Athabasca Raider The Athabasca Raider, an industrial vessel, in Suncor’s South Tailings Pond. Beautiful Destruction, p. 163 Suncor South Tailings Pond, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Google Earth <a +56°52’36.77″,...
Bulldozer 5630 Bulldozer 5630, deep in black bitumen at the bottom of the Steepbank Mine. Most of the bitumen deposits are found in the McMurray Formation, a layer of shale, sandstone and oil-impregnated sands formed during the Cretaceous period. ....
Tonka Trucks Immense trucks used for strip-mining bitumen. These multimillion dollar trucks are a constant feature, crawling in slow motion and countless numbers across a destroyed landscape. Beautiful Destruction, pp. 4-5...
Open Pit Bitumen Mine Wide-angle image of Suncor’s Millennium Mine showing machinery moving along swooping roads and between multicolour piles and ponds. Beautiful Destruction, p. 81 Suncor Millenium Mine, Alberta, Canada...
Overburden Removal Stripping the first layer of “overburden,” a layer of earth, sand and gravel up to 30 metres deep covering the bitumen ore. The trees have been removed but, in this case, the topsoil is not being separated. ...
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