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Syncrude Mine

Location: 37 km NW from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Regional Office:

P.O. Box 4015, Main Mailroom Tar Island
Fort McMurray
Alberta, Canada
T9H 3E3

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Bitumen
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotSyncrude includes oil sands mining operations at Mildred Lake and Aurora North, located 25 km north of Mildred Lake, and extraction facilities.

The final bitumen product is used as feedstock to the Syncrude upgrading facility, where bitumen is either upgraded into synthetic crude oil or blended with diluent for refinery feedstock or direct sale to market.

Suncor continues to progress the phased implementation of Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) at its mines to lower costs, and improve productivity. AHS is expected to be deployed at Syncrude in 2026.

On 3 Jun 2025, mined the first oil sands from Syncrude’s Mildred Lake Extension–West (MLX-W). MLX-W project is expected to sustain bitumen production levels at the Mildred Lake site after resource depletion at the Mildred North Mine using existing mining and extraction facilities.

The Mildred Lake East Extension (MLX-E) program is expected to follow the MLX-W development if economic conditions remain suitable.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
CNOOC International Ltd. 7.23 % Indirect
Sinopec Canada Energy Ltd. 9.03 % Indirect
Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. 25 % Indirect
Suncor Energy Inc. (operator) 58.74 % Indirect
Syncrude joint venture owners:

Suncor Energy Inc. - 58.74%;

Imperial Oil Resources Ltd - 25%;

CNOOC International Ltd., through CNOOC Oil Sands Canada - 7.23%;

Sinopec Canada Energy Ltd., through Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership - 9.03%.

Suncor Energy is operator.

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Deposit type

  • Sediment-hosted

Summary:

Oil sands are deposits of sand, sandstone or other sedimentary rocks that contain crude bitumen.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

Annual production estimates are based on the daily production volumes of 211.0 mbbls/d (2024) and 212.1 mbbls/d (2023).
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Production Costs

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Personnel

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