| Location | Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Coords | 52°7′11″N 106°20′37″W |
| Part of | Saskatchewan River drainage basin |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Cities | None |
Patience Lake[1] is a lake in the central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is east of Saskatoon 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, Nutrien[2] operates a solution mine that produces 331,000 tonnes of potash annually and has an approximately 50-hectare (120-acre) region of the lake sectioned off with an earth dyke that is used to store brine tailings and saturated KCl solution.[3] The potash mine was originally established as an underground mine, but due to flooding in 1988 it was converted to a solution mine.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Patience Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Potash Operations". Nutrien. Nutrien Ltd. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Dan Born - Thesis Description". University of Alberta - Hydrobiology - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. 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". Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2011-03-06.