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times richer. with a grade at least three hold even greater reserves, Cigar Lake was estimated to wound down a discovery at the world, but as the decade the richest uranium deposit in in 1983. At the time, it was Lake mine began operation development. tone for all future uranium recommendations set the the people of the north. Those and the development benefited environment was protected, development, as long as the The final report favoured hearings in the spring of 1977. E.D. Bayda, began formal Inquiry, chaired by Mr. Justice the north should be developed. other uranium discoveries in determine if Cluff Lake and public board of inquiry would the government announced a further the next year when with the government soured Alwinsal, and Hudson Bay. province’s mines: Allan, Duval, ended up buying half the Corporation of Saskatchewan value. The new Potash in the province at fair market purchase any potash mine a bill giving itself the right to of potash revenue, passed unhappy with the reporting 1975, when the government, bigger shock came on Nov. 12, worried the industry, but a t ion of of ion With that approval, the Key The Cluff Lake Board of The industry’s relations t he Sa he s ka t chewan Mining Mining chewan Coronach. and associated coal mine near Poplar River Power Station was the construction of the development of the decade into a ghost town. Beaverlodge Mine, turning Eldorado shut down the tempered by bad: in 1982 Spotlight Gold Takes the 1985-1994: lifetime. million tonnes of ore in its Mine produced a total of 63 North Main Shaft. The Main border, nine years after the Saskatchewan side of the Mine, located on the the South Main shaft of the border, but in 1984 closed the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Callinan ore body, straddling Smelting Co. began mining its million ounces. produced more than one in production: to date, it has northeast of , remains a fly-in operation 125 km Resources’ Seabee Mine, came and went. Only Claude grade, short-lived mines 1989. Several similar high- ounces of gold from 1987 to Mine, which produced 76,750 starting with the Star Lake in the SMA’s third decade, In coal, the biggest That good news was In 1988, Eldorado Nuclear Hudson Bay Mining and Gold took the spotlight Ass ocia t ion

and in 1988 the Saskatchewan companies dropped to four, The number of producing sulphate industry hard. industries hit the sodium and paper and detergent friendly practices in the pulp Exchange on Nov. 2. public on the Toronto Stock of Potash Corp., which went ended with the privatization involvement in potash mining government’s direct McArthur River and Cigar Lake. Deliberations continued on Joint Venture proposal. and rejection of the Midwest Extension and McClean Lake, of the Dominique-Janine certain conditions) approval recommended (subject to In October 1993 the panel Mining Corporation’s project. Project, and the Cigar Lake Minatco Ltd.’s McClean Lake Venture ( Ltd.), Lake Project by Midwest Joint Extension, the South McMahon Amok Ltd.’s Dominique-Janine McArthur River Joint Venture, formed to review Cameco’s Northern Saskatchewan Mining Developments in Provincial Panel on at McArthur River. deposit of high-grade uranium of world’s largest known soon announced the discovery form Cameco Corp., which Ltd. and SMDC merged to More environmentally- In 1989, the provincial In 1991, the Joint Federal- FALL / WIN T ER 2015 coSvECerT stIONory 1111 2015 ER T WIN / FALL ion t ocia Ass Engineering Development, Earth’s Preserving Integrity. Earth’s Canada + 800 414-8314 [email protected] www.golder.com NEED MINE PLANNING AND DESIGNS NEED MINE PLANNING TRUST? CAN YOU ASK GOLDER. JUST Associates has built a trusted reputation on its environmental Golder But there is much more that we can and ground engineering services. 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Bienfait was Canada’s top mineral mineral top Canada’s was with jurisdiction, producing at valued production mineral of June In billion. $9.7 over became PotashCorp year, that valuable most Canada’s TSX. the on listed company of attention the drew That BHP giants mining global Tinto Rio and Vale, Billiton, In potash. Saskatchewan to a made BHP 2010, August bid (U.S.) hostile $38.6 billion withdrawn PotashCorp, for and provincial the both after opposed governments federal takeover. the Agrium and PotashCorp, $15 than more invested have production increased in billion March, past this Just capacity. further a announced Mosaic its in investment billion $1.7 project. mine K3 five-year-old 2005-2015: 2005-2015: and Growth Expansion | The official publica The depleted depleted mine Lake Key The the 2002, December In and mergers south, Down On Feb. 28, 1997, the Joint Joint the 1997, 28, Feb. On A new mineral burst onto the the onto burst mineral new A ORE Federal-Provincial Uranium Uranium Federal-Provincial approval recommended Panel commenting River, McArthur of because people, “northern that greatest the bear must they associated risk environmental because and project this with in roots traditional their of deserve Canada, of part this generously more share to the in Canadians” other than followed Approval benefits. Midwest the for year that later projects. Lake Cigar and but 1997, in reserves ore its in operating continued mill the McArthur the of expectation 1999, In opening. mine River project Lake McClean the operations. began Lake River/Key McArthur record world a set operation production, uranium for pounds million 18.7 producing month same That U3O8. since operation in Lake, Cluff pound last its produced 1980, 60 than more (of uranium of 20, Dec. On total). in million its received Lake Cigar 2004, licence construction surface Nuclear Canadian the from Commission. Safety the reduced had acquisitions mining companies of number to Saskatchewan in potash of Corporation Potash three: (which IMC Saskatchewan, its following Mosaic became and Cargill), with merger 2004 Agrium. 1995-2004: 1995-2004: Balance the Finding Minerals plant sold to Kam- to sold plant Minerals Ltd. Mines Kotia that emerged news as scene subsidiary a Limited, Monopros Consolidated, DeBeers of at pipe kimberlite a found had rush diamond A Lake. Sturgeon Uranerz, 1990, In followed. Cameco, with partnership in recovered had it reported from diamonds small several kimberlite Corne la à Fort the largest. world’s the of one field, work feasibility and Exploratory on continues Gold Shore by deposit. this 12 coSvECerT stIONory uranium, Cigar Lake is the million pounds of high-grade around. With an estimated 217 at Cigar Lake could turn that production in February 2014 in 2013, but the start of 2005 to just over 15 percent from around 30 percent in declined during the decade, global uranium production in greenfield development. an additional billion $8 invested between 2007 and 2015, with than $15 billion in expansions potash industry invested more production go ahead. Lake, the world’s largest should underground mine at Jansen on a greenfield conventional is continuing feasibility studies years. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton in Saskatchewan in nearly 40 first “greenfield” potash mine north of will be the This new solution-mining facility production targeted for 2017. Aktiengesellschaft in 2011 with Project, announced by K+S the $4.1-billion Legacy ORE Saskatchewan’s share of In total, the Saskatchewan Phone: (306) 668-4343Fax: (306)668-2003 Vanscoy, S0L 3J0 Saskatchewan Vanscoy Potash Operations and friends of up Made work. we where community the of part a be to proud are We improvement. continuous and standards high of a culture we embrace why That’s impact. an has we do everything that we understand Agrium, At and safely responsibly feed the world Helping to | The official publica official The | neighbours, colleagues and co-workers these communities are an integral part of Agrium. of part integral an are communities these co-workers and colleagues neighbours, the flue gas of coal-fired power used to remove mercury from market for activated carbon, Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. The venture of Norit Canada and Activated Carbon Plant, a joint the construction of the Bienfait coal during the decade was operations for eight decades. smelter, a centerpiece of its closed the Flin Flon copper in 1939 and in 2010, Hudbay Main mine headframe, built Minerals imploded its South anniversary in 2015. as it celebrated it’s own 40th going and going and going production in 1975, just keeps Rabbit Lake, which began enough) the Energizer bunny, meanwhile, like (appropriately than the world average. And which is 100 times richer global production from ore more than 13 percent of McArthur River, which supplies of its kind. world’s second-largest deposit t ion of of ion A major development in In July 2009, Hudbay The largest is, of course, t he Sa he s ka t chewan Mining Mining chewan agrium.com eastern flank of the Athabasca high-grade uranium find on the the Roughrider Zone, a new 2015. Major discoveries include Saskatchewan from 2005 to was invested in exploration in implemented around the U.S. legislation requiring its use is plants, is expected to grow as ounces of gold. of ounces S Resources’ Claude More than billion$2.5 Ass ocia eabee mine has produced more than one million million one than more produced has mine eabee t ion

The latter breathed new life and partner Alpha Minerals. in late 2012 by Fission Energy , announced the southwest flank of the South Patterson Lake, on style uranium deposit at and a shallow, unconformity- 2008 by , Basin, announced in February FALL / WIN T ER 2015 coSvECerT stIONory 1313 2015 ER T WIN / FALL ion t ocia Ass Whole Project Capability chewan Mining t is is ka ewillett@ s he Sa t The second 50 years of of years 50 second The ion of t how and practical experience, experience, practical and how mining Saskatchewan the future. bright a faces industry Mining Saskatchewan the be to promises Association the than exciting more even first. Edward Willett Edward (www.edwardwillett.com) a freelance writer in Regina. in writer freelance a the writing to addition In for book 50thanniversary Mining Saskatchewan the from Association, Ground, Fertile adapted, articleis this which history centennial the wrote he of Association the for books and Engineers Professional Saskatchewan Geoscientistsof Saskatchewan the (APEGS) and Association Surveyors Land science(SLSA). former A Leader- Regina the for columnist the he’s Radio, CBC and Post of books 50 than more of author wide a on fiction and non-fiction special a with topics, of variety technology. and science on focus at reached be can He .net. | The official publica With growing demand for for demand growing With Modern staking rushes are are rushes staking Modern very different from those of of those from different very the of result a as past, the Registry Administration Mineral (MARS), an Saskatchewan issuing for system online and claims, permits, mineral the by Launched leases. in government Saskatchewan web- this 2012, December the replaces system based ground-staking traditional grid electronic using approach, of location the define to maps MARS, With parcels. mineral on grid the closes whomever awarded is first computer the the to contrast in claim, the system, staking earlier-ground completion earliest the where 1 No. the on inscribed time claim the of post Northeast claim. the held who determined Saskatchewan resources the a with and abundance in has none to second industry mining know- technological of terms in into exploration in the Basin, Basin, the in exploration into staking modern-day a initiating rush. ORE 14 COSMMECUNITIONTIES Saskatchewan communities benefit from mining for over50 years to communities Mining connected ORE 100-kilometre radius. communities within a the southern mines affect effect, he mostsaid: of there’s an enormous local and work at the mine.” live in their own communities and is still in place. People can was in place when I was there from many ofparts the north, fly-in situation, flying people in communities. northern The people as we could from many and working with the industry. north employed in the industry those people who live in the he said. “It’s toimportant have cent and it’s still close to that,” employment by close to 40 per we increased northern Nightingale. in skills training, said through andtaxes participated supported infrastructure community development, jobs, contributed to local has created and sustained Agrium. Mosaic Co., PotashCorp and in Esterhazy, supported by Potash Interpretive Centre establishing the Saskatchewan retired, but was instrumental in Esterhazy, now Mosaic. and general manager of atIMC of Cigar Lake Mining Corp. Lake Mining Corp., President President and CEO of Key Association was also the the Saskatchewan Mining southern potash mines. fly-innorthern operations to the Saskatchewan, from the to communities around the benefits of mining Nightingale has seen “Companies have“Companies been In the southern locations, “We employed as many I“When was at Key Lake, Across the province, mining Nightingale is officially The former president of For John decades, | The official publica official The | system. facilitiescertain in the school a large donation to improve mining company has made built. In the the area, allow for a larger school to be early days advanced totaxes the mining company in the themselves. infrastructure and the towns schools, recreation facilities, a large way, contributing to supported communities in other ways. They have always invest in the communities in Nightingale said. on suppliers in the province,” mines. a greater distance from the and other communities at located in , Regina communities, while others are are located within the said. Some suppliers of local suppliers, Nightingale encourages the establishment economic effect, mining also mining’s biggest local people from afar.” people instead of bringing local people and training local very good about employing t Uranium Road, Uranium City 1957. City Uranium Road, Uranium ion of of ion “For instance, at Esterhazy, “Mining companies also has“It quite a big effect While employment is t he Sa he s ka t chewan Mining Mining chewan Saskatchewan Archives Board Photograph R-B6776-2 R-B6776-2 Photograph Board Archives Saskatchewan live in,” he said. “Because community to grow up and which made it a great (from the mining companies), closely linked to mining. community northern most which for decades was the He grew up in Uranium City, Saskatchewan communities. have invested heavily in attest that mining companies health and environment, can Athabasca’s manager of safety, of doing business.” it’s a big highlight of their way has continually advanced and environmentally-conscious. It mining industry is very doubt the Saskatchewan citizens in other ways, as well. companies strive to be good in their heareas, explained. much the mines are extracting receive funds based on how where rural municipalities complex distribution formula, subject to taxation based on a in.” to the communities they work consistent in their generosity “There “There was huge support Tom Bayer, Points “I can tell you without a And, he says, mining Mining companies are also “The companies are pretty Ass ocia t ion mine site, with a full gym, available to the public at the There was a full complex the regular intramural sports. broomball, curling, and all hockey, competitive baseball, south. There was very good the and sponsored to fly teams into school events, planes were unlimited times per year. could jump on that plane had a one mile strip. “Families and out,” he noted; the airport planes. in and out every day — on big road, and there were flights brought in by barge or winter bit of isolation; but food was the province, there was a little nearly at the tipnorthern of in there,” noted Bayer. activity, and a lot of companies U boom there was a lot of the Eldorado mines. the“In as the Lorado, Gunnar, and the “U City” district, such from the south.” ability to attract good teachers excellent schools, and the excellent recreational facilities, Eldorado was in there, we had “Even for sporting events, “737s were being flown in Because Uranium City sits Several mines were in FALL / WIN T ER 2015 COSMMECUNITIONTIES 1515 2015 ER T WIN / FALL Pauline Chewka, mayor of of Chewka, Pauline mayor shown always have “They industrypotash The was Esterhazy’spopulation it.worth all was it But now have “These things willingness“Mosaic, its in on the safety side, and side, safety the on in leader a is Westmoreland safety.” has town her says Esterhazy, working close a enjoyed also mining the all with relationship IMC to from companies— called have that Mosaic — 50 over for home “Potashville” years. strong be to themselves communityambassadors,” Chewka.said have “They cohesively worked always the meet help to town the with mining a being demandsof excellent are community and citizens.” corporate instance, instrumental,for the of development the in Potash Saskatchewan Centre.“The Interpretive of hundreds shows centre a what year each visitors looks mine potash working glimpse a them gives and like said miner,” a of day the into Chewka. up 3,100, than more is today in considerably2,474 from created growth That 2011. significantchallenges, such housing and roads building as to hired employees transient expansion. mine’s the on work work to businessesSmall had employees their keep to hard workers. attracted mine the as to us led have and stabilized, growth,” and improvements have now Chewka.said “We supporting businesses,new restaurants, new hotels, new apartments, and homes whenremain will which all is mines the constructionof to come have Developers over. residentialareas, all new build of value increasethe which of community overall. our the in invest continually to its sustainability of term long of future the ensuring mines,is come,” to Esterhazyyears for Chewka.said “Itbeenhas growthevery responsiblefor and undergone ever have we ahead.” us push to continues ion t ocia Ass “Of course, oil tends to to tends oil course, “Of about employs mining Coal the with along “That that fact the of proud “We’re the putting Also kind its “(Itof largest is)the is words, other in Estevan, an Westmoreland, good a be to appear “They part in our history – coal as coal – history our partin Ludwig. said oil,” as well with blessed been “We’ve natural one than more through gone We’ve resource. to back going booms oil few a 50s. the we’re now, Right cyclical. be few a from cent per 50 down we’re so oil, on ago years because But pinch. that feeling coal, have we that fact the of use that plants power the and one- a on impact the coal, lot a be would town resource case.” our in than worse area,he the in people 400 said. purchases spinoffs,the the fuel, the trucks, the with when then and – equipment — plants power the in take you economic the tremendous, is it Estevan. benefit spin-offsthat huge. is It coal in history long a have we to helped really That oil. and map.” the on us put new the is map the on region Boundary at project coal clean $1.4 SaskPower The Dam. sophisticated has facility billion capture carbon for equipment storage. and been that’s and world, the in have successful.We proven over all literally from countries to coming are that world the technology.” this at look industrial from benefiting also summer, the In tourism. the of tours offers Estevan the and plant power mines, very very, been “It’s pits. mine Ludwig. said popular,” now is Americancompany, which mine, coal the operating owners numerous had has history. year 100-plus its over described is Westmoreland astute very “a as Ludwig by company.” mining They’re citizen. corporate these All safety. on big very to have corporations large proactive and involved be chewan Mining t ka s ining he Sa t otash Interpretive askatchewan M ion of “That went over really well. well. really over went “That southeast the in Deep the seen has Ludwig Roy city a became Estevan large a played has “Coal The copper and zinc zinc and copper The they that year “The t area,” he said. “Over a matter matter a “Over said. he area,” was this years, four to three of to donated and out spread throughout projects different area. the supportive really were People that.” for thankful and Estevan province, the of corner Saskatchewan’s to home is been has Coalmines. oldest area the in continuously mined the making 1800s, the since longest-lived of one region NorthAmerica. in areas mining two from mining of effects city’s the he is only sides:not employed also is he but mayor, Coal Westmoreland by Company. history its but 1950s, the in when 1892, to back stretches arrive to began settlers first the area. the in Creighton by sponsoring local sponsoring by Creighton various supporting events, donations making and groups, for community the around projects. various in oldest the among is mine years, 83 at Saskatchewan, Fidler. noted 80th their celebrated put company the anniversary, donation dollar million a up donate to years few a over for projects different to and improvements community the throughout well-being askatchewan P | The official publica Creighton’s mayor Bruce mayor Creighton’s significantly are “We here. life partof “It’s mining the in “Fortunately, in involved gets HudBay Uranium City’s population population City’s Uranium people got you why “That’s farthersouth, Somewhat and much farther east, lies the the lies farthereast, much and population Creighton, of town across Directly 1,500. about Flin from border Manitoba the important an is Creighton Flon, nearby the to community mine. zinc and copper HudBay people 400 to 350 said Fidler mine. the at work town his from here,” mine the on dependent families of lot “A Fidler. said at working people had have generations. for mine the beneficialvery been It’s They’ve years. the throughout communities the supported the over well very area the of community through years, jobs. the and involvement and wages the industry, healthy. quite are benefits quite enjoyed have People years.” the over incomes good weight room, bowling alley and alley bowling room, weight theatre.” 4,500, about at peaked once 3,000 to fallen had it although was Bayer while 3,500 to a was that Yet, up. growing a such for size good fairly and community, far-northern people because likely was was food the well, paid were was housing the and healthy, inexpensive. a and country, the over all from long-term.” stayed people of lot Centre. John Nightingale, former president of the S Association, directs a tour at the S ORE 16 FEASECTTUREION his daughter is working in the said Roy, who is pleased that McClean. experience. He’s a lead hand at reputation for his expertise and and has developed a strong operator for over 20 years, the province. thousands of families across in mining, which supports more than one generation Saskatchewan families with representative of many the future had in store for me.” what I was learning, and what said Kimbley. “I really enjoyed the field and doing it in class,” doing everything, seeing it in so I had the experience of the course at McClean Lake, position. encouraged her to train for the since March, 2014. Her father two years, and a mill operator AREVA Resources Canada for on different crews. although, due to regulations, same shift at McClean Lake, Tommy Roy. The two are on the the career footsteps of father Lake operation, following in operator at AREVA’s McClean has grown into the industry. operations. You could say she uranium mine and mill working at Saskatchewan’s yet born when her father began all in theall family S Generations working together across the province “I am real proud of her,” Roy has been a mill Kimbley and Roy are “He suggested that I take Kimbley has been with Kimbley, 24, is a mill Katelynn Kimbley was not askatchewan mining girl born in April. She is also a brand new parent to a baby family like he did for his. I am to work hard to provide for my be just as good as him. good he is. That inspires me to I’ll hear people brag about how know he’s my dad. Some days, Kimbley. “Not many people as good as my dad is,” said the rest of the way to McClean. North. Buses take the crews then fly another hour to Points which takes about an hour, and They drive to , with a group of other workers. their homes in Beauval along Kimbley travel together from over a lot at work, Roy and there ever since. from Cigar Lake, and has been restarted to take uranium ore Lake when its mill was commissioning,” he said. new mill; I was there for the starting up. “It was a brand 1983, when its mill was just his career at Key Lake in College Mining School, started operator course at Northlands own.” added Roy. “She’s holding her the mines. compared to what they pay at jobs, but they pay very little at the mines. There are (other) here, the jobs around here are stable mining industry. “Up “He definitely inspired me “I do hope that I’m one day While they don’t cross He moved on to McClean Roy, who took the first mill “She’s doing a good job,” Kimbleys at McClean Lake. generation of Roys and Kimbley. my dad’s first grandchild,” said he still holds. Son Skylar came supervisor in 1999, a position and became mill production mine in 1980 as a labourer heavy equipment. bobcats — any and all types of cranes, forklifts, dump trucks, manned loaders, Broderson heavy equipment operator. He 1968 to 1993, mainly as a who worked at Lanigan from the PotashCorp Lanigan mine. held a wide variety of jobs at generations of haveBryksas Katelynn Kimbley, left, and her father Tommy Roy both work in ARE in work both TommyRoy father her and left, Kimbley, Katelynn mill at M at mill She may be the third Perry Bryksa joined the It began with Meril Bryska, Much further south, three •••••••• cClean Lake. cClean Lanigan mine. Lanigan P at generations three represent S kylar, P kylar, erry and M and erry doubt about it. I wouldn’t tell he said. also great to work with his son, dad, now retired, and now it’s I’m stlll here.” that I was going to stay. And end, that was my full intention move on. I didn’t say that. In the I’ll stay five years and then with it. Some people say well, try. mine. He decided to give it a his father was having at the emulate the success he saw the workforce and wanted to Perry Bryksa in an interview. PotashCorp mine.Cory son, Evan, is a scaffolder at the on board in 2010, and another eril Bryksa, left to right, right, to left Bryksa, eril “He’s doing good, there’s no It was great to work with his “He had a pretty good living Bryksa was keen to get into “We’re all mining,” said otashCorp’s otashCorp’s V A’s FEASECTTUREION 17 17

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Most recently, Richard’s son son Richard’s recently, Most said exciting,” really “It’s Prince in homes has Richard Brothers Albert, left, and Richard Gauthier are joined at Cameco’s Key Lake operation by Richard’s son Eddie. operate loaders, drive buses, drive loaders, operate forklifts, drive and planes de-ice duties. other among Cameco’s joined has Eddie one has as team, Lake Key Robin. nieces, Richard’s of in also is brother (Another the in mine Diavik the at mining, Territories.) Northwest generation next the of Richard for pleased very He’s in. joining own his “making is who Eddie, about talking even and money, house.” own his buying and Randy Beauval; and Albert and Beauval; in also are Robin Even Lake. Green in is Albert •••••••• ks-potashcanada.com Apply at K+S Potash Canada is recruiting tradespeople tradespeople recruiting is Canada Potash K+S with industryexperience and operators Project. the Legacy Be partfor a diverse, of latest the on work and group multi-talented new facility. technology in a brand The Gauthiers are a growing growing a are Gauthiers The more has Gauthier Albert mobile a is Richard Brother For instance, they could could they instance, For was he hired got he “When 15KSPC079_ORE Ad.indd 1 Key Lake family. Lake Key Cameco the at in years 30 than today and mine, former and mill Brother foreman. general a is One Operator an is Randy with working services, site with cranes, as such equipment graders. and truck haul trains He trainer. equipment roads, grade to employees new anybody to come work here if I if here work come to anybody place good a was it think didn’t of lots were There work. to ago, years few a there out jobs have could sons) (his they and came they but anywhere, gone here.” the in work to chosen have try did Skylar and oilpatch, but Calgary, in working out to home come to decided mining. here been He’s happy. pretty a here be He’ll since. ever it of sure pretty I’m time. long anyway.” 18 TECHNOLOGSECTION Y mining transforms T ORE Many advances in last years 50 driven by safety people safe. determination to keep their driven by mining companies’ of that change has been for PotashCorp, and much president technical services Arnfinn Prugger, vice- imaging done from surface. use of three-dimensional (3-D) what’s there because of the underground, they know exactly protect them. protective equipment to (PPE) systems and personal sophisticated machinery, bars and seat-belts, and have driving safe vehicles with roll managers and crew. They’re electronically to the mining like Autocad, and sent is created with software gear. underground with basic safety some kind, and his crew went driving a regular vehicle of over to his truck or office. up from their desks and walk mine manager, they would get communicate their ideas to a their designs for a mine. board and a pencil to create engineers used a drafting An operator remotely controls a jet-boring machine at the Cigar Lake uranium mine uranium Lake Cigar the at machine ajet-boring controls remotely operator An “Now we have a much It’s a sea change, said Before they even go Today, the mine design That manager was probably If they wanted to There was a time when | The official publica official The | echnology rings and steel shafts. or materials, such as tubbing although with new approaches same concept is often used, sandy, wet soil. Today, the Esterhazy to hold back the Ring was first installed at 1960s, when the Blairmore flooding began in the early mine.” possibility of flooding out your also dramatically reduces the security of the ore zone. It demonstrate “the safety and to find more potash, but to Prugger. The goal is not not mining into them,” said where those areas are, we’re underground. they even approach them areas that are unstable before potash companies to see Saskatchewan in 1986, allows from surface, first done in example, 3-D seismic mapping may seem unexpected. For advanced safety in ways that cultural change.” I started 25 years ago. This is a with safety auditing,” he said. and support staff to help them have good training materials – mines are well-trained, and we sure the people we put in the bigger infrastructure to make t ion of of ion Safety and protection from “With foreknowledge of Technology has enormously “That didn’t really exist when t he Sa he s ka t chewan Mining Mining chewan ground freezing technology geological conditions, where exceptionally challenging in these deposits.” exceptionally high-grade ores that allow safe mining of the McArthur River and Cigar Lake non-entry methods used at resulted in innovations like the our mining systems and has consideration in designing health and safety is a key technology. vice-president of mining and David Bronkhorst, Cameco’s used during the ‘50s,” said magnitude ahead of what was systems which are an order of radiation protection and mining health and safety, and are in environmental protection, from potential hazards. technology to protect workers 1950s, when there was limited Athabasca Basin date to the The first mines in the extends into . underground,” said Prugger. there’s better communications is better instrumented, and belts are longer. Everything are bigger, the conveyor are bigger, the machines become bigger. “The hoists Cameco mines in “Enhancing worker Today, “the major differences That sea change also And, everything has Ass ocia t ion drawing. For communication hours and hours redoing a “You can redo it and not spend back in the day,” said Keller. work that 10 guys could do, decade. changes to mining in the last the biggest and most positive computer programs, as two of Autocad and Excel, two at Westmoreland Coal cites dragline. mining from the office to the software has revolutionized effluent. that remove contaminants from water treatment technologies exposures; and advanced and accurately track worker monitor conditions in facilities and dosimetry devices that sophisticated radiation sensors alerts to leaks or other issues; system that provide instant water and the tailings transport advancement are controls on Bronkhorst. lower grade operations,” said what is experienced in much and Cigar Lake is less than exposure at McArthur River effective, that workers’ radiation crucial to extracting ore. and mining robotics have been “You pretty much do the The engineering manager For Jared Keller, computer Other examples of high-tech “These methods are so FALL / WIN T ER 2015 TECHNOLOGSECTION Y 1919 2015 ER T WIN / FALL Perhaps the newest coming coming newest the Perhaps radar installed “We’ve borer the alerts radar The in taken has radar “The has technology Clearly, priceless,” said Keller. 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Lake mine — the oldest existing uranium mine in Saskatchewan — does not quite make the 50-year list, any view of mining in the province is incomplete without a nod to the history of uranium mining. andin 1935 mining began in the 1940s, leading a to uranium rush after the Second Belle Plaine p 1964 R Urani 1975 production and in 1962, has proved be to a major resource. Mosaic has recently expanded the mine considerably, ensuring its life for many years come. to It has been in continuous operation for 53 years. ion t ake ocia y ine, ine, e L Ass az c h m h m h The Esterhazy potash mine, Potash exploration began The first attempt mine to otas otas ster now owned and operated by Mosaic Co.,was opened by International Minerals and Chemical (IMC) after overcoming significant water problems. 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Nirdac Creek prospect 5# # #2 4# # # 8 4# 6. Eldorado HAB mine (closed) and Baska prospect 5. Ithingo Lake deposit # # # 9 BEAVERLODGE 7. 6. Twin Zone and Wedge Lake deposits URANIUM 11# # # 6 Eldorado Eagle mine (closed) and ABC deposit CITY 13 #19# 8. National Explorations and Eldorado Dubyna mines 7. Golden Heart mine (suspended) # 15# 12 ### # 5 22 18 16 # TANTATO # (closed) and Strike deposit 8. EP and Komis mines (closed) 14 1 20 #23 # 10 1 4# 24 # 9. Eldorado Verna, Ace-Fay, Nesbitt Labine (Eagle-Ace) 9. Corner Lake deposit 2 # 5 26 # 10. Tower East and Memorial deposits 17 # ###3 # 25 and Beaverlodge mines and Bolger Open Pit (closed) 21 3 2 10. Martin Lake mine (closed) 11. Birch Crossing deposits Fond du Lac # Black STONY Lake 11. Rix-Athabasca, Smitty, Leonard, Cinch Lake and 12. Jojay deposit RAPIDS MUDJATIK Cayzor Athabasca mines (closed); St. Michael 13. Star Lake mine (closed) # 27 52 prospect 14. Jolu and Decade mines (closed) 12. Lorado mine (closed) 15. Jasper mine (closed) Fond du Lac River 13. Black Bay/Murmac Bay mine (closed) 16. Greywacke deposit 14. Consolidated Nicholson Bay and Fish Hook Bay 17. Roy Lloyd mine - Bingo deposit mines (closed) (suspended) Hatchet 18. North Lake deposit Lake 15. Gulch mine (closed) CARSWELL 16. (closed) 19. Contact Lake mine (closed) 17. 20. Preview North and South, PAP A, B, and C STRUCTURE # Stewart Island prospect 28 39 18. Maurice Bay deposit and PAP/Preview SW deposits # 21. Sulphide Lake deposit Pasfield 19. VIC Claims prospect ATHABASCA BASIN Lake 31 32 20. Matthews Lake prospect 22. Anglo-Rouyn tailings 29 ### 35 23. Seabee mine (Claude Resources Inc.) # # 30 37 # Wollaston 21. Fond-du-Lac deposit # Waterbury # # # 22. Charlebois Lake and David deposits 24. Porky Main/West deposits 7 5 $ River Lake 34 7 # 36 Lake 23. 25. Santoy 8/Santoy Gap mines (Claude 33 # 38 Mozzie Lake deposit 24. Row, West Row and ART prospects Resources Inc.), Santoy 7 deposit Cree # # 26. Brownell Lake occurrences 955 25. Higginson Lake and Corrigan Lake prospects 41 42 26. Paisley Lake prospect 27. Manson Bay (Schotts Lake) deposit 27. Nisto mine (closed) 28. Eccles Lake (Dolly) prospect # # 40 43 28. (closed) - D, Dominique-Peter, 29. Graham mine deposit 51 Claude and Dominique-Janine (North, EX OP, UG 30. Robinson Creek deposit Patterson # 44# Lake # and EX Pods) deposits 31. Prince Albert (Monarch) mine (closed) 50 # # 45 49 55# PETER LAKEReindeer 29. Shea Creek - Anne, Kianna and Colette deposits 32. Laurel Lake (Amisk Gold) deposit # 56 # 30. Midwest mine - Midwest and Midwest A deposits 33. Newcor, Bootleg (Rio), and Henning- 54 53 3 13 48 # ## 2 # (not producing) (AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Maloney mines (closed) Cree # # # 34. McMillan prospect # 47 1 905 69.16%; Denison Mines Inc., 25.17%; OURD Lake 6 (Canada) Co. Ltd., 5.67%) # COPPER-ZINC 31. Roughrider and J Zone deposits $ 6 Lake 1. Janice Lake prospect 32. Dawn Lake deposit 2. Jansem prospect 4 # #46 33. McClean Lake mine - JEB, Sue A, B, C and E TALTSON 3. Frog Lake prospect deposits (mined out); McClean, Caribou, Sue D 4. Reef Lake prospect (AREVA Resources Canada Inc., 70%; Denison 5. Discovery Lake prospect Mines Inc., 22.5%; OURD (Canada) Co. Ltd. 7.5%) 6. PEG/McKenzie deposit Wasekamio 1 34. Tamarack deposit 7. Borys Lake deposit Lake 5 # 7$ # 2 # 35. Eagle Point mine (Cameco Corp.) 8. Elizabeth Lake deposit # 5 57 # 36. Collins Bay 'A' and 'B' Zone deposits (mined out) 9. Anglo-Rouyn mine (closed) 37. (mined out); mill processing Turnor BATHOLITH 10. Pitching Lake deposit WATHAMAN Eagle Point mine ore 11. Lake 8# # SAD Zone (HBED Zone) deposit MUDJATIK 3 38. Horseshoe and Raven deposits 12. Hook Lake (Gee Lake) deposit Lac La Loche Frobisher WOLLASTON 39. La Rocque Lake deposit 13. Brownell Lake deposit Lake 40. Paul Bay Ore Shoot deposit 14. Bigstone Lake deposit $ 1 41. (Cameco Corp., 50.025%; 15. Miskat Lake prospect 155 7 # # 6 AREVA Resources Canada Inc., 37.1%; Idemitsu # 4 5 SOUTHEND 16. McIlvenna Bay deposit 4 8 # 7 Uranium Exploration Canada Ltd., 7.875%; # # 17. McDermott Lake (Balsam Zone) prospect 5 # 11 # # # TEPCO Resources Inc., 5%) 18. Ramsay (Quandt/Keputch) deposit Peter Churchill 10 9 #6 42. Wolf Lake and Sand Lake deposits 19. FON and Abbott Lake deposits Pond 12 River KISSEYNEW 914 # 43. West Bear deposit Lake Lake 14 20. Schotts Lake deposit ##13 44. McArthur River mine - McArthur River deposit $ 3#%# 21. Otonadah Lake deposit 8 ROTTENSTONE 1 (Cameco Corp., 69.805%; AREVA Resources 22. Knife (Mokoman) Lake deposit 22 # BUFFALO LA RONGE 15 Canada Inc., 30.195%) 23. Flin Flon and Callinan mines (closed) 102 KISSEYNEW NARROWS C h u r c h i l l 8# 17 24 45. McArthur River - BJ Zone deposit 24. Birch Lake and Flexar mines (closed)

# # Reindeer 7 # # 16 25 46. Key Lake mine - Gaertner and Deilmann 25. Konuto Lake mine (closed) Lac # # # Ile-a-la- 9 23 SANDY deposits (mined out); mill (Cameco Corp., 26. Coronation mine (closed) Crosse BAY 83.333%; AREVA Resources Canada Inc., 58 # 10 # 27. Grassberry deposit LAKE #18 16.667%) processing McArthur River mine ore 28. Archibald Lake deposit 19 10 R i v e r 47. Moore Lake - Maverick deposit; 525 and 527 # # # IRON FORMATION $ #20 prospects 4 # 135 1. Fish Hook Bay deposit 918 # # 21 48. Millennium deposit 12# 8 ## # 2. Triana deposit Pinehouse 11 14 49. Centennial deposit 165 Lake 9 22 12 3. Spence Lake prospect # 50. Patterson Lake South deposit Lac La 11 # 4. Nyberg Lake (VH) deposit LA 2 % 20# 28# 51. Arrow deposit 5 % # 5. Ithingo Lake prospect 165 RONGE GLENNIE 27 FLIN 52. Black Lake prospect Primrose 155 Ronge # 6. Kelsey Lake deposit # 13 FLIN FLON FLON 53. Phoenix deposit Lake 26 7. Choiceland deposit 1 #21 54. Gryphon prospect % 3 % 106 # RARE EARTH ELEMENTS # 30 23 55. Mann Lake prospect Dore 18 19 29## # 56. Harrigan Zone prospect 1. Hoidas Lake - Nisikkatch Lake (+ uranium Lake % # 31 # 33# 1 % 6 # #%#34 57. Burbidge Lake (BURR) prospect and thorium) 2 Deschambault #% 4 32 # 2. Bear Lake (+ uranium and thorium) Lake 3 % # 24 # 58. Duddridge Lake (Thor) deposit 165 16 # 25 % 3. Alces Lake (+ uraniium and thorium) 14 # # # COPPER-NICKEL-(PGE) AND 15 17 26 % 4 4. Oldman Lake 5 COPPER-COBALT 27# Amisk 6 5. Archie Lake (+ thorium) Lake 1. Dianne Lake deposit Beaver River 6. Maw REE Zone 2. Dinty Lake deposit 7. Douglas River 3. Cole Lake prospect 8. Kulyk Lake (+ uranium and thorium)

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Peter Pond Lake bitumen show 3. Deception Lake prospect 4. Sito Lake deposit 5 % 5. Fable Lake deposit 3 Y 6. Western Nuclear mine (closed) Battle River MELFORT HUDSON BAY NORTH 3 % POTASH AND SALT BATTLEFORD Y % 1. Vanscoy potash mine (Agrium Inc.) and salt plant (NSC Minerals) 11 2 8 2. Cory Division potash mine (PotashCorp) (by-product CaCl2 brine) 16 3. Patience Lake Division potash solution mine (PotashCorp) North Saskatchewan River 4. 6 Allan Division potash mine (PotashCorp) % 10 5. Colonsay potash mine (The Mosaic Company) 6. Lanigan Division potash mine (PotashCorp) 9 % % 7. Esterhazy K-1 and K-2 potash mines (The Mosaic Company) and salt plant 1 4 (Compass Minerals) South Saskatchewan River 21 11 HUMBOLDT 8. Rocanville Division potash mine (PotashCorp) and salt plant (NSC Minerals) 2 % SASKATOON %% 1 9. Belle Plaine potash solution mine (The Mosaic Company) and fine salt plant % 5 (processes waste salt from potash mine) (Canadian Salt Co. Ltd.) % 2 % 3 3 1 % % 10. Unity solution salt mine and plant (Compass Minerals) 5 11. Saskatoon chloride-based chemical plant (ERCO Worldwide) 4 4 % % 12. Jansen project 5 12 Quill Lakes % % % 13. Young project 19. Sedley project 7 13 6 14. 20. %14 % % 5 M & J project Melville project 6 2 % 15 15. Wynyard project 21. Muskowekwan project 16. Legacy project 22. Foam Lake project KINDERSLEY 22 17. Milestone project 23. Southey project % 18. Kronau project % % SODIUM SULPHATE 1 21 % 1. Aroma Lake deposit 9. Vincent Lake deposit 2 2. Whiteshore Lake (Palo) deposit 10. Snakehole Lake plant (closed) YORKTON 11 Last 3. Lydden Lake deposit 11. Verlo East deposit Lake Mountain 4. 12. Lake Muskiki Lake deposit Ceylon Lake (Salt Lake) deposit Diefenbaker 5. Berry Lake deposit 13. Chaplin Lake plant (Sask. Minerals) 23 % 6. Little Manitou Lake deposit 14. Frederick Lake (Bishopric) plant (closed) MELVILLE 7. Bitter Lake deposit 15. Horseshoe (Shoe) Lake plant (closed) 16 8. Ingebrigt Lake plant (closed) 16. Sybouts East (East Coteau Lake) plant % 1 Qu'Appelle River (closed) 10 % 20 % POTASSIUM SULPHATE 7 % 1. Alsask Lake plant (closed) 16 % 2. Big Quill Lake plant (Compass Minerals) % 10 % MAGNESIUM SULPHATE %13 REGINA 1. Beechy plant (Touchwood Resources) % 11 1 9 8 % 8 % % 1 % CLAY RESOURCES % 21 MOOSE 18 1. Saskatoon clay quarry and plant (Cindercrete Products Ltd.) 9 % JAW % 19 2. Ravenscrag clay quarry (brick) (I-XL Industries Ltd.) 7 % % 17 3. PR-1 and PR-3 clay deposits (stoneware) 4. Old Wives 2 14 % Eastend clay deposit 14 5. Lake % Frenchman clay prospect 1 % 12 6. Wood Mountain - Fir Mountain kaolin prospect MAPLE 13 % 7. Flintoft clay pit (refractory and ball clay) (closed) Souris CREEK 39 8. Gollier Creek kaolin quarry 9. clay pit (brick clay) 15 % WEYBURN 10. St. Victor bentonite deposit (swelling bentonite) 11. Readlyn ball clay deposit and Willows clay pit (refractory and ball clay) 4 13 12. A.P. Green Claybank brick plant (closed) 2 3 % 4 ASSINIBOIA % 11 % % 13 13. Truax bentonite quarry (Canadian Clay Products Inc.) % 5 7 14. Wilcox bentonite plant (Canadian Clay Products Inc.) % % 9 15. Willow Bunch clinker quarry (Colored Shale Products Inc.) 6 % 8 15 Frenchman River % % 6 % COAL AND PEAT 13 10 % River 2 12 1. Lac La Ronge lignite (sub-bituminous) deposit 9% 21 ESTEVAN 2. Carrot River peat moss mine (Premier Tech Horticulture) % 6 3. Carrot River peat moss plant (Premier Tech Horticulture) % 5 % %16 6 4. Hudson Bay area coal deposits 5. Poplar River coal mine (Westmoreland Coal Company) LEGEND SYMBOLS SCALE 6. Estevan coal mine (Westmoreland Coal Company) 25 0 25 50 75 Kilometres Uranium potential Oil pool Edge of Precambrian Shield % BUILDING MATERIALS 1. Neyrink Lake black and grey granite (diorite) building stone Precambrian domain boundary and name 25 0 25 50 Miles REFERENCE Base metal potential Gas pool 2. Sahli green granite building stone Major bounding shear zone † 3. Deschambault marble (dolomite) quarry (Graham Construction) Gold potential Mine = Past, present, and test producing mines Bitumen (oil sands) potential Major fault Deposit = Developed prospect with or without 4. Mystic Lake "Verde Antique" marble (veined amphibolite) building stone 5. McNally Lake buckskin marble (dolomite) building stone 1 calculated reserves/resources - numerous Major peat resource potential Potash and salt resource area Road drilling delineated mineralized intersections 6. Amisk Lake red marble (dolomite) building stone City (not NI 43-101 compliant in all cases) 7. Waskwei River cement rock deposit Coal field Carnallitic region (magnesium) Prospect = minumum of three drilling delineated 8. Hudson Bay cement rock deposit Town mineralized intersections Helium resource potential Commercial forestry % SILICA SAND Y Forest products mill This map is available from: 1. Bow River silica sand deposit Although the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy has exercised all reasonable care in the Recommended Citation: Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy 2. Nipekamew River silica sand deposit compilation, interpretation, and production of this map, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, Saskatchewan Geological Survey (2015): Resource Map Publications Office 3. Wapawekka Lake silica sand deposit 32 and all persons who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. The Ministry of of Saskatchewan, 2015 Edition; Sask. Ministry of the 3rd Floor, 2101 Scarth Street, Regina, SK Canada 4. Hanson Lake silica sand quarry (Preferred Sands Unlimited) the Economy and the Government of Saskatchewan do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, Economy, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Misc. Rep. E-mail: [email protected] 5. Red Deer River silica sand quarry (Red Deer Silica Inc.) or inaccuracies that may be included in, or derived from, this map. 2015-1. Internet download: www.economy.gov.sk.ca/resourcemap 6. CanFrac silica sand quarry (CanFrac Sands Ltd.) REFERENCESECTION 3333 2015 ER T WIN / FALL ion t ocia Ass chewan Mining t ka s he Sa t ion of t

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