 This was done by connecting the new railway from the mine located near Findlater, SK to the existing railway, known as the Kalium Spur, near the community of Belle Plaine.While the construction of the spur did promise to create greater economic opportunities in terms of marketing potash, there were major environmental impacts on this section of the Qu'Appelle Valley.During construction, there were enormous amounts of dirt and earth moved to facilitate the rail bed.