Saskatchewan to Build Canada’s First Rare Earth Processing Plant

Saskatchewan to Build Canada’s First Rare Earth Processing Plant
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon on July 10, 2019. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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Saskatchewan has announced that it will build a facility that puts the province at the forefront of an emerging sector of the mining industry in Canada.

The province said Thursday it will fund $31 million to build a rare earth element (REE) processing facility in Saskatchewan, the first-of-its kind in Canada. The plant will be owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization.