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Publication Mail The official publicaT i o n o f T h e S a S k aT chewan Mining a S S o c i aT i o n Agreement No. 42154021 2016 spring & summer On the MOVE! SPECIAL TRANSPORT ISSUE ORE | ThE Official publication Of ThE SaSkatchEwaN Mining Association fall/winter 2013 ORE | The official publicaTion of The saskaTchewan mining associaTion SPRING/SUMMER 2016 The Biggest Move Page 9 oRe is produced solely by the Saskatchewan Mining conTents association. HEAD OFFICE coVeR feaTuRe FEATuRe Suite 1500 ON THE MOVE! THE GREAT WHEN 2002 Victoria avenue COMMUTE WILDFIRES Regina, Saskatchewan Taking Saskatchewan S4p 0R7 commodities to market Mine employees drive, THREATEN Telephone: (306) 757-9505 bus, and fly long Mines affected during fax: (306) 569-1085 distances to work 2015 forest fire www.saskmining.ca 6 10 emergency 16 all rights reserved. The contents of this publication SMa SCHOLARSHIPS 4 may not be reproduced Meet the winners in whole or part without consent of the copyright INDuSTrY OuTlOOk 12 owner. facts and figures of the canadian mining industry oRe DEPOSiTS 13 coVeR phoTo 3D geological Modelling Canpotex railcars carry potash across the Prairies FEATuRe 19 to tidewater in our cover fighting fire on all fronts photo. Moving commodities from Saskatchewan to PARTNERS 20 markets around the world growing the commitment is a logistically complex T ABLE process, but the province’s bEYOND ThE bIO 24 SECTION mining companies are OF Dr. ulrich lamp, president and CEO, k+S potash canada world leaders in meeting the challenge. This edition CON of ORE highlights the TAGGINg ALONg 26 T transport of people, Marc lepage, Manager, investor Relations, claude Resources EN goods and commodities TS within Saskatchewan eARTh 28 and around the world. The SMa’s new logo tells a story 3 LIST OF aDVeRTiSeRS 30 ORE | The official publicaTion of The saskaTchewan mining associaTion SPRING/SUMMER 2016 ORE | The official publicaTion of The saskaTchewan mining associaTion SPRING/SUMMER 2016 a MeSSAGE fRoM 2015 SMa SCHOLARSHIP SMa pReSiDENT, “Where does one job equal three? paM Schwann RECIPIENTS The Saskatchewan Mining Association is proud to provide Only in my backyard.” how going places is key in the scholarships to three post-secondary students each year. The lives of Marc lepage, Manager, SMA Environmental Engineering Scholarships are presented STEWART LAROCQUE investor Relations, at claude MINING OPERATOR Resources, who is featured in to students at the University of Regina and the Univer- ALLAN, SASKATCHEWAN the Tagging along article; and sity of Saskatchewan, while the Power Engineering Award of ulrich lamp, president and is presented to a student at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. CEO of k+S canada, in the be- Congratulations to the 2015 winners. yond the bio article. fires were a significant issue Bryce Marcotte, for Saskatchewan and north- U of S winner she watched in high school, ern Saskatchewan in particular aimed at raising awareness of this past summer, and as we bryce Marcotte grew up in global warming and its rela- head into another potential fire Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. en- tionship with greenhouse gas season, it was an opportune tering school, he would have emissions. Through her studies time to reflect on how wildfires never envisioned entering and work terms, she has gained as we headed to print for impact exploration and mining environmental engineering. experience in diverse areas this edition of oRe, we had a operations. again, transporta- it wasn’t until his first year of including sustainability and “stop the press” moment as tion of goods and people was university that energy efficiency, soil nutrient the fraser institute had just profoundly affected by fire and he became analysis, waste management released their 2015 Survey of smoke. interested in and occupational health and Mining companies, and we had a conclusion of the cover remediation safety. She is currently in her some good news to share. for article on transportation is the projects and last semester and is looking the second year in a row, Sas- importance of capacity in the the unique forward to starting her career. katchewan was named as the system and ultimately the im- c h a l l e n g e s She is excited to embark on number one jurisdiction in can- perative of being able to move within the en- this new journey, which she is ada and second in the world, oil via pipelines so this product vironmental sure will have many challenges behind western australia, for doesn’t continue to displace discipline. a highlight of his along the way and will help her attracting mineral investment. capacity from other Saskatche- university career was his in- grow as a professional. This ranking reflects the wan-produced products. volvement in the development geological potential of an pipelines offer a safer, more of CE light — a device aimed Smith Le, area and the effects of gov- efficient and cost-effective to facilitate access to proper Sask. Polytechnic winner ernment policies on mining and way to transport oil. The fed- and affordable lighting in the Smith le is currently a second exploration investment. as a eral government has indicated developing world. CE light was year college student enrolled at province, we are fortunate to that it supports exporting oil selected as a top five under- Saskatchewan polytechnic in have an underlying geological with the qualifier that pipeline graduate technology in canada his hometown of Saskatoon. framework that hosts diverse, projects must have the public’s in 2015. in his spare time, bryce he is work- world-class mineral deposits, confidence. we have an oppor- enjoys playing on multiple ing toward and the intelligence to ensure tunity to ensure that the fed- basketball teams. after gradua- becoming a policies are in place to support eral government clearly hears tion this May, he is looking for- fully qualified the sustainable development of from all of us that pipelines are ward to any opportunities that power engin- those resources. the transportation vehicle of lie ahead as he begins a career eer and will it is apparent, however, that choice for oil. not only will this in environmental engineering. graduate in there is work to do to en- get a needed product safely to May, 2016. Hebly Cushicondor, sure the policies are in place market, but it will release rail from there, he U of R winner to transport those resources capacity for other Saskatche- hopes to start working full-time “I’m proud to be one of over 2,300 Saskatchewan residents who work to communities around the wan products such as potash, hebly cushicondor came to in the industry in the province for PotashCorp. But I’m even prouder of this: For every person like me world that want and need our lentils, canola, wheat and canada from ecuador in 2010 of Saskatchewan. before col- resources. manufactured products to be to pursue an undergraduate lege, he graduated from bethle- that PotashCorp hires, three more jobs are created. How’s that for positive e D S SECTION Transportation is a key cog exported. as a trading nation, degree in environmental sys- hem catholic high School with economic impact? And they’re only in my backyard.” i T IAL o R in the mining supply chain and and that is what we proudly tems engin- honors in french immersion. he R o IAL T i this theme is woven into many are, our reputation to deliver eering at the is fluent in french, english and SECTION S D e stories contained in this edition to our markets in a timely and university of Vietnamese. outside of school, of oRe. our stories examine reliable manner is at risk. Regina. her he works part-time on week- how products are moved to The world wants what Sas- inspiration to ends. if there is room for free market; the varied ways that katchewan produces, but we pursue this time in his life, it would include 5 4 people commute to rural and need to get it there first. let degree was a fishing, going to the gym and PotashCorp.com/Nourish remote mine sites; and finally, your voice be heard. documentary being active outside. ORE | The official publicaTion of The saskaTchewan mining associaTion SPRING/SUMMER 2016 ORE | The official publicaTion of The saskaTchewan mining associaTion SPRING/SUMMER 2016 Most of the loads begin and north america, on top of com- $59 billion in exports by 2020 being conducted by the can- end in Saskatoon, although petitive rates and great pride in — almost doubling 2013’s total. adian Transportation agency. nRT’s head office is on reserve its service. for that reason, the Sas- The chamber’s Mclellan said in la Ronge. The company is 71 “we have a very low turn- katchewan chamber recently the main recommendations pro- per cent aboriginal-owned. over; we’d be well under the commissioned a report by the vided in the conference board nRT hauls supplies and average in north america. we conference board of canada, report that pertain to mining mining inputs of various kinds have seven owner-operators entitled The impact of Rail are better and timelier com- to the north, and then returns that started with us in 1986, access on Saskatchewan’s munications across the supply with yellowcake. RSb logistics and many 15-to-20 year con- export potential. chain, resolving competition takes north american-bound tractors.” Two years ago, when the for rail space, and ensuring yellowcake from Saskatoon to farmers of the province pro- rail lines honour the common its destination. nRT is licensed Preparing for the duced a bumper crop, rail access carrier obligation to transport to haul yellowcake from british became a national issue: the materials.