Saskatoon 2000 - Potash Mine Tour Photos
On Wednesday, May 3, 2000, some of the workshop participants took a tour of the mine and processing plant of the Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Allan Division (PCS-Allan), about 50 km. east of Saskatoon. The potash (potassium chloride) is mined about one kilometer below the surface! The elevator trip takes approx. 2.5 minutes, and retrofited Toyota Land Cruisers took us through kilometers of mine drifts to get to the active mining area.
Photos taken by Kerry Peru.
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| getting suited up |
| into the elevator for the 1 km ride down |
| standing in a "drift" (horizontal mined shaft) |
| the only picture Kerry didn't take ;-) |
| our Land Cruiser tour |
| heading off to see active mining |
| beside the mining machine - 300hp electric motor at the left - adjusting ear plugs - it was quite LOUD! |
| looking at the business end of the machine |
| miners checking the bits |
| the pattern on the walls made by the machine |
| the conveyor carrying potash |
| the "skips" that carry potash to the surface |
| waiting for the ride back up top |
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