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Syncrude Deposit

Prospect in Alberta, Canada with commodities Titanium, Metal, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium, Nickel, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024864
MRDS ID ISM0615
Record type Site
Current site name Syncrude Deposit
Alternate or previous names Mildred Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.61776, 57.04168 (WGS84)
Relative position MILDRED LAKE OPERATIONS

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
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Petroleum (Oil) Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.61776, 57.04168
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 15M

Comments on the geologic information

  • L. CRET? DETRITAL MINERALS INCORPORATED IN L.CRET. SANDS (MCMURRAY FM.) WITH POSSIBLY L.CRET. CONCENTRATION ASSOCIATED WITH BITUMEN EMPLACEMENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1778
Year of first production 1978
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Syncrude Canada Ltd.
    First year 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE, R.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF TITANIUM AND TITANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 25, 177 P.

  • Deposit

    KRAMERS, J.W., AND BROWN, R.A.S., 1976, SURVEY OF HEAVY MINERALS IN THE SURFACE-MINEABLE AREA OF THE ATHABASCA OIL SAND DEPOSITS, CIM BULL. VOL. 71, NO. 791, MAR. 76

  • Deposit

    TREVOY, L.W., SCHUTTE, R., AND GOFORTH, R.G., 1978, DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEAVY MINERALS POTENTIAL OF THE ATHABASCA TAR SANDS, C.I.M. BULLETIN, VOL. 71, NO. 791, MARCH 1978, P. 175-180.

  • Deposit

    COTTER, N.P., 1977, CANADA'S FIRST ZIRCON PLATN PLANNED FOR ALBERTA. THE NORTHERN MINER, JAN. 6, 1977, P. 24

  • Deposit

    MCRORY, R.E., 1982, ENERGY HERITAGE: OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OILS OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ENR I/19-1, 94P

  • Deposit

    ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED AND J.M. MACKAY CONSULTANTS, HEAVY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT STUDY: REPORT PREPARED FOR ALBERTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CALGARY, ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED.

  • Production

    PA2: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.: CAPITAL INVESTIMENT PROGRAM, HOW SYNCRUDE'S FIVE-YEAR $1.2 BILLION PLAN WORKS, P. 3. PC1: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD., SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.: A PROFILE, P. 3. PC2: ALBERTA, ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD, ST 85-18.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Zwartendyk, Jan Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada

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