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Alberta Oil Sands Mines

Creator(s)
Canadian
Time period
other date: start of production, 1967
Location
Site: Alberta (Canada)
Cultural context
Canadian
Description
aerial view, wisps of steam rise from a tailings pond in the early morning at the Suncor Energy tar sands processing plant about 20 miles north of Fort McMurray. Tailings are the waste materials left over after extracting pure bitumen from sand and clay with which it is found in deposits. The ponds contain a complex mixture of heavy metals and volatile organic compounds, many of which are considered toxic, 4/4/2014
Work type
Mine (extracting complex)
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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