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Megastructure; Ultimate Oil Sand Mine

50 minutes documentary on the workings of a tar sand mine in Alberta, Canada. Amateurs of gigantic machinery won't be disappointed. Embedded.



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Added: Jul-14-2012 
By: khamomil
In: Science and Technology, Other
Tags: mining, machinery, tar sands, Alberta, Canada, energy, khamomil,
Location: Alberta, Canada (load item map)
Marked as: approved
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  • humans fucking up shit since 10.000bc

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    shownowt (10.70)  

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  • That's a lot of oil. I'm surprised the US government hasn't found WMD's in Canada and invaded our country.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    Sad Trombone (347.20)  

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  • Nice post. The amount of oil in the oil sand mine is just enormous.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    2Phast4Rocket (707.46)  

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    • @2Phast4Rocket Yes but the ratio of oil to sand is very small so the quantity of sand being mined and the destruction of the land is staggering.

      Posted Jul-15-2012 By 
      khamomil (1614.04)  

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  • This is like Gold Rush's headaches times a billion, LOL.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    Saros (859.10)  

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  • Yeaaaah buddy! I work in that mines little brother a few miles away, I can see the syncrude stacks from where I am these weeks.

    Driving on the haul roads with the heavy haulers is pretty intense the first time. It does stink in the mine but you get used to it.

    Worst part is the dust and the heat right now, Theres 12 ft berms on all the roads in the mine so stringing pipe in 32 degrees seems more like 36, truck says 39... Its deady, I drink 6 L of water a day and usually dont piss.

    I ca More..

    Posted Jul-16-2012 By 
    tymoss (182.84)

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  • I love how they throw in their little environmental tree-hugger slams every chance they get. Hey NatGeo, quit pushing your agenda and just tell the story.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    NateyG2 (242.80)

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    • @NateyG2
      That is the typical liberal brainwash moment. They can't fathom oil sand mining create many well paying jobs and grow the economy.

      Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
      2Phast4Rocket (707.46)  

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    • @NateyG2 Why does "conservative" equate to destroying the earth as carelessly as possible for profit? Do you not live on the same fucking planet the rest of us do?

      Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
      Saros (859.10)  

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    • @Saros One meteor could do more damage in the blink of an eye than humans could do in hundreds of thousands of years..It has happened before..

      Posted Jul-15-2012 By 
      EgotismAtItsFinest (134.70)  
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    • @NateyG2 If you equate all references to the environmental impact with tree huggers you need a more balanced view. With a mine the size of Florida and the use of a river which feeds many Native communities downstream, it would be unwise to deny the consequences of these exploitations on the lives of all indigenous species: caribou, bears, moose, small mammals and all kinds of fish and birds. It is by the destruction of habitat that species die. If migrating birds find only toxic waters to land i More..

      Posted Jul-15-2012 By 
      khamomil (1614.04)  

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    • @2Phast4Rocket I am neiter lib nor conservative. I approach every problem without party bias. The excuse that any activity can be justified by job creation is short sighted. The consequences of these mines will be felt centuries after the last drop has been squeezed out. It may be politically expedient to approve this activity but already the Natives have had lots of deaths due to cancer which didn't happen before the exploitation of tar sands started.

      Posted Jul-15-2012 By 
      khamomil (1614.04)  

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  • Awesome

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    Noalias (374.40)  

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  • Pretty impressive.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    Ruffus (4473.74)  

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  • Ive lived in that area, its fucking coooold.

    Posted Jul-14-2012 By 
    oldboy6o4 (236.60)  

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  • all you US citizens should take a notice of the huge shadow Canada cast on you... respect them, they will be whipping their feet on you in no time. :::

    Posted Jul-15-2012 By 
    cinematic (38.20)  

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