Bituminous sands: economic stripping ratio and mining systems
Conference
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· Int. SME of AIME Fall Mtg; ()
OSTI ID:5661044
As in other mineral deposits, variation in bitumen saturation, thickness of ore, and discard occurs throughout Alberta's Athabasca Oil Sands deposit. The economic stripping ratio was developed to determine surface mineable limits. The ratio takes into account capital and operating costs, crude oil prices, quality of ore, thickness of overburden, and thickness of inter-ore waste. The surface mining systems employed to remove bituminous sands (oil sands) from huge mines at depths of 60 to 70 m use gigantic draglines, bucket wheel excavators and reclaimers, and large mobile equipment. 10 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 5661044
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820924-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Int. SME of AIME Fall Mtg; () Journal Volume: 82-320
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
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ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MATERIALS
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
ALBERTA
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MATERIALS
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SAND MINING
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SURFACE MINING
TAR