Category: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan’s largest primary gold producer is Claude Resources Inc., based in Saskatoon, whose largest project is the Seabee mine, located 125 km northeast of LaRonge. The project, in operation since 1991, has produced over 600,000 ounces of gold and continues to be a successful venture for the Saskatchewan company. Can you find gold in gravel […]

Saskatchewan has occurrences of 23 of 31 commodities on Canada’s critical mineral list, which includes lithium. Which province has the most lithium? Granitic pegmatite contains the largest known resources of lithium in Manitoba. The most prolific region is the Winnipeg River–Cat Lake pegmatite field, which hosts the world-class Tanco lithium-cesium-tantalum deposit, along with numerous other […]

Mining History The Star-Orion South Kimberlite project, the province’s most advanced diamond play, has approximately 470 million tonnes of ore, at a weighted average grade of 14 carats per hundred tonnes, containing an estimated 66 million carats. Which province in Canada has the most diamonds? the Northwest Territories (NWT)Canada’s diamonds are predominantly mined in the […]

Red foxes can be found on almost every Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) property. For example, in Saskatchewan, NCC is caring for 13,088 acres (5,297 hectares) at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area for many species, including red fox. What kind of foxes live in Saskatchewan? Red fox. Red fox […]

white birch. The white birch (Betula papyrifera) was adopted as the official tree of the province in 1988. What is our provincial tree? Provinces and territories Name Bird Tree Nova Scotia Osprey Red spruce Nunavut Rock ptarmigan – Ontario Common loon Eastern white pine Prince Edward Island Blue jay Red oak What is the provincial […]

northern Saskatchewan forests. Black bears are found throughout the province. Their range includes all northern Saskatchewan forests and extends southward into the aspen parkland. Bears can be found in many other areas where suitable habitat exists including the Touchwood Hills, the Qu’Appelle Valley and the South Saskatchewan River Valley. Are there Grizzlies in Saskatchewan? The […]

Wollaston Lake is also the largest lake entirely within Saskatchewan, although the Saskatchewanian portions of Lake Athabasca and Reindeer Lake are both larger. What is Saskatchewan’s largest lake? Lake AthabascaLake Athabasca Lake Athabasca is Saskatchewan’s very deepest and largest lake, covering a whopping 7,936 square kilometres. What is the largest deepest and longest lake of […]

The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) was selected as the province’s bird emblem in 1945. What is the provincial bird? The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) was officially named the provincial bird in 1977 as a result of a province-wide public vote held in 1976. It is easily identified by its prominent sky-blue hood, wings and tail […]

SK Canadian Provinces and Territories Two-Letter Abbreviation Prince Edward Island PE Quebec QC Saskatchewan SK Yukon YT How do you abbreviate Saskatchewan? This page has been archived on the Web.Archived. Province/Territory Saskatchewan Standard abbreviations English/French Sask./Sask. Internationally approved alpha code (Source: Canada Post) SK Standard geographical classification (SGC) code 47 Region name Prairies What state […]

Every summer, vast expanses of the Canadian prairie in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba turn a bright shade of yellow. The reason: canola fields reaching peak bloom. What is the bright yellow crop in fields? Most of the yellow-flowered plants currently in fields is butterweed. Native to the United States, butterweed (Packera glabella) can be found […]