Saskatchewan Mining & Minerals Sodium Sulfate Mine -- Chaplin SK CAN - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

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.

Mama Blaster loves her Tide -- and a lot of what's in it comes from here.

From Wikipedia: (visit link)

"Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals

Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals operates a sodium sulphate mine on the northern shore of the lake, next to the village of Chaplin. Construction of the salt mine began in 1947 and it officially opened under the name of Saskatchewan Minerals as a Crown corporation in 1948 with its first shipment of salt cake to Bathhurst Pulp & Paper in New Brunswick. The sodium sulphate that's mined there is used in a variety of products such as detergents, pulp and paper, textiles, and mineral feed for livestock.[7]

In the early 1980s, researchers concerned about declining migratory bird numbers across North America noticed that there was a very large number of birds that stopped over at Chaplin Lake in the spring. Saskatchewan Minerals was approached by the researchers about the preservation of habitat at Chaplin Lake and an agreement was made to help preserve the environment for migrating birds. The mine helps regulate water levels so that during drought years the lake doesn't completely dry up and during wet years, flooding is controlled. In 1988, Saskatchewan Minerals ceased being a Crown corporation and was privatised. In 2013, it was renamed Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. "to better reflect our long-term vision."[9]"

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