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Suncor Deposit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024860
MRDS ID ISM0612
Record type Site
Current site name Suncor Deposit
Alternate or previous names Great Canadian Oil Sands, G.C.O.S.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.47887, 57.00418 (WGS84)

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
Sulfur 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) -111.47887, 57.00418
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
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

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, C.I.M. BULLETIN, VOL. 71, NO. 791, MARCH 1976, P. 92-99.

  • 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 PLANT PLANNED FOR ALBERTA, THE NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY 6, 1977, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORTS, 1979-1984.

  • 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

    PA1: SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORT, 1983, P. 18; PA2: SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORT, 1984, P. 3; SUNCOR INC.; TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING STATEMENT NO. 2755, SEPT 4, 1979, P. 46. PC3: ALBERTA: ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD REPORT 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

Beyond USGS

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