CRITICAL-MINERALS RECOVERYIndustrial minerals

Sultech / Canlin micronized sulphur plant

Sultech / Canlin Energy · 50 kt/yr micronized sulphur fertilizer (2027)

Location approximate (Caroline area gas plant).

RESOURCE CONTEXT

≈4 Mt/yr recovered (dated); 11.66 Mt inventory (Jul 2025)

A by-product of sour gas and bitumen that became a US$238/t export commodity in 2025.

Sulphur block inventory11.66 Mt (Jul 2025) · Resource estimate · Jul 2025Argus ↗

GEOLOGICAL SETTING

Foothills sour-gas belt (Caroline–Waterton)Producing / drill-proven
By-product elemental sulphur from deep Devonian–Mississippian sour gas

Tenure: No separate tenure — by-product of PNG and oil sands agreements.
Royalty: Alberta sulphur royalty applies under the Natural Gas Royalty Regulation (rate unverified).

DATASETS TO STACK HERE

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.
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.
AER Map-90 oil & gas fields (digitized)Alberta Energy Regulator (digitized)Where established pools sit; brine, helium and CO2 storage ride on the same reservoirs.
Oil sands projects, schemes & development areas (OASIS)Alberta Energy and MineralsApproved project footprints — the mines and SAGD schemes whose tailings and produced water host by-product minerals.
Pipelines & facilities (ERCB Geoview)Alberta Energy and MineralsEgress and processing infrastructure; H2S content flags sulphur and sour-gas plants.
Parks & protected areas (by designation)Alberta Forestry, Parks and TourismHard no-go areas (e.g. Peace Point gypsum inside Wood Buffalo National Park).

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Alberta Carbon Trunk Line / CliveCCS hub · Wolf Midstream / Enhance Energy · ≈105 kmOperating
Exshaw lime plant & quarryQuarry · Graymont · ≈117 kmOperating
Thunderstone Rundle rock quarry (Canmore)Quarry · Thunderstone Quarries · ≈117 kmOperating