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Base Operation

Location: 19 km N 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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SnapshotThe Base oil sands mining operation is a part of the Base Plant operation and includes the Steepbank and Millennium Mines, along with associated extraction plants that produce bitumen.

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

The Base Mine Extension Project is expected to produce up to 225,000 barrels per day of bitumen froth over 25 years. Production would start ramping up in the early to mid-2030s once the existing sources of mined bitumen supplying Base Plant are depleted. The project is intended to replace, as opposed to expand, existing production.

As at November 2024, Suncor is requesting a timeline adjustment of 46 months, thereby extending the current Impact Statement submission deadline from February 28, 2025, until December 28, 2028.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Suncor Energy Inc. 100 % Indirect
Suncor Energy owns 100% of Base operation.
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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 261.9 mbbls/d and 250.2 mbbls/d for 2024 and 2023 respectively.
CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018
Bitumen k barrels  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe105,85094,535

Operational metrics

Metrics2024202320222021202020192018
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Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe159 Mt138 Mt

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

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