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A tailings deposit pond is a pool of mud deposits that has been left to dry out; however, the deposits in Alberta are taking much longer to dry than expected and plans to reclaim and develop the sites have been delayed. That’s where the University of Alberta’s Integrated Reliable Oil S...
tailings尾矿库managementpondsreclamationalberta Tailings •Tailingsareaby-productofallminingoperations.Tailingsaremadeupofnaturalmaterialsincludingwater, fineclaysandsilts,left-overbitumen,saltsandsolubleorganiccompounds.Theyalsoincludesolventsadded tobitumenduringtheseparationprocess •Tailingsaredischargedandcontainedin...
3Syncrude Canada Ltd., Research and Development, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and 4Visual Genomics Centre, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada We investigated methanotrophic bacteria in slightly alkaline surface water (pH 7.4–8.7) of oilsands tailings ponds in Fort McM...
The ministry is in the process of reviewing the changes to CEPA to determine how it will impact Albertans, according to Smith’s email. He added that tailings ponds, along with other Alberta Energy industry activities, are “already the subject of comprehensive...
Microcosm assessment of the biogeochemical development of sulfur and oxygen in oil sands fluid fine tailings Abstract Bitumen recovery from Alberta oil sands generates fluid fine tailings, which are retained in tailings ponds where solids settle and release proces... Michael Chen and Gillian Walshe an...
At the time, the Alberta government said the research was of interest but didn't confirm anything. In 2020, a group reporting to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said there was "scientifically valid evidence" the tailings ponds were contam...
Recent expansion in oil sands surface mining in northern Alberta, Canada, has resulted in increased volumes of fluid tailings that are generated during bitumen extraction from oil sands ores. Presently, settling basins (tailings ponds) contain ∼1 billion m3of tailings that cover a total area of...
PodcastGeneral (Photo credit: Copperstone Technologies) This episode features an interview with Craig Milne, CEO of Alberta-based Copperstone Technologies, which makes autonomous amphibious vehicles that take measurements in hazardous tailings ponds. ...
The Alberta government permits oil sands companies to divert 1.3% of the Athabasca River's annual flow, which is 359 million metres cubed, twice what the entire city of Calgary uses. Even though that water is recycled multiple times, the recycling concentrates toxins and metals left over from ...