Sun Gro peat (Seba Beach / Vilna / Julius Lake)

RESOURCE CONTEXT

Alberta ≈17 % of Canadian peat; <1,000 ha harvested; vast boreal peatlands

A fifth of Canada's horticultural peat, mostly exported to US growers.

Official reserve statements for this commodity (0)

GEOLOGICAL SETTING

Prospectivity envelopes for Peat (horticultural)

• Boreal peatland beltFavourable
  Sphagnum bog and fen peat 1–5 m thick

Development regime

Tenure

Public Lands Act surface material lease (peat is a surface material, not a Mines and Minerals Act mineral).

Royalty

Public Lands surface material royalty.

DATASETS TO STACK HERE

Public layers that cover this site

• Bedrock geology polygons (DIG 2013-0018, queryable)Alberta Geological SurveyAttribute-level bedrock mapping for screening host lithologies; heavy, so it loads only when zoomed in.
• Surficial geology of Alberta (Map 601 tiles)Alberta Geological SurveyCover type and thickness proxy; controls aggregate, placer, peat and indicator-mineral dispersal trains.
• AGS prospective areas for mineral explorationAlberta Geological SurveyThe survey's own view of where each commodity is prospective; compare with the Atlas knowledge-driven envelopes.
• NRCan Map 900A: producing mines, mineral areas, oil & gas fieldsNatural Resources CanadaOfficial federal view of producing operations to cross-check the Atlas mine inventory.
• Non-Crown mineral ownershipAlberta Energy and MineralsFreehold minerals need private deals and carry freehold mineral tax instead of Crown royalty.
• Parks & protected areas (by designation)Alberta Forestry, Parks and TourismHard no-go areas (e.g. Peace Point gypsum inside Wood Buffalo National Park).
• First Nations reserves & Métis settlementsGovernment of AlbertaConsultation and partnership geography; AIOC loan guarantees favour Indigenous equity in projects nearby.
• Alberta Township System gridAlberta Energy and MineralsTenure is sold by section and LSD; the grid is how postings, leases and wells are referenced.

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