Isikhondlakhondla sesanti sikawoyela i-Syncrude sibheka emuva ngoguquko lwaso lwama-1990s lusuka esondweni lebhakede luye ezimayini zefosholo lezintambo.

Umvukuzi ohamba phambili wezihlabathi zikawoyela u-Syncrude usanda kubuyekeza uguquko lwakhe ukusuka emasondweni ebhakede ukuya ezimayini zeloli nefosholo ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990. Nokho, uma ngibheka emuva eminyakeni engama-20 edlule, abavukuzi be-Syncrude babebakhudlwana. Imishini yokubuyisela amasondo ebhakede ye-Syncrude yayicishe ibe ngamamitha angama-30 ukusuka phansi, Ingamamitha ayi-120 ubude (inde kunenkundla yebhola lezinyawo), kwakuyisizukulwane sokuqala semishini yesihlabathi sikawoyela futhi yadunyiswa njengesiqhwaga embonini yezimayini. Ngo-March 11, 1999, i-NoI-Bucket Wheel Reclaimerwathatha umhlalaphansi, okuphawula ukuqala kwemboni yezimayini e-Syncrude eshintshile.”
Imigqa edonsayo igubha izihlabathi zikawoyela bese iwafaka ezinqwaba endaweni yemayini ngaphambi kokuba imayini yokukhiqiza e-Syncrude ingene emisebenzini yamaloli neyeforklift. izikhwama kanye nendawo yokukhipha amasondo ebhakede.” I-Bucket wheel reclaimer 2 yasetshenziswa esakhiweni saseMildred Lake kusukela ngo-1978 kuya ku-1999 futhi yaba ngeyokuqala kwezine zokubuyisela amasondo amabhakede e-Syncrude. Yakhiwe ngokukhethekile ngu-Krupp kanye ne-O&K eJalimane futhi yakhelwe ukusebenza esizeni sethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-No 2 yamba ngaphezulu kwe-metric toni yesihlabathi sikawoyela ngesonto elilodwa kanye namathani angama-metric angaphezu kuka-460 esikhathini sokuphila kwayo.”
Nakuba imisebenzi yezimayini ye-Syncrude ibone inqubekelaphambili ebalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kwemigqa yokudonsa namasondo ebhakede, ukushintshela emalolini namafosholo kuye kwavumela ukuhamba okungcono kanye nezindleko ezincishisiwe ezihlobene nalezi zingcezu ezinkulu zemishini. isibambo, njengoba kwenza isimiso sokuthutha esihambisana naso esithutha isihlabathi samafutha esomile siyiswe lapho kukhishwa khona. Lokhu kudala inselele eyengeziwe yokugcinwa kwemishini ngoba uma isondo lebhakede noma isithuthi esihambisana nayo sehliswa, Sizolahlekelwa u-25% wokukhiqiza kwethu,” kusho uScott Upshall, umphathi wezimayini eMildred Lake. imishini yezimayini. Amaloli namafosholo asebenza ezindaweni ezincane, okusiza ukuphatha kangcono ukuxutshwa ngesikhathi sokukhipha. Njengemishini yethu yangaphambilini yezimayini isilinganiso somhlaba wonke, obekungenzeki eminyakeni engama-20 edlule.”