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Geology of Saskatchewan. A metamorphic rock showing Gneissic layering. Alternate layers of minerals. Metamorphism where minerals are stretched, mashed and re-arranged in foliated textures. Feldspar and quartz are light layers with ferromagnesian minerals. The geology of Saskatchewan can be divided into two main geological regions, the ...
The geography of Saskatchewan is unique among the provinces and territories of Canada in some respects. It is one of only two landlocked regions (Alberta is the other) and it is the only region whose borders are not based on natural features like lakes, rivers, or drainage divides. The borders of Saskatchewan, which make it very nearly a ...
The economy of Saskatchewan has been associated with agriculture resulting in the moniker "Bread Basket of Canada" [6] and Bread Basket of the World. [7] According to the Government of Saskatchewan, approximately 95% of all items produced in Saskatchewan, depend on the basic resources available within the province.
Saskatchewan (/ səˈskætʃ (ə) wən / ⓘ sə-SKATCH- (ə-)wən, Canadian French: [saskatʃəˈwan]) is a province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota).
Whitemud Resources Inc. Palo Sodium Sulphate Palo: Nanostructured Minerals Corp. Patience Lake Potash Saskatoon: Nutrien: Previously PotashCorp. Merged with Agrium to form Nutrien on January 1, 2018 Poplar River Lignite: Coronach: Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd.
In Saskatchewan, Provincial Forests are designated as such by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, as per The Forest Resources Management Act. [1] In 1930, the Saskatchewan Natural Resources Act gave the province control over forest resources within its boundaries. Before 1930, forests in Saskatchewan were under federal control, and many of the ...
The Canadian Shield is a broad region of Precambrian rock (pictured in shades of red) that encircles Hudson Bay. It spans eastern, northeastern, and east-central Canada and the upper midwestern United States. The Canadian Shield (French: Bouclier canadien [buklje kanadjɛ̃]), also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, is a ...
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, or CNRL or Canadian Natural is a senior Canadian oil and natural gas company that operates primarily in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with offshore operations in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and offshore Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.