Saskatchewan Minerals Inc. is a privately held company located in

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, that mines and processes sodium sulphate. Originally established as a

crown corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the government ...

in 1947. Today the company is one of the largest producers of anhydrous sodium sulphate in North America with production capability of 285,000 tons per year. The company has won the Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies award. Originally established in 1947 by the government of

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the company remained a crown corporation until privatized in 1988 by the government of Grant Devine. The primary plant has operated in Chaplin, Saskatchewan since that time. A second plant operated at

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from 1954 until 1984 and third plant operated at Ingebrigt, Saskatchewan from 1966 until 1984. During the 1980s, the market shifted to requiring higher purity sodium sulphate (primarily for use in detergents) resulting in the upgrade of the original Chaplin plant and shutting down the plants producing lower grade material. The Ingebrigt facility remained in a standby condition In 2013 the company's name was updated to Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc.

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{{Authority control Non-renewable resource companies established in 1947 Former Crown corporations of Canada Mining companies of Canada Companies based in Saskatchewan 1947 establishments in Saskatchewan