MINING
SYNCRUDE
PRODUCTION (bbls/d)
2010
2011
2012
450,000
400,000
Of interest: Syncrude Canada Ltd. has announced it will embark on an extension to the Mildred Lake mine, which will leverage current investments in the replacement of two mine trains to access nearby bitumen deposits. The project is expected to extend the life of Mildred Lake operations by about a decade, into the 2030s. Project scoping is underway.
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
SOURCE: ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
PROJECT LOCATION
OWNERSHIP
PHOTO: JOEY PODLUBNY
PRODUCTION START
MAP REFERENCE
MAP REFERENCE
MILDRED L AKE
AURORA NORTH
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Syncrude Mildred Lake and Aurora North Athabasca Canadian Oil Sands Limited 36.74%, Imperial Oil Resources Limited 25%, Suncor Energy Inc. 12%, Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership 9.03%, Nexen Oil Sands Partnership 7.23%, Mocal Energy Limited 5%, Murphy Oil Company Ltd. 5%. 1978
AVERAGE TOTAL VOLUME TO BITUMEN IN PLACE
n/q
AVERAGE ORE GRADE (WEIGHT %)
n/q
AVERAGE STRIP RATIO
n/q
CURRENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY (BBL/D)
350,000
AVERAGE DAILY BITUMEN PRODUCTION 2012 (BBL/D)
366,650
AVERAGE DAILY BITUMEN PRODUCTION 2011 (BBL/D)
346,887
BARRELS MINED 2012
192,933,043
BARRELS MINED 2011
1,498,045,140
MONTHLY AVERAGE MINED ORE GRADE 2012 (WEIGHT %)
Mildred Lake 10.73, Aurora 11.30
MONTHLY AVERAGE MINED ORE GRADE 2011 (WEIGHT %)
Mildred Lake 10.50, Aurora 11.04
2012 AVERAGE REALIZED PRICE PER BBL 2011 AVERAGE REALIZED PRICE PER BBL
See stats for Syncrude upgrader (page 121)
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