Results : 1 - 10 of 97
REP 58
The Components of the Bitumen in Athabasca Bituminous Sand and Their Significance in the Hot Water Separation Process Judging from the proportions of the components and the ultimate analyses, the bitumen throughout the Athabasca bituminous sand ... Show Abstract
Pasternack, D.S. Clark, K.A. 1951-01-30
REP 57
The difficulty of making viscosity and specific gravity determinations on the oil in Athabasca bituminous sand is that there is no method available for getting the oil out of the sand without altering it. A method of extracting the oil from the ... Show Abstract
Ward, S.H. Clark, K.A. 1950-03-01
REP 53
The clay present in bituminous sand as a natural constituent plays a key role in the hot water separation process. Some clay is necessary for satisfactory results; more than enough decreases the yield of oil. When bituminous sand is mixed and ... Show Abstract
Clark, K.A. Pasternack, D.S. 1949-03-01
BUL 047
The commercial sector produces 75 per cent of the aggregate, most of it directed into road construction (52 per cent), concrete production (18 per cent) or asphalt production (11 per cent). A compilation of geological data indicates that 1100 ... Show Abstract
Edwards, W.A.D. Hudson, R.N. Scafe, D.W. 1985-01-01
ESR 1981-04
The most important sources of gravel and sand in the Lethbridge area are high and low level alluvial terraces associated with the Oldman River valley. The low terraces commonly have up to 3 m of fine sand and silt overlying the sand and ... Show Abstract
Shetsen, I. 1980-01-01
ESR 1973-02
Sand and gravel deposits of the Edmonton area can be grouped into preglacial, glacial, and recent alluvial deposits, distinguishable on the basis of time and mode of deposition. Preglacial deposits are extensively distributed along the floors and ... Show Abstract
McPherson, R.A. Kathol, C.P. 1972-01-01
ESR 1971-05
Dune sands from the Medicine Hat area in southeastern Alberta contain particle sizes predominating in the 50 to 100 mesh (0.297 to 0.149 mm) range. The grains are mainly subrounded and commonly stained.Beneficiation tests on the sands involved ... Show Abstract
Holter, M.E. 1971-01-01
ESR 2000-08
A regional geochemical sampling program for diamond and metallic-mineral potential was completed during the summer of 1998 in the Peerless Lake map area, north-central Alberta. The area encompasses the 1997 discovery of diamondiferous kimberlites ... Show Abstract
Eccles, D.R. Haynes, M. Csanyi, W. 2001-08-01
ESR 1967-04
The Wainwright area lies within the east-central Alberta Plains, a relatively flat, glaciated area underlain by gentle dipping detrital strata of Late Cretaceous age. In most parts of the area, bedrock is overlain by till, as ground or hummocky ... Show Abstract
Bayrock, L.A. 1967-01-01
ESR 1969-04
Underlying the study area is a northeast trending preglacial river valley whose extensive northern flank is covered by sand and gravel. The floor of the valley is also gravel covered but the abbreviated southern bank is not. The gravel and sand ... Show Abstract
Turner, W.R. Geiger, K.W. Carlson, V.A. 1969-01-01
© 2015. Alberta Geological Survey. Please read our Copyright & Legal Disclaimers.