Alberta
Prospect

Syncrude Deposit

Alberta, Canada
NickelTitaniumMetalPetroleum (Oil)VanadiumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Titanium, Metal, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Mcmurray Formation
Tectonic settingStable Basin (Alberta Basin)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1978
Last production1985
Discovery year1778
Identification
Deposit ID10024864
MRDS IDISM0615
Alternate namesMildred Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates57.04168, -111.61776
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, CIM BULL. VOL. 71, NO. 791, MAR. 76TREVOY, 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 PLATN PLANNED FOR ALBERTA. THE NORTHERN MINER, JAN. 6, 1977, P. 24MCRORY, R.E., 1982, ENERGY HERITAGE: OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OILS OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ENR I/19-1, 94PROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED AND J.M. MACKAY CONSULTANTS, HEAVY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT STUDY: REPORT PREPARED FOR ALBERTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CALGARY, ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED.PA2: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.: CAPITAL INVESTIMENT PROGRAM, HOW SYNCRUDE'S FIVE-YEAR $1.2 BILLION PLAN WORKS, P. 3. PC1: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD., SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.: A PROFILE, P. 3. PC2: ALBERTA, ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD, ST 85-18.