INDUSTRIAL MINERALSSilica sand

Peace River Silica Sand

Wabiskaw / Clearwater quartzose sands

Silica sand for frac markets; the open question is grade consistency across the deposit, not its location.

Open on the map ↗Silica sand profile

VALUE UNDER EACH SCENARIO

How the price deck moves this asset

ScenarioPrice indexRecoverableEconomicClears break-even
Reference1.00×$139B$121B87%
High Oil Price1.00×$139B$121B87%
Low Oil Price1.00×$139B$121B87%
Energy Transition1.00×$139B$121B87%
High Demand1.00×$139B$121B87%
Supply Shock1.00×$139B$121B87%
User Defined1.00×$139B$121B87%

Driver: flat-linked. Use the Scenario Laboratory sliders on the map for arbitrary assumptions.

SURVEY COVERAGE

What documents this asset

  • Geology of Alberta — bedrock geology compilationAlberta Geological Survey (AGS) · Bedrock geology · 1:1,000,000 compilation over 1:50,000 ATS mappingHarmonizedPublication ↗
  • Industrial mineral occurrences of Alberta (DIG 2019-0027)Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) · Industrial minerals · Occurrence points with commodity and deposit-type codesHarmonizedPublication ↗

Coverage zones (1)

  • Bedrock & surficial geology compilation — Alberta Geological Survey + GSC, Province-wide at 1:100,000 to 1:1,000,000 (ATS-tiled) (Harmonized)

PROVENANCE

Registry rows

  • T07 · Industrial Mineral Occurrences of Alberta (DIG 2019-0027)Alberta Geological Survey · Target · FreeSource ↗
  • L13 · AGS Open Data Portal (surficial and bedrock geology)Alberta Geological Survey · Land · FreeSource ↗

Commodity profiles

Silica sand · High