Alberta oil sands · extraction · processing · environment
How oil sands extraction and processing work—from resource to product, with environmental controls and reclamation included
Compare surface mining and in situ recovery, follow bitumen through separation and upgrading, and see where water, tailings, emissions monitoring, land reclamation and closure obligations fit into each stage.
Explore the guides →Use the toolsResourcegeology · depth · mine or in situ
Recovermine · separate · steam · produce
Processfroth · dilute · upgrade · utilities
Reclaimtailings · water · land · monitor
A complete process view
Production is only part of the system
The rebuild integrates water, tailings, land, emissions and closure into the process pages themselves. Documented environmental progress is included where it exists, but unresolved liabilities and impacts are stated just as plainly.