operation: Drilling, Feasibility Study, OEM, construction cost leading to gold production.
..
Canada is a resource-rich country. Cash-rich companies, institutions and private investors seek partnership in rewarding projects while the government works as a mediator endorsing between the investors and emerging gold / silver producers and offering incentives to both parties. THE Event is an ingenious contrivance in creating jobs, boosting tax revenue and increasing Canada's wealth from Mother Nature.
https://www.themininginvestmentevent.com/
https://www.convention.qc.ca/en/event-calenda...orth-2026/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYwRdVfp_E
THE Event synchronizes with the International Mining Week in Canada
https://discoveryalert.com.au/international-m...stem-2025/
Date: June 2 to June 4, 2026
Location: Centre des congrès de Québec (Quebec Convention Centre)
Address: 1000, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Québec, QC G1R 5T8.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8082665,-71.21...FQAw%3D%3D
https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8100112,-71.21...FQAw%3D%3D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Participation: The company is listed as a participating issuer, featuring in 1 on1 meetings and the ExplorCo Lounge/Coreshack.
Focus: The event acts as a major hub for one-on-one meetings with investors, along with attendance from mining firms, suppliers, and government representatives.
Keynote Speakers and Panels:
https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292418/T...-Companies
Joanne Jobin, CEO & Founder of THE Mining Investment Event, stated, "As THE Event continues to grow with the renewed focus on mining globally, we are excited to welcome distinguished keynote speakers including:
The Hon. Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister;
The Hon. Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources;
Mr. Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to Canada;
The Hon. Jean-François Simard, Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Quebec;
The Hon. Jagrup Brar, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia;
The Hon. Neil B. Jacobson, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Lands and Mines Division in New Brunswick.
Additionally, Mr. Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management and Mr. Terry Salman, CEO of Salmon Partners, will join as speakers at THE Event. We are proud to report that over 200 international mining groups, including 150 mining companies, are participating. We also welcome new partners Hatch Ltd., PAL Airlines, and Velocity Capital.
Additional keynote speakers are still being confirmed and will be announced soon. An updated preliminary agenda is now available on our website."
participating companies:
https://www.themininginvestmentevent.com/part...panies-1-1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spanish Mountain Gold's agenda in THE Event:
- Significant high grade gold in the 2025–2026 drilling program
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metso Canada in February 2026 supports production infrastructure build development.
- Release of a new PEA and a new MRE in the first half of 2026.
- Advancing the company's operation towards 2027 build decision.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About The ExplorCo Lounge / Coreshack:
The ExplorCo Lounge / Coreshack is a specialized, curated feature of THE Mining Investment Event of the North, held annually in Québec City.
It serves as a dedicated hub for junior mining exploration companies ("ExplorCos"
to showcase their projects, drill cores, and logos to investors, Key Aspects of the ExplorCo Lounge
Purpose: It acts as a focal point for 1 on 1 meetings between junior exploration companies and industry invitees/investors.
Focus: The area highlights small-cap companies and provides a "Coreshack" environment, allowing for the review of geological data and core samples.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How The Mining Investment Event differs from other Mining forums.
The Mining Investment Event of the North (often referred to as "THE Event"
in Quebec City differs from other mining forums by positioning itself as Canada's only invitation-only, Tier 1 global mining investment conference specifically curated for one-on-one, high-level meetings. Unlike larger, open-attendance industry events like PDAC, there are no booths. THE Event focuses on facilitating direct access between pre-screened mining companies, international investors, and government officials to accelerate actual investment outcomes. Here are the key differentiators:
1. Invitation-Only & Specialized Focus
Targeted Audience: THE Event is not open to the general public. It specifically caters to junior to mid-tier mining companies (approx. 100+), accredited investors, family offices, and financial institutions.
Direct Access: It focuses on high-level networking, featuring over 2,000 pre-arranged one-on-one meetings, reducing the "noise" found at larger conventions.
2. Focus on Actionable Investment
Independent Sponsorship: Independently sponsored by the Government of Québec and major financial players, it is designed to build concrete bridges between capital and opportunities.
Curated Content: Instead of just trade booths, the program emphasizes company presentations, expert panels, and, keynotes from industry thought leaders.
3. Unique Social & Sustainability Initiatives
SHE-Co Initiative: A specific initiative dedicated to empowering women in the mining industry, promoting diversity and equality.
Student Sponsorships: A focus on training and educating the next generation of mining professionals.
ESG Emphasis: Highlighting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues as a core theme rather than an afterthought.
4. Regional & Strategic Setting
Quebec Focus: Located in Quebec City, it benefits from the support of one of the world's most stable and popular mining jurisdictions.
Intimate Atmosphere: Despite being a "Global" event, its invitation-only nature creates a more intimate and productive atmosphere compared to massive conferences like PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada).
5. Unique Networking
Exclusive Experiences: Features curated networking events, such as a Lucid Motors demo drive, enhancing the high-end feel of the conference.
Comparison with PDAC:
PDAC is the world’s largest, open-format, broad-industry conference focusing on exploration and public mining company exposure. THE Event is smaller, invitation-only, and strictly focused on investment matchmaking.
THE Event in Quebec City takes place annually at the Centre des congrès de Québec.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"THE Event" is important and vital for Spanish Mountain Gold's successful operation. Non-dilutive financing approach is the main objective for Spanish Mountain Gold's participation in THE Event: The company's mining project can pay loans before achieving revenue by using alternative financing like stream financing, royalty financing, or joint ventures, which are less restrictive than traditional debt and use future production or revenue as collateral instead of pre-existing income. Other methods include securing government grants and incentives, pre-selling a portion of future production through off-take agreements.
The investors at THE Event act more like strategic business partners than passive shareholders, particularly given the conference's focus on intimate, high-level, and curated meetings. While they ultimately seek financial returns, their engagement style involves technical collaboration, long-term commitment, and direct involvement, which are characteristic of partners.
The Characteristics of THE Event and The Role of Investors as Strategic Partners:
Curated Strategic Meetings: The event is designed to facilitate private, one-on-one meetings between mining companies, financiers, and government authorities, moving beyond public market trading into direct, strategic engagement.
Focus on Technical Collaboration: Investors (including major mining companies) often participate to get a "front-row seat" on exploration and development projects, allowing them to technical influence programs.
Long-Term Orientation: The event focuses on sustainability and long-term value, with "partners" actively funding projects, as opposed to solely trading shares in the open market.
Strategic Investment Trends: Many participants represent major mining companies or institutional investors looking to acquire minority positions in juniors as a stepping stone to potential future acquisition or project partnerships.
Partnership Terminology: The event explicitly refers to attendees as "Partners" and emphasizes that they value them as long-term collaborators who help build the platform together.
Due Diligence & Technical Support: These investors provide, or demand, technical expertise, assisting junior companies with resources they may otherwise lack.
Credibility & Validation: Securing backing from these partners adds credibility to a mining project, making it easier for juniors to attract further investment.
Risk Management: Strategic investment allows partners to share the high risk of exploration and development with the junior company.
This "partner-first" approach is further emphasized by the fact that the event itself is independent and supported by a wide network of industry "partners," including major mining companies, financial institutions, and government officials.
..
Financiers / Partners will inject hundreds of million dollar working capital into the company's operation: Drilling, Feasibility Study, OEM, construction cost leading to gold production.
..
Canada is a resource-rich country. Cash-rich companies, institutions and private investors seek partnership in rewarding projects while the government works as a mediator endorsing between the investors and emerging gold / silver producers and offering incentives to both parties. THE Event is an ingenious contrivance in creating jobs, boosting tax revenue and increasing Canada's wealth from Mother Nature.
