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Energy

We provide services and technologies that solve our clients’ technical problems and challenges in the production and distribution of energy, including fossil energy and alternative-renewable energy.

Archive: Recovering Saskatchewan’s Long-Lost Heavy Oil

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.

Archive: Bakken Breakthrough

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...

Archive: Combined Heat and Power

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...

Stirring Things Up: SRC Advances Metal Smelting Technology

SRC is reinventing the traditional method of mixing and manufacturing metals with innovative advancements in metal smelting technology — an integral part of SRC’s minerals-to-metals Rare Earth Processing Facility.

Radon Testing

SRC's Environmental Analytical Laboratories provides radon analysis for homeowners and businesses anywhere in the world. The testing is inexpensive and easy-to-use.

SRC Rare Earth Processing Facility First to Produce Rare Earth Metals in North America

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.

Hybrid Energy Solutions

SRC’s Hybrid Energy Container has a customizable combination of conventional and renewable generation sources together with energy storage.

Media Relations

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Rare Earth Processing Facility

Sensor-Based Sorting

SRC offers comprehensive sensor-based sorting (SBS) design and testing services across the entire process, from mineralogical characterization to pilot testing.

Mining

From Exploration to closure SRC provides a wide range of services throughout the mining cycle to the mining and minerals industry and other industrial sectors. We leverage our traditional research...

Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing

We assist industry by developing mineral processing and process improvements, as well as providing solutions to minimize the environmental impacts of mine and mill operations.

Minerals Analysis

SRC is Saskatchewan’s most advanced and complete minerals analysis centre supporting the resource industries. Services are available for exploration, tailings management, remediation and mineral processing.

Sorting and Separation

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Potash Webinar Series

Preconcentration Services

Preconcentration refers to processes that enhance the grade, value and/or economic potential of ore before primary recovery and concentration operations by removing waste from the stream. SRC provides...

Heavy Mineral Analysis

SRC’s heavy mineral analysis team provides comprehensive flowsheets for concentrating and evaluating heavy mineral indicators. At our facility, we specialize in identifying and characterizing indicator minerals from a variety of geological samples and commodities, which is an important first step in finding new valuable deposits.

Kimberlite Processing and Diamond Recovery

SRC’s world-class Diamond Laboratory and expert team provide comprehensive services to support the exploration and recovery of diamonds, ensuring high-quality results at every stage. We’re at the forefront of advanced diamond recovery techniques and our team of experts are continually improving our methods and facilities.

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