SURFICIAL GEOLOGY Alberta Geological Survey

Surficial sand & gravel deposits (DIG 2015-0027)

Mapped sand and gravel bodies with aggregate potential.

Direct aggregate and placer target layer; also screens silica sand and construction supply near demand centres.

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COMMODITIES IT DISCRIMINATES (3)

What this layer helps you find

Sand & gravel aggregateGoldSilica sand

Prospectivity envelopes citing this dataset (3)

  • Bruderheim glaciofluvial sandSilica sand · Reworked Quaternary quartz sand processed for industrial gradesProfile ↗
  • North Saskatchewan placer gold (Edmonton–Devon)Gold · Fine flour gold in Quaternary gravels reworked from Cordilleran sourcesProfile ↗
  • Preglacial and glaciofluvial gravel corridorsSand & gravel aggregate · Buried preglacial channel gravels and outwash depositsProfile ↗

PROVENANCE

Where the figures rest

  • T09 · Alberta Sand and Gravel Deposits with Aggregate Potential (DIG 2004-0034)Alberta Geological Survey · Target · Free · Static (1976–2009 compilation)Registry source ↗
  • T10 · Sand and Gravel Aggregate Potential interactive map (IAM-002)Alberta Geological Survey · Target · Free · StaticRegistry source ↗

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