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12 March 2026

Anglo American was again a proud Platinum Sponsor at the 94th annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, recognised as the leading global gathering for the mineral exploration and mining industry.

PDAC 2026 took place from 1 to 4 March 2026 in Toronto, Canada, bringing together over 27,000 attendees from more than 125 countries, including investors, mining developers, geoscientists, government officials, Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, and students. The convention hosts 1,300+ exhibitors and 700 presenters, offering a platform for education, networking, and business development.

Find out more about our PDAC 2026 engagements below.

Anglo American’s participation at PDAC 2026

As part of the programme, CEO of Anglo American, Duncan Wanblad took part in two high profile discussions, including Invest in Canada Day’s Canadian Critical Minerals Forum with Invest in Canada Day’s CEO, The Honourable Laurel Broten, where he shared the vision for Anglo Teck as a global critical minerals champion rooted in Canada’s strengths as a mining jurisdiction. Duncan also joined Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, The Honourable Tim Hodgson, and RBC CEO Dave McKay in a conversation hosted by Canadian law firm Torys, exploring the geopolitical importance of critical minerals, Canada’s opportunity for leadership, and the collective urgency needed to seize that opportunity.

Digitising the Canadian Digital Core Library

On the sidelines of PDAC, Anglo American joined the Government of Canada, Creative Destruction Lab, Laurentian University and industry partners, including Teck, in signing a Declaration of Intent to explore the creation of the Canadian Digital Core Library (CDCL). This initiative aims to digitise the country’s geological drill core and build an AI ready national geoscience platform, giving explorers of all sizes access to a shared foundation of high-quality data. Richard Price, our Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, signed on behalf of Anglo American alongside senior federal ministers, including The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, marking an important step toward modernising geoscience infrastructure across the country.

For Anglo American, the CDCL aligns closely with our commitment to applying cutting edge science and technology to mineral discovery. This partnership reinforces our role in accelerating discovery, reducing risk and unlocking Canada’s vast mineral potential in support of the global energy transition, helping discover the mines of tomorrow and deliver the minerals the world urgently needs.

Insights from our subject matter experts at PDAC 2026

Rudolph Botha, VP, Environment and Integrated Closure, and Sean Whitaker, Principal, Progressive Rehabilitation, hosted a Masterclass session on Anglo American’s regenerative, systems-based, best-practice approach to mine closure and social transition.

Jan Klawitter, VP, Government and International Relations, and Pertti Lamberg, CEO of Anglo American in Finland, contributed to panel discussions during PDAC’s EU Day. Ana Maria Cunha, VP of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs in Brazil, spoke about the importance of leading with transparency and on keeping our social commitments with communities. Similarly, Felipe Werneck, VP, Integrated Permitting, participated in a panel as part of Brazil Day, focusing on Brazil’s investment climate and opportunity.

Kate Southwell, SVP, General Counsel, spoke about our learnings from filing the NI 43-101 for the first time and the need for harmonisation in an event hosted by WSP. Sebastian Benavides, Manager, Discovery, shared key learnings from our discovery projects in the Andean Region. We also participated in the Brazil, Chile, Peru and Germany days. Ian Hudson, VP of Nature, participated in a jointly hosted IGF-WEF-PDAC Sustainability Forum – with the insights of the session feeding into the PDAC Mining Ministerial Summit, at which Ruben Fernandes, Chief Operating Officer, represented Anglo American.

The CEEC Medal and Queen's University Mining Society lunch

The Anglo American team also hosted an evening event where Phil Newman, VP, Innovation, was presented with the CEEC medal for Technical Research for his work on Hydraulic Dewatered Stacking (HDS) – research conducted alongside colleagues Andrea López, Manager, Innovation, and Auel Kulmagambetova, Principal, Carbon Project Development.

Later, the team welcomed students at the Queen's University Mining Society lunch, during which Phil and Brigette Martini, Principal, Geosciences, shared insights into their career journeys with the students, as the next generation of talent in the mining sector.

Partnering for the next chapter in critical minerals

PDAC 2026 highlighted Anglo American’s continued leadership in shaping the future of critical minerals, innovation and sustainable mining. From our vision of Anglo Teck as a global critical minerals champion rooted in Canada’s strengths as a mining jurisdiction to advancing geoscience digitisation and sharing expertise across international forums, our teams demonstrated the depth and breadth of capability and leadership we bring to the sector.

As we look ahead, the partnerships, insights and commitments forged at PDAC will continue to guide our efforts to responsibly unlock the mineral resources the world needs for a more sustainable future.

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