Alberta
Prospect

Suncor

Alberta, Canada
NickelVanadiumPetroleum (Oil)TitaniumMetalZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Vanadium, Petroleum (Oil), Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
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 ID10024993
MRDS IDISM0745
Alternate namesGreat Canadian Oil Sands, G.C.O.S.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates57.00002, -111.48442
References
ROSE, E.R., 1973, GEOLOGY OF VANADIUM AND VANADIFEROUS OCCURRENCES OF CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 27, 130 P.STEMEROWICZ, A., BRUCE, R.W., SIRIANNI, C.V. AND VIENS, G.E., 1976, THE RECOVERY OF VANADIUM AND NICKEL FROM ATHABASCA TAR SANDS FLY ASH, C.I.M. BULLETIN, VOL. 69, NO. 768, APRIL 1976, P. 102-108.HODGSON, G.W., PEAKE, E. AND BAKER, B.L., 1963, THE ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM PORPHYRINS: THE POSITION OF THE ATHABASCA OIL SANDS IN M.A. CARRIGY (ED.), THE K.A. CLARKE VOLUME, EDMONTON, RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALBERTA, INFORMATION SERIES NO. 45, P. 75-100.STAFF, 1984, RECOVERY OF VANADIUM FROM OIL SANDS PLANT: FIRST IN CANADA, THE NORTHERN MINER, MAR. 15, P. 1.SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORTS 1979-1984.SUNCOR INC., TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING STATEMENT, SUNCOR INC., NO. 2755, SEPT. 4, 1979, 125 P. & APPENDICES.MCROY, R.E., 1982, ENERGY HERITAGE: OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OILS OF ALBERTA, ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ENR I/19-1, 94 P.CAMP, F.W., 1974, THE TAR SANDS OF ALBERTA, CANADA, SECOND EDITION, DENVER, CAMERON ENGINEERS INC., 77 P.SCOTT, J., COLLINS, G.A. AND HODGSON, G.W., 1954, TRACE METALS IN THE MCMURRAY OIL SANDS AND OTHER CRETACEOUS RESERVOIRS OF ALBERTA, C.I.M. BULLETIN, JANUARY 1954, VOL, 47, NO. 501, P. 36-42.PA1: SUNCOR ANNUAL REPORT, 1983, P. 18; PA2: SUNCOR ANNUAL REPORT, 1984, P3 SUNCOR INC., TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING STATEMENT NO. 2755.