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Saskatchewan is showcasing its mineral resources this week in Toronto at the world's largest mineral exploration convention. The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, which began Sunday and ends today, has attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors and over 27,000 delegates from 120 countries. They include investors, government delegations, international mining company executives, service providers and geologists from Canada and around the world. Officials from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Energy and Resources were to meet with mining companies and investors throughout the convention and staffed a Saskatchewan booth at the PDAC trade show. As well, the ministry and the Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) were to co-host a Saskatchewan reception for industry yesterday. Saskatchewan is the largest potash producer in the world, typically accounting for 30 per cent of total production and hosting roughly half of the globe's potash reserves. Expansions The province's existing potash producers have committed to more than $13 billion worth of expansions to their existing mines. Saskatchewan is one of the world's largest uranium producers, accounting for almost 20 per cent of primary global production. Two new gold mines opened in 2011 and new uranium, potash and gold mine projects are in various stages of development. Saskatchewan has a variety of other minerals including diamonds, coal, silica sand, base metals, clays, platinum group metals, rare earth elements and sodium sulphate. _ Government of Saskatchewan
