Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
Google Translate Disclaimer
A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at:
Where an official translation is not available, Google™ Translate can be used. Google™ Translate is a free online language translation service that can translate text and web pages into different languages. Translations are made available to increase access to Government of Saskatchewan content for populations whose first language is not English.
Software-based translations do not approach the fluency of a native speaker or possess the skill of a professional translator. The translation should not be considered exact, and may include incorrect or offensive language. The Government of Saskatchewan does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information translated by this system. Some files or items cannot be translated, including graphs, photos and other file formats such as portable document formats (PDFs).
Any person or entities that rely on information obtained from the system does so at his or her own risk. Government of Saskatchewan is not responsible for any damage or issues that may possibly result from using translated website content. If you have any questions about Google™ Translate, please visit: Google™ Translate FAQs.
Released on April 19, 2013
The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) today announced a new QEMSCAN® service that will assist the mining industry by providing precise quantitative mineralogical analyses that are essential for proving resource deposits that lead to mine development. SRC will be the first QEMSCAN® service provider in Saskatchewan and one of only a handful in Canada.
SRC has invested $1.4 million in the new service, which will provide a strong link between mineral exploration and mineral processing that will help companies find new deposits and evaluate the economic potential of these deposits while still in the exploration stage and particularly in the mineral processing stage.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant, on behalf of Economy Minister and Minister responsible for SRC Bill Boyd, announced the new service. Located at SRC’s Saskatoon Innovation Place location, the service will allow mining companies to increase productivity and competitiveness in an environmentally sustainable manner.
“Mining and mineral processing are key sectors of our economy, with Saskatchewan being one of the largest mineral producers of potash and uranium in the world,” Wyant said. “By helping companies prove out resource deposits to eventually mine and process, SRC is part of a mining cycle that creates and maintains jobs in Saskatchewan, across Canada, and around the world.”
The QEMSCAN® service, commonly the first phase of any mineral processing program, will complement the current testing services of SRC’s Advanced Microanalysis Centre™ and Mineral Processing Pilot Plant.
“SRC has a long track record of providing real-world solutions to the mining industry,” SRC President and CEO Dr. Laurier Schramm said. “This new service, in addition to SRC’s current capabilities in this sector, will enhance SRC’s ability to serve mining industry clients as a ‘one-stop-shop’ to meet their analytical testing needs here in Saskatchewan.”
QEMSCAN® is a sophisticated electron microscope capable of advanced electron spectroscopy that enables scientists to determine the bulk mineralogy and liberation characteristics of various types of ore samples. The new service will be made available to potential clients immediately.
SRC is one of Canada’s leading providers of applied research, development and demonstration (RD&D) and technology commercialization. With more than 400 employees, $78 million in annual revenue and 66 years of RD&D experience, SRC provides services and products to its 1,950 clients around the world.
For more information, visit SRC’s new website www.src.sk.ca.
-30-
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Gotto
Saskatchewan Research Council
Saskatoon
Phone: 306-933-6298
Email: rebecca.gotto@src.sk.ca
Cell: 306-371-2127
We need your feedback to improve saskatchewan.ca. Help us improve
