Alberta
Prospect

Suncor Deposit

Alberta, Canada
Petroleum (Oil)SulfurVanadiumNickelZirconiumTitaniumMetal
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Commodities
PrimaryPetroleum (Oil), Sulfur, Vanadium, Nickel, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Mcmurray Formation
Tectonic settingStable Basin (Alberta Basin)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1967
Last production1985
Discovery year1778
Identification
Deposit ID10024860
MRDS IDISM0612
Alternate namesGreat Canadian Oil Sands, G.C.O.S.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates57.00418, -111.47887
References
ROSE, R.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF TITANIUM AND TITANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 25, 177 P.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.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.COTTER, N.P., 1977, CANADA'S FIRST ZIRCON PLANT PLANNED FOR ALBERTA, THE NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY 6, 1977, P. 24.SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORTS, 1979-1984.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.ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED AND J.M. MACKAY CONSULTANTS, HEAVY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT STUDY: REPORT PREPARED FOR ALBERTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CALGARY, ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED.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.