| Deposit ID | 10024826 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0578 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Suncor |
| Alternate or previous names | Great Canadian Oil Sands |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.47887, 57.00418 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CENTROID |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Alberta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Zircon | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Mcmurray Formation |
| Rock description | Mcmurray Formation |
| (1) | -111.47887, 57.00418 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 15M |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1778 |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Year of last production | 1987 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Suncor Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0578 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | ZR025 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 74 E/3 V1 |
COTTER, N.P., 1977, CANADA'S FIRST ZIRCON PLANT PLANNED FOR ALBERTA: THE NORTHERN MINER P. 24.
KRAMERS, J.W., AND BROWN, R.A.S., 1976, SURVEY OF HEAVY MINERALS IN THE SURFACE-MINEABLE AREA OF THE ATHABASCA OIL SAND DEPOSITS: THE CANADIAN MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULLETIN. 69, NO. 776, P. 92-99.
MCRORY, R.E., 1982, ENERGY HERITAGE: OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OILS OF ALBERTA: ALBERTA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES. ENR I/19-1, 94P.
ROSE, E.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF TITANIUM AND TITANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT, 27, 177P.
ZR/33, STAFF., 1985, SUNCOR'S PLANT IS THE PIONEER IN OIL SANDS: THE NORTHERN MINER, JULY 18, P. B-6.
SUNCOR INC., 1979, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1979, 1986.
TREVOY, L. W., SCHUTTE, ROB,AND GOFORTH, R.G., 1978, DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEAVY MINERALS POTENTIAL OF THE ATHABASCA TAR SANDS: THE CANADIAN MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULLETIN. 71, NO. 791, P. 175-180.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Johnston, A. | Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada |
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