Alberta
Prospect

Syncrude

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 production1978
Last production1987
Discovery year1778
Identification
Deposit ID10024827
MRDS IDISM0579
Alternate namesMildred Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates56.22999, -111.27106
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.LOVE, D., 1985, SYNCRUDE'S EARTH MOVING PANORAMA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL 186, NO. 7, P. 26-30.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, R.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF TITANIUM AND TITANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT. 27, 177P.SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD, ENERGY'S NEW WORLD. FROM OIL SAND TO SYNTHETIC CRUDE OIL, N.P.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/