Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced that the corporation has been awarded a Cdn $1.6 million order for aggregates from a major oil sands entity. Aggregates will be provided from the corporation’s 100-percent-owned corporate stockpile site located near Conklin, Alberta, Canada. It is anticipated that deliveries will commence in April 2018.
Athabasca owns and operates the following pits: Kearl, KM 248, Cowpar, Logan, House River, Pelican and Emerson. In addition, the corporation owns and operates stockpile and distribution hubs at Conklin, Sunday Creek, House River and Poplar Creek.
All locations are fully permitted and allow for year-round deliveries of industrial mineral products including sand, gravel and frac sand. Athabasca also holds a 100 percent interest in the Richardson granite dolomite project located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, covering 60,966 hectares and a 100 percent interest in the Firebag Frac Sand Project accessible via Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray.