Alberta Oil Sands Mines
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Alberta Tar Sands Mines
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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
Type of Work
Mine (extracting complex)Subject
Mining, Oil sands -- Alberta, Athabasca Tar Sands (Alta.), Aerial views, Pollution, Suncor Energy, Aerial photography -- Canada, Mining corporations
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