SRC Geoscientist Helps Companies Mine New Resources
When a Saskatoon-based company needed someone to find out how much coal Saskatchewan had, they called Dr. Bryan Schreiner, SRC’s chief geoscientist.
Together, Schreiner and a local consulting firm starting digging through a coal inventory project from the 1970s and interpreted its data to provide the company with a clearer picture of Saskatchewan’s coal resources. Schreiner and other SRC experts are now helping the company find the technology and processes it can use to convert coal to gasoline.
This is just one example of the many ways that Dr. Schreiner is lending his 30-plus years of experience as a leading Canadian mining expert to growing Saskatchewan companies.
As chief geoscientist, Schreiner is also linking SRC with mining leaders by contributing on the Canadian Mining Innovation Council’s board and its Environment in Mining Targeting Research Working Group. This focused research group recently created a proposal on how Canada’s Mineral sector can advance green mining.
Schreiner recently rejoined SRC after serving as the Assistant to the Vice-President of Research and Director of Research Services at the University of Saskatchewan since 2003. Before that, he excelled in geosciences while holding many positions in his 30 years at SRC.
To arrange an interview with Bryan Schreiner or another SRC expert, please contact SRC Communications:
Ph: 306-933-5400
Email: media@src.sk.ca
Expertise
- Green mining
- Quaternary geology (the last 2 million years of Earth's history)
- Groundwater resources
- Geoenvironmental studies
- Mineral resources
Credentials
- PhD, M.Sc., B.Sc.
- P.Eng (Professional Engineer), P.Geo (Professional Geoscientist), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
- Queen’s University Executive Program
- Past President, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
- Past President, Geological Association of Canada, Environmental Earth Sciences Division
- Past President, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Geological Society, Saskatoon Section
- Member, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering
- Member, Canadian Geotechnical Society
- Member, Saskatoon Geotechnical Society
Major Projects
- Assessing Saskatchewan's coal resources
- Conducting groundwater mapping studies of Saskatchewan watersheds
- Developing process improvements for the local potash industry
- Analyzing oil shale core
