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Registration Opens March 1 - to take part in the field trips offered here, you must be registered by Thursday, April 29!

Please note that you must be registered as a full Convention delegate in order to register for any of the field trips or short courses listed here.

Students!

Click here for information on a field trip subsidy offered by GAC, designed to encourage students to attend field trips, make connections with other sedimentary geologists and learn something about the local geology.

Location: Starting in Saskatoon – Ending in Regina

Two day course that examines the economically significant potash deposits of Saskatchewan. Trip includes a tour of an underground mine touring a solution mine operation just outside of Regina, and core viewing at the Saskatchewan subsurface laboratory.

Summary: Tours of an underground potash mine and a surface potash solution mine. An informal potash core viewing session conducted by Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources geologists.

May 5^th Itinerary
The field trip will commence at 7:00 am on May 5^th, departing from Saskatoon and travelling to the Agrium Inc. Vanscoy potash facility. The tour will include an underground portion and a tour of the surface processing facilities. Afternoon event being planned; then depart for Regina.

May 6^th Itinerary
Vans will depart at 8:00 am for The Mosaic Company’s Belle Plaine solution mining facility. In addition to touring the facility a Mosaic representative will give a short presentation on the mechanics of the solution mining process. After lunch delegates will be taken the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources sub-surface core laboratory, for an informal core presentation and potash tutorial. 

The field trip will conclude at approximately 4:00pm on May 6^th.

Air Canada flights from Regina to Calgary on May 6^th:

AC8437 departing Regina at 5:10pm, arriving Calgary 6:32pm

AC8439 departing Regina at 8:20pm, arriving Calgary 9:42pm

WestJet flights from Regina to Calgary May 6^th:

WJ129 departing Regina at 6:50pm, arriving Calgary 8:07pm

General Information:
Breakfast will be included on the morning of the 5^th and 6^th, all other meals are not covered in the cost of the field trip. Any transportation not directly related to the field trip (i.e. travel to and from the airport), will be the responsibility of individual delegates.

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Jason Berenyi
A graduate of the University of Regina, Jason Berenyi has worked for the past 12 years on mineral exploration programs across Canada. In 2007, Jason joined the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources as the Industrial Minerals Geologist. He provides geologic consultation on the province’s potash, coal and diamond resources to companies interested in exploring for Saskatchewan’s minerals.

Chao Yang
Chao Yang obtained her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in geology from China and Ph. D. degree in geology from McGill University in Canada. She is a senior research geologist working for Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources. Her current researches are focused on the Devonian geology, especially potash deposits of the Prairie Evaporite in Saskatchewan.

Please note: C

ameras will not be allowed on the tours of mines/company facilities.