MINERAL OCCURRENCES Alberta Geological Survey

AGS prospective areas for mineral exploration

Mineral prospective areas (DIG 2019-0025) and exploration projects with resource estimates.

The survey's own view of where each commodity is prospective; compare with the Atlas knowledge-driven envelopes.

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COMMODITIES IT DISCRIMINATES (34)

What this layer helps you find

Crude bitumen (oil sands)Conventional, tight & heavy multilateral oilNatural gas & condensate (Montney, Duvernay, Deep Basin)Ethane, propane & NGL feedstocksCoalbed methaneMetallurgical (coking) coalThermal coalHeliumGeothermal heat & powerCO2 pore space (carbon storage)Sulphur (by-product)Hydrogen (blue, gas-derived)Lithium (oilfield brines)PotashSalt (halite) & brine cavernsSilica sandLimestone, dolomite, cement & limeSand & gravel aggregateIron & vanadium (Clear Hills ironstone)UraniumDiamondsBase metals & Ni-Cu-PGE (Shield and carbonate MVT)Rare earth elements & coal-ash critical metalsTitanium & zirconium (oil sands heavy minerals)Vanadium, nickel & scandium from bitumen petcokeGoldMagnesiumSodium sulphate & saline-lake evaporitesBentonite, clay & shaleGypsum & anhydritePeat (horticultural)Ammonite shell (ammolite)PhosphateBuilding & dimension stone