00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.835663 CaOODSP 20230131161137 cr ||||||||||| 170424s1997 oncobad|o f|0| 0 eng d 0-660-16725-5 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-ab M42-500E-PDF M42-500E Exploring for minerals in Alberta [electronic resource] : Geological Survey of Canada geoscience contributions, Canada-Alberta agreement on mineral development (1992-1995) / edited by R. W. Macqueen. Ottawa : Geological Survey of Canada, c1997. 357 p. : photos, maps, ill., charts. Bulletin / Geological Survey of Canada ; 500 Digitized edition from print [produced by Natural Resources Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. "In 1995, Alberta produced about 48.0% ($20.8 billion) of total Canadian mineral production - almost entirely oil, natural gas and coal. What of the non-fuel mineral potential? Canada-Alberta Agreement on Mineral Development (MDA) studies provide or enhance the geological framework, technology development, and economic aspects necessary to encourage exploration for base/precious metals, diamonds, industrial minerals and other non-fuel mineral commodities. Because they underlie an efficient and dynamic exploration community, geoscience studies expended about 65% of federal/provincial MDA funds available. This volume reports on federal MDA-supported Geoscience conducted mainly by Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) personnel. Regional studies of the exposed Canadian Shield of northeastern Alberta (-58% of MDA geoscience funding) include bedrock/Quaternary geological mapping at 150 000 scale, gamma ray spectrometry-magnetics-VLF geophysics, and geochemistry of lake sediments/waters. Many new data from these studies are available digitally. The potential of Athabasca Basin in Alberta for uranium-polymetallic mineralization is evaluated. A digitally based integration project contributes to assessment of the undiscovered mineral potential of northeastern Alberta. Diamond-related studies (-30% of MDA geoscience funds) include examination of minettes/kimberlites, regional indicator mineral/geochemical till/soil studies in southern Alberta, and a Cypress Hills aeromagnetic survey. Other studies reported on herein involve gold, including Fort McKay area microdisseminated Au-Ag-Cu minerals; gold/platinum group elements in Tertiary/HoIocene gravels of central Alberta; and gold occurrences in lithified Cretaceous and Tertiary gravels/conglomerates of southwestern Alberta. Good potential exists for many commodities"--Abstract, p. 1. Abstracts in English and French. gccst Minerals gccst Geology Macqueen, R. W. Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Exploring for minerals in Alberta : (CaOODSP)9.613448 Bulletin (Geological Survey of Canada) 500 (CaOODSP)504778 PDF 64.21 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/rncan-nrcan/M42-500-eng.pdf