Shell Canada Limited application to construct and operate an oil sands mine in the Fort McMurray area, decision 99-2, application number 970588
Shell Canada has applied before the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board for approval to construct, operate, and reclaim an oil sands mine and associated bitumen extraction facilities (the Muskeg River Mine) in the Fort McMurray area. This report reviews the views of the applicant, the Board, and various intervenors at the hearing held to consider issues related to the application. Issues discussed include the need for the proposed project, its socio-economic effects, Shell`s public consultation process, mine planning and resource conservation, the extraction process to be used, tailings management, environmental effects, land reclamation, and cumulative effects of oil sands developments. The Board`s conclusion and decision regarding the application are also presented.
- Research Organization:
- Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Calgary, Alberta (Canada); Shell Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 698639
- Report Number(s):
- MIC-99-05065/XAB; TRN: 92701385
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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