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SRC Minerals
minerals@src.sk.ca
SRC Minerals
 SRC Minerals, Saskatchewan
Research Council (SRC) is located
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 SRC Minerals provides smart

science solutions for mining and
minerals industries in Canada and
around the world to reduce risk and
maximize value at each step of a
SK
minerals value chain.
Minerals Services
 Mineral Processing
Provides custom tests from lab scale to pilot scale for
Mineral pre-feasibility, feasibility, and engineering studies
Processing involving potash, uranium, rare earth elements, diamond,
gold and PGMs, base metals, as well as waste water,
waste rock, and tailings.

 Advanced Microanalysis Centre

Provides mineralogical services for minerals sector using
Electron Microprobe, Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM), LA-ICP-MS, Petrographic Services, X-ray
Geoanalytical SRC Advanced Diffraction (XRD), and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF).
laboratories
Minerals Microanalysis
 Geo-analytical Laboratories
Provides smart solutions for kimberlite processing and
diamond recovery, multi-element and uranium analysis,
potash analysis, gold and REE analysis, and custom
analytical packages.

 Pipe Flow Technology Centre

Pipe Flow Provides solutions for practical pipeline applications in
Technology extraction, transport, processing, and waste disposal of
minerals and oil resources.
Areas of Focus
- Bench Scale to Pilot Scale Test

 Potash processing

 Rare earth processing

 Uranium processing

 Gold, PGMs, and base metals  Diamond processing

processing
 Uranium
SRC Minerals has the facilities and  Sample preparation
expertise to design and perform all stages
of uranium processing and metallurgical  Comminution
testing work for the uranium industry.
 Sample preparation
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
Comminution
Classification
SRC Minerals offers:  Classification
 Leaching
 Solid-Liquid separation
Preliminary tests – the early stage tests
in the development of a project with the Pilot plant tests – the functional model  Leaching
 Purification
primary purpose of determining the of an industrial plant to ensure a full


Concentration
Precipitation
technical and economic feasibility of a scale project is based on proven
process and on a reliable economic
 Solid/Liquid separation
uranium deposit.
 Fine particle dewatering
evaluation.
 Effluent treatment  Solution purification
 Tailings treatment
Effluent treatment – the removal of
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 Concentration
Waste rock management
containments by chemical treatment,
physical treatment, microbiological
treatment, and the combination of the
above methods  Precipitation
 Effluent treatment
CONTACT
Minerals
Saskatchewan Research Council
 Tailings and waste rock disposal
Detailed tests – the advanced stage tests
125-15 Innovation Blvd.
once the economic potential of a project is
Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8
established, with the primary purpose of
and management
Phone: (306) 933-7364
developing suitable process to produce
Fax: (306) 933- 5656
quality yellow cake (U3O8).
Email: minerals@src.sk.ca

Waste rock and tailing management –

waste rock consolidation, pore water
monitoring, toxic metals immobilization

www.src.sk.ca
 Potash
Custom Tests - from lab to pilot scale

 Potash liberation
 Insoluble liberation
 De-sliming
 Flocculation-flotation
 Mechanic flotation
 Pneumatic flotation
 Potash ore dissolution
 De-dusting
 Anti-caking
 Rare Earth
ORE
Jaw Crusher

Ball Mill

Conveyer  Size reduction (Jaw, cone, Ball/Rod

Screen
Jigs mill, HPGR, Egg mill)
 Classification (cyclone, table,
Coarse tables screen, jigs, spiral, screw classifier)
Hydroseparator

 Gravity separation
 Magnetic separation
Fine tables

 Electrostatic separation
 Heavy liquid separation
 Flotation
Conditioning
 Roasting
Scavenger Rougher
 Leaching
Cleaner  Solvent extraction
Regrind

Slime  Ion-exchange
disposal

S/L separation
 Fractional precipitation
Leaching

Purification
Gold, PGMs, and Base metals

 Crushing and Grinding

 Gravity separation
 Flotation
 Roasting
 Pressure oxidation
 Bacterial-oxidation
 Cyanidation
 Detoxification
 Precipitation
 Electro-winning

OVEN DRYER
 Diamond  5 tph Dense Media Separation Plant
 Caustic Fusion, Glove Box Sorting
 Kimberlite indicator minerals
 Fine particles (clay) dewatering
 Magnetic separation
 Lab scale crushing (Jaw, Cone, Roll,
 Flow Sort Wet X-ray recovery circuit
Ball/Rod Mill)
 Laboratory High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR)
Contact SRC Minerals
minerals@src.sk.ca

Phone: (306) 933-7364

Fax: (306) 933-5656

Minerals
Saskatchewan Research Council
125-15 Innovation Blvd.
Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8

www.src.sk.ca