QUESTIONS THIS MAP ANSWERS
Frequently asked
- What minerals are found in Alberta?
- Alberta produces oil sands bitumen, conventional oil, natural gas and NGLs, sulphur, coal, salt, silica sand, limestone, sand and gravel, peat and ammolite. Advanced or defined resources exist for lithium in oilfield brines, iron and vanadium at Clear Hills, rare earths in Birch Mountains black shale, titanium and zircon in oil sands tailings, helium, uranium showings in the north-east and kimberlites at Buffalo Head Hills. More
- Does Alberta have critical minerals?
- Yes. The AGS lists 17 critical minerals with known potential in Alberta, including lithium, helium, vanadium, rare earths, titanium, uranium, potash, nickel, cobalt, copper and zinc. Fifteen of the Atlas's 34 commodity profiles are on Canada's or Alberta's critical-minerals lists. More