Sulphur and Snow Detail of one of the massive sulphur piles on which sulphur, a by-product of the bitumen upgrading process, is dispersed in liquid suspension. The liquid is contained by walls resembling concrete formers (commonly seen on construction sites most...
Effluent Steam Steam rising from warm effluent pouring into the frozen, snow-covered tailings pond. It is jointly owned by Shell Canada, Chevron Canada and Marathon Oil. Beautiful Destruction, pp. 176-177 Muskeg River Mine, Fort...
Residual Bitumen Surface detail of one of Suncor’s tailings ponds. While the residual bitumen floating on the water (escaped from the bitumen extraction process) is quite dramatic, the brown water/sludge might be of greater concern. Its waterborne silt, saturated with...
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