Photo by File Photo The Government of Saskatchewan supports the Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. (SMMI) project to significantly upgrade its sodium sulphate plant in Chaplin. SMMI s $220 million sulphate of potash (SOP) fertilizer production upgrade, once complete, is expected to result in a 50 per cent increase in jobs at the Chaplin facility and more than 360 construction jobs. The upgraded facility is expected to produce 150,000 metric tonnes of SOP per year, which will be sold to North American and international markets as a high quality fertilizer and plant nutrition product. Further expansion is planned to increase SOP tonnes and utilize reserves at Ingebrigt Lake.