Natural Gas Surcharge

As a result of rapid acceleration in energy costs, Saskatchewan Minerals Inc. is forced to implement an energy surcharge on all shipments of sodium sulphate. We have absorbed these increases over the past several months however; insufficient margins no longer allow for us to continue to absorb the high natural gas cost. We apologize for having to take such drastic measures and are hopeful that these measures will only be temporary and energy costs will reduce to more favorable levels.

Saskatchewan Minerals Inc. reserves the right to increase/decrease the "Natural Gas Surcharge" on a quarterly basis based upon the AECO monthly index average for the previous quarter.

AECO - Canadian Natural Gas Prices / Giga Joule Energy Surcharge ($/ton)
< $6.00 No Surcharge
$6.01 - $6.99 $3.00 per ton
$7.00 - $7.99 $6.00 per ton
$8.00 - $8.99 $9.00 per ton
$9.00 - $9.99 $12.00 per ton
$10.00 - $10.99 $15.00 per ton
Pricing will go up by $3.00 per ton
for every $1.00 per gigajoule increase in Natural Gas.

Current Rate
2nd Quarter 2008 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
April $8.0905
May $8.9182
June $9.5781
3 Month Average $8.8623
*Surcharge Applicable for 3rd quarter 2008 $9.00 per ton

Previous Rates

1st Quarter 2008 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
January $6.1011
February $6.8759
March $7.2992
3 Month Average $6.7587
*Surcharge Applicable for 2 nd quarter 2008 $3.00 per ton

4th Quarter 2007 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
October $4.9824
November $5.8228
December $6.2567
3 Month Average $5.6873
*Surcharge Applicable for 1st quarter 2008 $0.00 per ton

3rd Quarter 2007 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
July $6.1388
August $5.0518
September $4.7563
3 Month Average $5.3156
*Surcharge Applicable for 4th quarter 2007 $0.00 per ton

2nd Quarter 2007 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
April $7.0207
May $7.0875
June $6.8557
3 Month Average $6.9880
*Surcharge Applicable for 3rd quarter 2007 $3.00 per ton

1st Quarter 2007 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
January $6.916
February $6.8624
March $7.424
3 Month Average $7.07
*Surcharge Applicable for 2nd quarter 2007 $6.00 per ton

4th Quarter 2006 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
October $4.22
November $6.36
December $7.52
3 Month Average $6.03
*Surcharge Applicable for 1st quarter 2007 $3.00 per ton

3rd Quarter 2006 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
July $5.49
August $5.83
September $5.83
3 Month Average $5.72
*Surcharge Applicable for 4th quarter 2006 $0.00 per ton

2nd Quarter 2006 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
April $6.31
May $6.23
Summer Contract - June $5.98
3 Month Average $6.17
*Surcharge Applicable for 3rd quarter 2006 $3.00 per ton

1st Quarter 2006 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
January $11.4813
February $8.0225
March $6.8651
3 Month Average $8.79
*Surcharge Applicable for 2nd quarter 2006 $9.00 per ton

4th Quarter 2005 - AECO index $ / gigajoule
October $10.94
November $12.08
December $10.22
3 Month Average $11.08
*Surcharge Applicable for 1st quarter 2006 $15.00 per ton
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