Oil sands mining, from birth to rebirth

An oil sands mine operates for 30 to 40 years. In under four minutes, watch as animation speeds us through the virtual life of an oil sands mine from beginning to end – from shovels excavating bitumen to the first signs of growth as plants reclaim the land. Stay for the present-day ending – it just might surprise you.

We are Canada’s oil sands producers. We launched this program last year, listening and responding to what Canadians have to say about the oil sands.

• Read the latest news and reports about the oil sands.
• Find out which issues concern Canadians the most.
• Learn what the oil sands industry is doing to continuously improve its performance on key issues such as water use and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Tell us what you think on our open discussion forum.

As Canada's oil sands companies, we know we have more work to do to meet Canadians’ high standards for environmentally responsible development of Canada’s valuable oil sands resource.

Balancing energy supply, environmental protection and economic development. Canadians think we can do it, and we will.

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