Saskatchewan Research Council

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America. Using in-house developed, state-of-the-art, automated technology in metal smelting, […]

The Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) signed two agreements with France and a company based in Vietnam to improve the province’s energy and mining sectors, as well as increase production at the Saskatchewan Research Council’s (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility. A Letter of Intent was signed Monday between the provincial government and […]

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is taking rare earth mineral processing to the next level. The organization is manufacturing 140 commercial-scale solvent extraction cells at it’s Saskatoon fabrication facility, which should be done by this fall. The cells separate the ores by taking a liquid called rare earth chloride through a process that then separates […]

There is potential for a prosperous helium market in Saskatchewan. According to a report by the Saskatchewan Research Council, called Helium Liquefaction in Saskatchewan, all scenarios for the construction and operation of a liquefier in the province shows a positive return on investment over the life of the project. The conclusion was based on current […]

Saskatchewan could be going nuclear, at least with its power. The province announced that the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Westinghouse Electric Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance micro-reactors. Both Westinghouse and SRC will jointly develop a project to locate a reactor in Saskatchewan to develop and test industrial, research, and energy […]

Saskatchewan has the resources needed for producing the technology needed in a green energy world. That is one of the topics of Mining Week hosted by the Saskatchewan Mining Association. Gary Delaney, Chief Geologist of the Saskatchewan Geological Survey with the Ministry of Energy and Resources, says the province has 22 of the 31 critical […]

The provincial government is investing $31 million for a Rare Earth Element (REE) Processing Facility in Saskatchewan. The REE facility will be owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Research Council, and is the first-of-it’s-kind in Canada. REE metals are naturally occurring minerals that are described as “essential” to the modern global economy and economic development […]

The future of Saskatchewan’s forests amid climate change is being studied by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). It’s part of a project involving forest companies to see what effect climate change is having on forested areas and then devise plans to minimize its impact. SRC Scientist Mark Johnston said they are using computer models to […]