Patience Lake
| Patience Lake | |
|---|---|
 Potash Corp. Mine at Patience Lake | |
| Location | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°7′11″N 106°20′37″W / 52.11972°N 106.34361°WCoordinates: 52°7′11″N 106°20′37″W / 52.11972°N 106.34361°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 6 km |
| Max. width | 1 km |
| Surface area | 6 square km |
Patience Lake is a lake in central Saskatchewan, Canada east of Saskatoon. The lake is located in the rural municipality of Blucher No. 343. The lake serves as a groundwater discharge region for higher elevations to the east and west.
At the south end of the lake, the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan operates a solution mine that produces 331,000 tonne of potash annually and have an approximately 50 ha region of the lake sectioned-off with an earth dyke that is used to store brine tailings and saturated KCl solution. [1] The potash mine was originally established as an underground mine, but due to flooding in 1988 it was converted to a solution mine.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Dan Born - Thesis Description". University of Alberta - Hydrobiology - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ "Letter from Mark Fracchia Potash Corp to Chuck Hantho Chair, Policy Board Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation April 26, 1996" (PDF). Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
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