Fort Mcmurray

Occurrence in Alberta, Canada with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023444
MRDS ID I000413
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Mcmurray
Alternate or previous names Athabasca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.41778, 57.75002 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position IN NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA, ABOUT 100 KM NORTH OF FORT MCMURRAY AND 200 KM SOUTH OF PEACE POINT., Estimated, Location Is Very Approximate.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Alberta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.41778, 57.75002

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 2200000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gypsum-Anhydrite Gyp 90 wt-pct Gypsum-Anhydrite Major 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAMILTON, W.N., AND HORA, Z.D., 1987, OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 39, NO. 12, P. 1061-1067

  • Reserve-Resource

    HAMILTON AND HORA, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HUGE GYPSUM DEPOSIT, BUT SUBSURFACE AND WOULD REQUIRE UNDERGROUND MINING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.