Posted by. Tar sands mining represents the most intensive and environmentally damaging method of oil extraction in Alberta, involving the drastic alteration of surface and subsurface materials. Oil Sands Discovery and Early Use. ... "Here we are sitting there having a drink after work and somebody said this isn't going to, it isn't possible. The Syncrude oil sands plant is seen north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. u/13Man. ... as a person who has been to alberta, i can personally guarantee this is bullshit. This recent Suncor approval highlights the staggering and growing cumulative environmental footprint of the Alberta tar sands. The top layer of muskeg and earth (right), and the underlying tar sands (left) after the removal of the muskeg, at the Syncrude tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on September 17, 2014. 112. Large enough to be seen from space, tailings ponds in Alberta’s oil sands region are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. ... Alberta. Alberta's oil sands’ proven reserves equal about 165.4 billion barrels (bbl). A scary world we have entered into, in which oil companies like Shell think this is sustainability! Alberta's oil sands has the third largest oil reserves in the world, after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. TAR SANDS RECLAMATION. The Alberta oil sands have been in commercial production since the original Great Canadian Oil Sands (now Suncor Energy) mine began operation in 1967. Surface mining of tar sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta leaves huge, teeth-like marks in the landscape. The evolution of Canada's oil sands industry over three decades is visible from space, as newly released NASA satellite images show its growing mark by the Athabasca River. Crude bitumen production (mined and in situ) totalled about 2.8 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2017. Before and after photos of the Alberta Tar Sands Syncrude's second mine began operation in 1978 and is the biggest mine of any type in the world. 6 years ago. Tar sands take 3 barrels of water to process every barrel of oil extracted. History of the Oil Sands Although the oil sands of Alberta have only been developed commercially since the late 1960s, their documented history dates back nearly three centuries to 1717, when Waupisoo of the Cree people brought samples of the oil sands to the Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at Fort Churchill (ERCB 2008b). Photos by Garth Lenz. Ninety percent of this water becomes so toxic that it must be stored in tailing ponds. Athabasca, Alberta, Canada before and after Oil Sands. Alberta’s oil sands were formed millions of years ago, as tiny marine creatures died and drifted to the sea floor and were covered by layers of sediment that exerted enough pressure and temperatures to transform the organic matter into oil. 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