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The '''Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation''' (SMDC) was a provincial crown corporation established by the Government of Saskatchewan to manage the government's interests in exploration and mining in the province.
The '''Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation''' (SMDC) was a provincial crown corporation established in 1974<ref>{{Citation
|author=Willet, Edward
|title=A Safe and Prosperous Future: 100 Years of Engineering and Geoscience Achievements in Saskatchewan
|year=2006
|publisher=Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
|page=131
|isbn=0-9738758-0-1
}}</ref> by the Government of Saskatchewan to manage its interests in exploration and mining in the province. It was active in the exploration for [[uranium]], [[gold]] and [[diamond]]s.


In 1988, SMDC's assets were merged with those of [[Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited|Eldorado Nuclear Limited]], under the terms of ''The Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Reorganization Act'', to form [[Cameco|Cameco Corporation]] with its head office in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]].
SMDC was active in the exploration for Uranium, Gold, and Diamonds.


==References==
The assets of SMDC were merged with those of [[Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited|Eldorado Nuclear Limited]] in 1988 to form [[Cameco|Cameco Corporation]] with it's head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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== External Links ==
== External links ==
*The Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Reorganization Act: [http://www.canlii.org/sk/laws/sta/s-30.1/20040901/whole.html HTML] and [http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/S30-1.pdf PDF]

Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Reorganization Act - [http://www.canlii.org/sk/laws/sta/s-30.1/20040901/whole.html HTML] [http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/S30-1.pdf PDF]

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Latest revision as of 15:00, 12 August 2024

The Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation (SMDC) was a provincial crown corporation established in 1974[1] by the Government of Saskatchewan to manage its interests in exploration and mining in the province. It was active in the exploration for uranium, gold and diamonds.

In 1988, SMDC's assets were merged with those of Eldorado Nuclear Limited, under the terms of The Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Reorganization Act, to form Cameco Corporation with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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  1. ^ Willet, Edward (2006), A Safe and Prosperous Future: 100 Years of Engineering and Geoscience Achievements in Saskatchewan, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan, p. 131, ISBN 0-9738758-0-1
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  • The Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Reorganization Act: HTML and PDF