Newsworthy items, including Erratums and changes in policy
Please be advised that effective immediately the Ministry of Energy and Resources is accepting posting requests for subsurface mineral rights within the Potash Area (map). The 2020 Schedule of Public Offerings for Subsurface Mineral Rights has been revised to provide industry with an additional week to submit posting requests for the December 14, 2020, public offering – the closing date for posting requests for that public offering has been extended from July 28, 2020, to August 5, 2020.
Note that only subsurface mineral rights are being considered for dispositioning within the Potash Area at this time. Requests for other Crown mineral rights within the Potash Area may be accepted in the future.
Public Offering of Subsurface Mineral Rights:
- S006 - August 24, 2020
- No parcels offered in August
- S003 - August 27, 2019
- No parcels offered in August
- Subsurface Mineral Public Offering Schedule
- Action Plan to protect Species at Risk in Southwest Saskatchewan
- The Action Plan for Multiple Species at Risk in Southwestern Saskatchewan: South of the Divide (SoD) was developed to address the conservation needs of nine species at risk, as required under the federal Species at Risk Act. The SoD Action Plan outlines the steps needed to reduce known threats to help nine species in the Milk River drainage basin of southwestern Saskatchewan, an area known as the South of the Divide. The SoD Action Plan also includes management considerations for four species of Special Concern, in order to provide a more holistic approach to conservation planning in the region