High-swelling bentonite deposits in southwest Saskatchewan
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 1
- File Size:
- 1072 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1984
Abstract
Canada's only economic high-swelling bentonite deposit is
mined in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, by A vonlea Mineral Industries
Limited. The bentonite resulted from devitrified and
altered volcanic ash released during the Laramide Orogeny.
Volcanic ash was deposited in a pre-Cretaceous basin that was
formed by salt solution collapse structures. Sedimentary rocks
in the Wilcox area belong to the Snakebite Member of the
Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation. Bentonite beds are
61 cm, 46 cm and 30 cm thick; these are separated by 365 cm
and 182 cm of shale respectively. Saskatchewan bentonite is
used primarily in the oil well industry.
Citation
APA: (1984) High-swelling bentonite deposits in southwest Saskatchewan
MLA: High-swelling bentonite deposits in southwest Saskatchewan. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1984.