As the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) approaches its target of commissioning North America's first, vertically integrated Rare Earth Processing Facility by the end of 2024, a $4,990,000 million investment from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will help secure Canada's supply of rare earth elements (REEs) essential for the development of global modern technology.
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Saskatchewan Research Council to advance bastnaesite processing and study of critical minerals with support from the Government of Canada.
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background The former Lorado uranium mill site is located approximately eight kilometers south of Uranium City. The mill operated from 1957 to 1960. Tailings were deposited adjacent to Nero Lake, with...
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SRC has one of the first industrial-type computed-tomography (CT) scanners in Canada designed for petroleum research and development.
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SRC offers petroleum testing and analytical services for a wide range of petroleum products, including natural gases, gas condensates and lighter hydrocarbons, middle distillate fuels, heavier crude components, reservoir brines and pipeline fluids.
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Keelin V - Author Bio
Keelin is a Communications Specialist at SRC. She has a broad range of experience ranging from human resources management and employee training to event planning, project management, marketing and...
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Randy F - Author Bio
Randy is a Principal Research Engineer at SRC. He is responsible for conducting laboratory investigations, process development activities including techno-economic assessments, process flow sheet...
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SRC and Arafura Rare Earths Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the global diversification of the magnet value supply chain, bringing together capabilities and...
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Evolving technologies and processes have significantly altered how companies drill for oil. Take a look at some game-changing drilling advancements, starting with horizontal wells, that occurred over the past few decades.
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CHOPs produces thousands of barrels of heavy oil per day for Saskatchewan, but also leaves 90 per cent of the oil in the reservoir untouched. Maturing wells represent an opportunity to deploy new technology into the reservoirs to recover the remaining oil.
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In Saskatchewan, there are hundreds of millions of barrels of heavy oil still in the ground and currently no way to extract it. SRC's new Post-CHOPS Well Test Centre validates new technologies that could solve this challenge.
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There is a lot of oil in the Bakken Formation – estimated to be as much as 16 billion m 3 (100 billion barrels) in Saskatchewan alone – but it is both difficult and expensive to access. SRC’s Enhanced...
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In 2011, SRC completed a pilot CHP project at Inland Metal’s manufacturing facility in Regina. The project used first-to-market CHP technology that captures heat from a natural gas-powered internal...
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SRC's Environmental Analytical Laboratories provides radon analysis for homeowners and businesses anywhere in the world. The testing is inexpensive and easy-to-use.
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SRC is proud to announce that its Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon, SK is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024 – making Saskatchewan the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America.
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SRC’s Hybrid Energy Container has a customizable combination of conventional and renewable generation sources together with energy storage.
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