BY THE NUMBERS

$13,500,000,000 Amount invested in building or expanding potash mines in Saskatchewan since 2006.

1 Saskatchewan’s world ranking as a jurisdiction for mining investment.

2

Saskatchewan’s ranking among world’s uranium producers, after Kazakhstan.

$3,900,000,000

Estimated value of potash produced in Saskatchewan in 2016.

8,900,000

Minimum number of tonnes of potash sales forecast by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan in 2017.

238.02891

Atomic mass of the most common isotope of uranium.

83% Proportion of Saskatchewan residents who agree that the mining industry provides good job opportunities.

100,000,000

Number of electric cars the world will need between now and 2030 to meet Paris climate accord targets.

$1,120,000,000

Estimated value of uranium produced in Saskatchewan in 2016.

350,000

Number of typical cars it would take to produce the amount of carbon dioxide diverted by the carbon capture plant at Boundary Lake Dam.

$126,100,000

Estimated value of gold produced in Saskatchewan in 2016.

1880

Year the first commercial coal mine opened in Saskatchewan at Roche Percee.

1916 First major gold discovery near Amisk Lake.

1942

First deep potash discovery, in a core sample from an oil and gas well near Radville.

$193,000,000

Projected spending in Saskatchewan in 2017 for mineral exploration and appraisal.