Metallic minerals

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Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Eccles, D.R.
Publication Date: 2000
Title:
Metallic Mineral Deposits and Occurences in the Phanerozoic Succession North of Latitude 55N, Alberta
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Series Name: GEO-NOTE
Issue Identification: GEO-NOTE 2000-2
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Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
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This data set is a geographic information systems implementation of the Alberta Geological Survey's GEO-NOTE 2000-2.
 
The geological setting of Phanerozic rocks in northern Alberta is similar to many productive metalliferous districts in the world, where formation or emplacement of mineral deposits is often controlled, in part, by coeval volcanism and extensional faults or fracture zones associated with regional fault systems, arches, and other structural zones that transect overlying Phanerozoic cover rocks. Selected examples include: Early Cambrian marine black shale Ni-Mo deposits of south China (Fan, 1983; Coveney and Chen Nansheng, 1991); Ni-Zn stratiform mineralization in the Devonian marine black shales of the Nick Basin, Yukon, Canada (Hulbert, 1996); highly brecciated, Middle Devonian dolomite-hosted Zn-Pb deposits at Pine Point, North West Territories, Canada (Sangster, 1996); Ordovician through Lower Mississippian Carlin Trend Au deposits in Nevada, United States (Teal and Jackson, 1997); and the late Permian, Kupferschiefer-type Cu shales in Poland (Oszczepalski, 1989). In addition, a compilation by Pasava (1993), reported the presence of platinum group element accumulations from marine black shales of China, Canada, United States, Czech Republic, Finland, Poland and Russia. The metal-bearing, sedimentary deposits are often characterized by unique metal associations, extensive lateral distribution, persistent metal grade, mineralogical make-up, and stratigraphic control that provide the economic geologist with a number of conceptual models for mineral exploration in basin environments, including the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Recent (1990's), minerals exploration and geological studies in the Phanerozoic succession of northern Alberta have documented anomalous amounts of Au, Ag, Pt, Pd and several base metals that exist, at least locally, in the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Devonian strata of northern Alberta. Potential also exists for economic concentrations of co-product metals, such as Ti, Zr, Al, Cr and Au from oil sand tailings, and V and Au from the Clear Hills Iron Deposits. Subsequent interest by local, national and international companies have requested a uniformly organized and up-to-date collation of information on mineral occurences in the Province of Alberta. The objective of this synthesis is to highlight geological anomalies and target areas from previous geological studies and minerals exploration of the Phanerozoic strata north of Latitude 55N., Alberta. The compilation does not include mineral occurences previously documented in the Helikian-, Aphebian- and Archean-aged ocks, or the areas underlain by the exposed Precambrian Shield and Athabasca Group sandstone.

Purpose:
The objective of this synthesis is to highlight geological anomalies and target areas from previous geological studies and minerals exploration of the Phanerozoic strata north of Latitude 55N., Alberta, and to view the information on the Web in the context of other geospatial data.
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West Bounding Coordinate: -120
East Bounding Coordinate: -110
North Bounding Coordinate: 60
South Bounding Coordinate: 55
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Theme Keyword: mineral deposit
Theme Keyword: Phanerozoic
Theme Keyword: mineral occurence
Theme Keyword: placer gold
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Place Keyword: Alberta
Place Keyword: North
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Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Information Specialist
Contact Position: Information Specialist
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Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Metallic mineral deposits and occurences in the Phanerozoic strata north of Latitude 55N, Alberta, are summarized from: 1) a regional metallogenic evaluation of Alberta that reviews Alberta Energy Assessment File Reports, Geological Survey of Canada and ALberta Geological Survey reports, miscellaneous journals, universtiy thesis and numerous publications (Olson et al, 1994); 2) a study to analyse existing Paleozoic core data for anomalous Pb-Zn mineralization (Turner and McPhee, 1994); 3) a compilation of the placer gold occurences in Alberta (Edwards, 1990); 4) a mineral potential study in the Marguerite River area (Dufresne et al, 1994); and 5) recent mineral discoveries by industry made public through new releases and assessment file reports.
Process Date: 2000
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Entity Type Label: GEO-NOTE
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Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
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Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Information Sales Coordinator
Contact Position: Information Sales Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability: unknown
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Metadata Date: 2002/01/22
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Information Specialist
Contact Position: Information Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998