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Bigstone Creek

Plant in Alberta, Canada with commodities Natural Gas, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230659
MAS/MILS ID 1220051101
Record type Site
Current site name Bigstone Creek
Alternate or previous names Bigstone

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.24983, 54.27491 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Natural Gas Primary
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.24983, 54.27491
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 920511

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Distillation
Milling method Distillation

Mining district

District name Alberta, Canada

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Recovered Elemental Sulfur 110000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 110000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Recovered Elemental Sulfur 95000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 95000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Recovered Elemental Sulfur 80000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 80000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Recovered Elemental Sulfur 70000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 70000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Sour Natural Gas Processed; 1991-2007 552300000 Cubic Meters Per Year
  • Year 1992
    Description Recovered Elemental Sulfur 60000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 60000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT INPUT FIELD IS IN 1000 CUBIC METERS RAW GAS PER DAY. OUTPUT FIELD, PRODUCT A IS SULFUR IN TERMS OF MT SUFLUR/DAY. OUTPUT FIELD, PRODUCT B IS THE SALES GAS IN TERMS OF 1000CM/D

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES TONNAGE IS IN TERMS OF 1000 CUBIC METERS OF RAW GAS GRADE UNITS FOR THE SULFUR IS IN TERMS OF % MT/CM OF RAW GAS.
  • NO RESOURCE/RESERVE DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS OPERATION. THIS OPERATION PROCESSESS SOUR NATURAL GAS FROM THREE GAS FIELDS IN ALBERTA, CANADA; THEY ARE BIGSTONE CREEK, BERLAND RIVER, AND FIR. THE GAS RESOURCES/RESERVES FOR THESE FIELDS CAN NOT ALICATED TO A SINGLE GAS REFINERY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED GRADE FOR THE SULFUR IS IN TERMS OF % MT/CM RAW GAS; ACTUAL GRADE IS 0.00259149 MT/CM RAW GAS.
  • REFINERY: THE CAPACITY IS IN TERMS OF 1000 CUBIC METERS OF RAW GAS INLET PER DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MP4850, SULPHUR REVIEW,

  • Deposit

    1990, TABLE 2.

  • Deposit

    ERCB, ERCB ST 91-50, GAS PROCESSING KPLANTS IN ALBERTA,

  • Deposit

    QUARTERLY UPDATE.

  • Deposit

    ERCB D90-8, PROCEEDING 890971, CAROLINE BEAVERHILL LAKE GAS

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, AUGUST 1990, PAGES, 5-2, 5-3.

  • Deposit

    SULPHUR RECOVERY FOR OIL AND GAS IN CANADA, G.J. DESORCY,

  • Deposit

    ERCB, NOVEMBER, 1988, APPENDIX A.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY DISCRIPTION OF A SOUR NATURAL GAS REFINERY, LOCATED IN ALBERTA, CANADA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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