Petro N

Mining

Job Title

Director, Research & Development

Petro is the Director of Research and Development, Rare Earth Element (REE) Division, at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). Petro is a Professional Engineer and has over 15 years of experience testing innovative processes and developing solutions for the energy and mining industries. His major areas of expertise include design and operation of large-scale laboratory models, enhanced oil recovery and artificial intelligence. Petro and his team at SRC are working on REE processing optimization and automation.

Posts by this Author

2-d images of potash core sample from src lab

October 27, 2021

How CT Scanning Can Help Improve Potash Solution Mining

written by SRC Communications and Petro N

Potash solution mining is used for extracting ore from deep underground, but unlike conventional mining, operators don't have direct access to the potash bed to analyze the geology. This is where SRC's industrial computed tomography (CT) scanner comes in. Learn how CT scanning can help mines better understand their deposits.

SRC engineer with dual-permeability core flood apparatus in SRC lab

April 12, 2021

How to develop EOR technologies more efficiently with a stage-gated approach

written by Petro N and Suzanne J

SRC's Enhanced Oil Recovery team uses a stage-gated approach to help small-to-medium enterprises develop their technologies and evaluate technical, market and commercial factors. This helps our clients save time and accelerate adoption. Learn about what's involved.