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In the summers of 1979 and 1980, a uraniferous boulder train at South McMahon Lake in northern Saskatchewan was investigated.  The purpose of this project was: to demonstrate the use of portable drilling equipment for till sampling; to attempt to more accurately locate the source of the mineralized boulders by tracing the anomaly farther up-ice; and to determine if the till associated with the mineralized boulder train showed a corresponding anomalous trend.  A summary of the work can be found in Geological Survey of Canada Paper 82-11.

The Saskatchewan Research Council was established in 1947 by the Government of Saskatchewan to advance the development of physical sciences in the province.  SRC is a provincial treasury board crown corporation conducting research and business on behalf of the provincial government and private industry.  It focuses on applied research and development projects that generate profit. Some of its funding comes from government grants, but it generates the balance from selling products and services.