Isigebenga sesanti ye-oyile i-Syncrude ijonge ngasemva kwinguqu yayo yeminyaka yoo-1990 ukusuka kwivili lebhakethi ukuya kwimigodi yentambo yomhlakulo.

Umphathi-mgodini wesanti yeoli ophambili u-Syncrude usanda kuhlola utshintsho lwakhe ukusuka kwivili leemele ukuya kwilori kunye nemigodi yemihlakulo ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1990. Nangona kunjalo, xa sijonga emva kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo, abasebenzi basemgodini baseSyncrude babebakhulu. Izikhuseli zamavili e-emele ye-Syncrude zazimalunga ne-30 m ukusuka emhlabeni, Kwi-120 yeemitha ubude (inde kunebala lebhola ekhatywayo), yayisisizukulwana sokuqala sezixhobo zentlabathi ye-oyile kwaye yanconywa njengengxilimbela kwishishini lemigodi. NgoMatshi 11, 1999, iNombolo yesi-2I-Bucket Wheel Reclaimerwaye wadla umhlala-phantsi, nto leyo ephawula ukuqala koshishino lwemigodi eSyncrude utshintsho.”
Iidraglines zigrumba iintlabathi ze-oyile zize zizifake kwiimfumba ecaleni komphezulu womgodi phambi kokuba umgodi wemveliso eSyncrude ungene kwimisebenzi yelori kunye neforklift. iingxowa nakwiplanti yotsalo.” Ivili lebhakethi le-Bucket reclaimer 2 lasetyenziswa kwisiza saseMildred Lake ukusuka ngo-1978 ukuya ku-1999 kwaye yaba yeyokuqala kumavili ama-emele amavili amane e-Syncrude. Yayilwa kuphela nguKrupp kunye ne-O&K eJamani kwaye yakhelwe ukusebenza kwindawo yethu. Ukongeza, iNombolo yesi-2 yagrumba ngaphezulu kwetoni ye-oyile ye-oyile kwiveki enye kunye neetoni ezingama-460 zeemetric ebomini bayo.
Ngelixa imisebenzi yemigodi ye-Syncrude ibone inkqubela ebonakalayo ekusetyenzisweni kweentambo zokurhuqa kunye namavili ee-emele, ukutshintshela kwiilori nemihlakulo kuye kwavumela ukuhamba kakuhle kunye nokunciphisa iindleko ezinxulumene nezi zixhobo zikhulu zezixhobo. umqheba, njengoko kwenza inkqubo yokuhambisa ehambayo ehambisa iisanti yeoli eyomileyo ekutsalweni. Oku kudala umngeni owongezelelekileyo wokulungiswa kwezixhobo kuba xa ivili lebhakethi okanye umthumeli ohambelanayo wehliswa, Siya kuphulukana ne-25% yemveliso yethu,” utshilo uScott Upshall, umphathi wemigodi eMildred Lake. izixhobo zemigodi. Iilori kunye nemihlakulo zisebenza kwiindawo ezincinci, ezinceda ukulawula ngcono ukuxuba ngexesha lokukhutshwa. Njengesixhobo sethu sangaphambili sokomba umlinganiselo wehlabathi, owawungenakwenzeka kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo.”