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Enhanced Oil Recovery Solutions

SRC provides a wide range of services and innovative technologies for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), applicable to numerous reservoir conditions, oil types and operating constraints.

Four (Fairly) Simple Steps to Jump Start Your Competitive Intelligence Program

Can and should small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do competitive intelligence (CI)? If so, how do SMEs create a CI program without exhausting resources?

Is it disruptive? Defining disruptive innovation for entrepreneurs

Disruptive innovation and entrepreneurs are good friends. Entrepreneurs are often the ones that develop new products or services that change an entire industry. Learn what disruptive innovation is and when a technology might be considered disruptive - and when it isn't.

Keeping watch: exploring megatrends, systems and technologies

Innovative technologies and advancements are happening every day - how do we keep up? SRC's Business Intelligence team monitors megatrends, systems and technologies. Learn how these three levels interact and influence each other and industry.

Radiochemical Services

SRC offers a wide range of radiochemical services, such a radiological parameters in drinking water, radon testing, NAA, NORM and environmental radiochemical analysis.

Kimberlite Processing and Diamond Recovery

SRC’s Diamond Laboratory is at the forefront of advanced diamond recovery services. Our team of experts are continually improving our methods and facilities to ensure we’re offering quality service at every stage of your diamond recovery projects.

How SRC Designed Proprietary Solvent Extraction Cells for REE Processing

Rare earth elements are used in many technologies, but they require purification and processing to separate them for use in these products. Solvent extraction is a strategic separation step that makes REEs more valuable. Learn more about how SRC designed and fabricated its own solvent extraction cells in-house for its Rare Earth Processing Facility.

Petrophysical and Fluid Property Determination

Physical and numerical modelling, as well as analyzing laboratory experiments, requires petrophysical and fluid property determination.

Bubbles, S’mores and More! Summer Science Fun with SRC

This summer you can have fun in the sun and learn a little about science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) at the same time. Here are some entertaining and easy science experiments for kids and adults alike to fill long, sunny days (and some indoor activities for the rainy ones).

Hot Summer, Cool Science: Become an Honourary Scientist

We’re encouraging people (kids and adults!) to turn their kitchens and backyards into science labs this summer and unleash their inner scientists using a few simple ingredients - no laser ablation mass spectrometer* required!

Lead in Drinking Water

Recent concerns over the potential for lead in drinking water have been raised in various municipalities throughout Canada. When water is tested for lead after it has already entered the distribution...

Forestry Services

SRC has experienced forestry specialists who provide applied research, analysis and tool development to help you implement sustainable forest management practices. We have expertise in climate change...

How Sensor-Based Sorting Testing Can Take the Guesswork Out of Ore Processing

SRC's testing regime assists industry clients with choosing the right sensor-based sorting technology for their needs. Learn about the different stages, from mineral characterization through to pilot-scale testing.

A closer look at the Saskatchewan Conservation House and four others

The Saskatchewan Conservation House was a demonstration house built to test energy-efficient methods. Four more energy-efficient demonstration homes based on SRC’s research and expertise were later constructed. Learn about the innovative features of these homes that influenced energy-efficient housing across the world.

How Saskatchewan Pioneered Energy-Efficient Housing and Influenced Building Standards

As a result of the energy crisis in the 1970s, Saskatchewan residents were looking for ways to reduce energy costs for their homes. Learn about the development of an energy conservation demonstration home, the Saskatchewan Conservation House, which applied cost-effective methods for reducing energy use for homeowners.

How SRC is Using Metal Smelting for Rare Earths

Metal smelting is one of the key parts of the rare earth element (REE) supply chain that is currently being developed by SRC. The metal smelting process is not a new concept or practice, but its use for REEs, especially in North America, is fairly recent. Learn how SRC is using metal smelting in its Rare Earth Processing Facility.

Integrated Data Management Service

SRC provides leading‐edge data management services for enhanced data-driven decision making, as well as transparency and monitoring initiatives.

Environmental Analysis and Testing

As one of Canada's most complete analytical chemistry laboratories, SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories offers environmental testing and analytical services to global clients, as well as expertise in organics, inorganics and radiochemistry.

Uranium

SRC has worked alongside the uranium industry in Saskatchewan and around for the world for over 60 years on analysis, process improvement, technology development and remediation..

SRC helps move helium forward in Saskatchewan

With Canada’s most significant helium reserves found in southwestern Saskatchewan, the province has the potential to be a leader in helium production. Learn about the findings from a report SRC developed to investigate the potential of building a helium liquification hub in the province.