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PSYCHO15rus [73]
4 years ago
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How is oil extracted from the oil sands/the process to extract?

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1 answer:
Elis [28]4 years ago
7 0
Surface mining. They use large trucks and shovels to extract the oil sands. Only 20% of all oil sands are close enough to the surface to be mined.
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