Saskatchewan’s premiere venue for those involved in the province’s mining and mineral exploration industry began Monday with a focus on new geosciences work in support of mineral exploration and development.
About 600 delegates were expected to attend the three-day Saskatchewan Geological Open House, which wraps up today in Saskatoon.
This is the 44th year for the event, organized through a partnership between the Saskatchewan Geological Survey (SGS), the Ministry of the Economy and the non-profit Saskatchewan Geological Society.
The focus of the conference was a strong technical program highlighting the geoscience activities of the SGS and geoscience research programs at Saskatchewan’s universities.
The mining industry’s contribution to the provincial economy has increased from $175 million in 2002 to $4.4 billion in 2012, and the value of Saskatchewan’s potash sales alone was more than $6 billion in 2012.
– Government of Saskatchewan
