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Fort Hills Mine

Location: 22 km N from Fort Mckay, Alberta, Canada

Regional Office:

Tar Island
P.O. Box 4015, Main Mailroom
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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SnapshotFort Hills includes Suncor’s wholly owned and operated Fort Hills mining and extraction operation, and the East Tank Farm Development.

During 2024, Suncor continues to progress the phased implementation of Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) at its mines to lower costs, and improve productivity and safety performance. AHS is expected to be deployed at Fort Hills in 2028.

In 2025, the Suncor will be in the third year of its threeyear mine improvement plan at Fort Hills, and work continues on opening two sections in the North Pit, which are expected to begin delivering ore in 2026.

Plans for economic investment in 2025 include mine equipment purchases and the development of the second opening of the North Pit mine.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Suncor Energy Inc. 100 % Indirect
Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership holds the Fort Hills operations assets.

Fort Hills Energy LP is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Suncor Energy Inc.

Deposit type

  • Sediment-hosted

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

Annual production estimates are based on the daily production volumes of 168.0 mbbls/d, 147.1 mbbls/d, and 157.3 mbbls/d for 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
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Operational metrics

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Production Costs

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Mine Financials

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Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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