Mine detail: Suncor Deposit

Previously called 'Great Canadian Oil SandsG.C.O.S.'

Location:	Alberta, Canada, North America
Lat / long:	57.00418, -111.47887
dep_id:	10024860
mrds_id:	ISM0612
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Petroleum (Oil), Sulfur, Vanadium, Nickel, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Prospect
Reporter:	Zwartendyk, Jan
hrock_unit:	Mcmurray Formation
hrock_type:	Shale,Sandstone
tectonic:	Stable Basin (Alberta Basin)
Year first produced:	1967
ylp_ba:	>
yr_lst_prd:	1985
disc_yr:	1778
References:	Deposit:: ROSE, R.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF TITANIUM AND TITANIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT NO. 25, 177 P. Deposit:: 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. Deposit:: 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. Deposit:: COTTER, N.P., 1977, CANAD* FIRST ZIRCON PLANT PLANNED FOR ALBERTA, THE NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY 6, 1977, P. 24. Deposit:: SUNCOR INC., ANNUAL REPORTS, 1979-1984. Deposit:: 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. Deposit:: ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED AND J.M. MACKAY CONSULTANTS, HEAVY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT STUDY: REPORT PREPARED FOR ALBERTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CALGARY, ROBERTSON RESEARCH CANADA LIMITED. Production:: 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.