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Suncor

Prospect in Alberta, Canada with commodities Vanadium, Petroleum (Oil), Nickel, Titanium, Metal, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024993
MRDS ID ISM0745
Record type Site
Current site name Suncor
Alternate or previous names Great Canadian Oil Sands, G.C.O.S.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.48442, 57.00002 (WGS84)
Relative position OILS SANDS OPERATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Alberta

Comments on the location information

  • A LARGE GROUP OF NORTHWEST-STRIKING DEPOSITS OCCUR OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 16 KM IN A ZONE 12 KM WIDE; THE LARGEST SINGLE DEPOSIT IS 4 KM LONG AND UP TO 900 METRES WIDE. ELEVATION: 1300 M A.S.L.PLACER, MARINE (FOSSIL)"

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • TITANIUM

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) -111.48442, 57.00002
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTRUSION OF DOLERITE SILLS; EARLY JURASSIC; ILMN + HMTT + RUTL + LCXN + MGNT + ZRCN + MNZT + GRNT (+ QRTZ)THE CONSOLIDATED SANDSTONE IS LAMINATED, THE DEPOSITS ARE CONSIDERED TO HAV"E BEEN DEPOSITED ON A REGRESSIVE SHORE-LINE.
  • LCRET DETRITAL MINERALS INCORPORATED IN LCRET SANDS (MCMURRAY FORMATION), WITH POSSIBLY LCRET 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 1967
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Suncor Inc.
    First year 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED ESTIMATE BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X; MARKET CONDITIONS). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(REMOTE);

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E.R., 1973, GEOLOGY OF VANADIUM AND VANADIFEROUS OCCURRENCES OF CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 27, 130 P.

  • Deposit

    STEMEROWICZ, A., BRUCE, R.W., SIRIANNI, C.V. AND VIENS, G.E., 1976, THE RECOVERY OF VANADIUM AND NICKEL FROM ATHABASCA TAR SANDS FLY ASH, C.I.M. BULLETIN, VOL. 69, NO. 768, APRIL 1976, P. 102-108.

  • Deposit

    HODGSON, G.W., PEAKE, E. AND BAKER, B.L., 1963, THE ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM PORPHYRINS: THE POSITION OF THE ATHABASCA OIL SANDS IN M.A. CARRIGY (ED.), THE K.A. CLARKE VOLUME, EDMONTON, RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALBERTA, INFORMATION SERIES NO. 45, P. 75-100.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1984, RECOVERY OF VANADIUM FROM OIL SANDS PLANT: FIRST IN CANADA, THE NORTHERN MINER, MAR. 15, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORTS 1979-1984.

  • Deposit

    SUNCOR INC., TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING STATEMENT, SUNCOR INC., NO. 2755, SEPT. 4, 1979, 125 P. & APPENDICES.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CAMP, F.W., 1974, THE TAR SANDS OF ALBERTA, CANADA, SECOND EDITION, DENVER, CAMERON ENGINEERS INC., 77 P.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, J., COLLINS, G.A. AND HODGSON, G.W., 1954, TRACE METALS IN THE MCMURRAY OIL SANDS AND OTHER CRETACEOUS RESERVOIRS OF ALBERTA, C.I.M. BULLETIN, JANUARY 1954, VOL, 47, NO. 501, P. 36-42.

  • Production

    PA1: SUNCOR ANNUAL REPORT, 1983, P. 18; PA2: SUNCOR ANNUAL REPORT, 1984, P3 SUNCOR INC., TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING STATEMENT NO. 2755.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). NO MINING 1 M. N.A.

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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