The Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest is a mixed-wood forest conservation area in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is east of the city of Prince Albert

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...

 and just north of the James Smith First Nation

James Smith First Nation

The James Smith First Nation is a Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. James Smith has one Indian Reserve Fort à la Corne #100 located north of Kinistino, Saskatchewan near Fort de la Corne on the Saskatchewan River. This reserve is shared between three first nations, the other two being the...

. The fort takes its name for a historic Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

 post in the area (see Fort à la Corne for more details). Recently the area has been subject to diamond exploration by various companies including Shane Resources, United Uranium

United Uranium

United Uranium is a Canadian resource company with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The company is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resources such as uranium, diamond, copper and other precious metals.- Properties :Uranium*Hatchet Lake, Saskatchewan,...

, and Shore Gold.