Saskatchewan Mining & Minerals Sodium Sulfate Mine -- Chaplin SK CAN
N 50° 27.649 W 106° 40.202
13U E 381464 N 5591200
A HUGE sodium sulfate mine operated by Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals along the TransCanada Highway in Chaplin SK looks very cool from space
Waymark Code: WM183QD
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 05/24/2023
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You can't miss this huge sodium sulfate mining operation along the Trans Canada Hwy. in Chaplin. This area is an important habitat area for birds as well, which is why the Chaplin Nature Centre is literally next door, and its funding comes from the mining company as part of the mining company's permit.
It's a little unsettling to see the different creepy green colors spreading out over the Prairie but it does give you some idea of the concentration of sodium sulfite here, which is an important ingredient in modern detergents.
There are huge piles of sodium sulfate visible at this location, which are dredged out of evaporation ponds. Natural ponds also spread around the Prairie but it's not clear to what extent those are part of the mining operation, if they are at all.
As cool as this site is from the ground, it is just as amazing from space, on Google Earth.
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