Tailings Pond
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After the bitumen-tar has been separated from the sand the waste sand is pumped here. The coarser material can be used to make the walls of the pond and the fine silts and clays settle in the middle. Now cleaner, the water can be drawn off and sent back into the process.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 57°0'30"N 111°37'16"W
- Syncrude Canada Ltd. "Mildred Lake" Settling Basin 11 km
- Tailing pond 7 12 km
- Suncor South Tailings Pond 20 km
- Tailings Pond 45 km
- George Reed Quarry 2206 km
- Quarry Lake 2279 km
- Kuparuk River Unit Mine D 2330 km
- Rock Quarry 2988 km
- Lhoist North America 3039 km
- Lake Sand Plant Mine 3950 km
- Syncrude Mildred Lake 8.2 km
- Athabasca Oil Sands 8.7 km
- Suncor Energy - Mackay River SAGD Project 18 km
- Shell Muskeg River mine project 24 km
- Joslyn oil sands project 29 km
- Shell Jackpine Mine Project 32 km
- Aurora North Mine (Syncrude) 36 km
- Sunrise SAGD Project (Husky Energy) 43 km
- Horizon Oil Sands Project (CNRL) 46 km
- Imperial Oil Kearl bitumen extraction project 48 km
Syncrude Mildred Lake
Athabasca Oil Sands
Suncor Energy - Mackay River SAGD Project
Shell Muskeg River mine project
Joslyn oil sands project
Shell Jackpine Mine Project
Aurora North Mine (Syncrude)
Sunrise SAGD Project (Husky Energy)
Horizon Oil Sands Project (CNRL)
Imperial Oil Kearl bitumen extraction project