Alberta
Prospect

Suncor

Alberta, Canada
Zirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryZirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsZircon
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Mcmurray Formation
Tectonic settingStable Basin (Alberta Basin)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1967
Last production1987
Discovery year1778
Identification
Deposit ID10024826
MRDS IDISM0578
Alternate namesGreat Canadian Oil Sands
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates57.00418, -111.47887
References
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.