Mine detail: Syncrude Deposit

Previously called 'Mildred Lake'

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Location: Alberta, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 57.04168, -111.61776
dep_id: 10024864
mrds_id: ISM0615
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Titanium, Metal, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium, Zirconium
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: 1978
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, CIM BULL. VOL. 71, NO. 791, MAR. 76
  • 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 PLATN PLANNED FOR ALBERTA. THE NORTHERN MINER, JAN. 6, 1977, P. 24
  • 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:: PA2: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.: CAPITAL INVESTIMENT PROGRAM, HOW SYNCRUD* 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.
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