Scissors Creek: The First Potash Shaft Successfully Completed in Saskatchewan since 1979

Please join us for a special seminar this Friday November 2 at 3:30 pm in rm 155 Geology presented by Arnfinn Prugger, CIM Distinguished Lecturer 2018 – 2019:

Scissors Creek: The First Potash Shaft Successfully Completed in Saskatchewan since 1979

The Rocanville potash mine, which is located in southeast Saskatchewan, has been in continuous production since its inception in1971. Potash is mined at approximately 1000 m depth below surface at Rocanville. In 2007 an expansion of the Rocanville mine was announced: to increase production from 3.0MMtpa to approximately 5.7MMtpa finished potash products. The Rocanville potash mine has historically been accessed through two shafts: a production and ventilation exhaust shaft, and a service and ventilation fresh air shaft. A very important part of the Rocanville expansion involved construction of a new service shaft 15km from the existing surface plant. Once this third shaft was completed in 2015, the historical service shaft was converted to a second production shaft. Three shafts are now available for mine access and ventilation at Rocanville. This presentation summarizes the construction of the new Scissors Creek shaft at the Rocanville mine, the first potash shaft successfully completed in Saskatchewan since 1979.