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Mining operations, which are used to develop shallow oil sands deposits, are currently located east of Suncor’s main oil sands facility at Steepbank and Millennium.

Voyageur South is a proposed project to extend Suncor's mining operations. Voyageur South will ensure a reliable, long-term energy supply while leveraging technology to minimize environmental and social impacts of resource development in the Athabasca region.

The Voyageur South mine is expected to produce 120,000 barrels per day of bitumen during its estimated 40-year operational life. Project plans include new technologies to reduce environmental impacts:

  • Mobile ore-preparation technology will reduce air emissions, in particular nitrogen oxides (NOx), as compared to truck and shovel mining operations.
  • Integration of electric power utilities and heat systems in existing facilities will reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the project's primary extraction facility compared to a stand-alone facility.
  • New primary extraction technology is expected to reduce energy consumption per barrel of production and related air emissions.
  • Continued use of Consolidated Tailings technology will help reduce the fluid stored in tailings ponds. Suncor is also conducting a large-scale test of new tailings technology that could lead to earlier reclamation and more efficient water use.
  • Management of water impacts will include a fish habitat “no net loss” compensation plan. Equivalent habitat will be created or protected elsewhere, preferably in the region, to offset watershed disturbance.
  • Compared to traditional truck and shovel operations, the mining technology is expected to require a smaller workforce, mitigating some of the socio-economic impacts in the region.

With the merger of Suncor and Petro-Canada, the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project has been added to Suncor’s mineable oil sands assets. The project, in which Suncor has a 60% interest, is estimated to contain more than four billion barrels of bitumen resource.

The sequence and timing of mining expansions will be considered as part of a review of oil sands growth projects

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Business Case Advisor, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Senior EHS Advisor Governance & Business Processes, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Manager Field Services, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Senior Mining Engineer, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Undercarriage Inspector, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Research & Development Coordinator, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Senior Process Engineer, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Supply Chain Management Coordinator, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Health and Safety Specialist, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Student - Supply Chain Analyst, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
QA Coordinator E&I, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
QA Coordinator E&I, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Process Engineer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Camp Analyst, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Project Development Lead, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Senior Mining Engineer, Calgary, AB, Canada

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Senior Electrical Engineer, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Saturday, May 12, 2012
Project Development Lead, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Staff Engineer, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Reliabiity Specialist, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contracts Manager, Fort Hills Site (fly in/fly out), Albert, Canada
EHS Advisor - Programs, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contracts Administrator, Firebag Site (fly in/fly out), Alberta, Canada
Contracts Manager, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Contracts Manager, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Operations Area Manager, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Drilling Engineer, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Senior Closing Coordinator, A&D, Calgary, AB, Canada
Sr. Biologist, Calgary, AB, Canada
Senior Soil Scientist, Calgary, AB, Canada
Senior Engineer, Calgary, AB, Canada
Project Development Manager, Calgary, AB, Canada

Friday, May 11, 2012
Electrical / Instrumentation Maintenance Supervisor, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Journeyman Instrumentation Technician, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
IS Construction Coordinator, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Cost Analyst, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Materials Technician, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Heavy Lift Coordinator, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Process Engineer, Joslyn Oversight, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lead Planner/Scheduler - Utilities & Offsites (Fort Hills), Calgary, AB, Canada
Inventory Planner, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Continuous Improvement Lead, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Project Management Advisor - Contract Position, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Journeyman Millwright, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Industrial Hygienist, Calgary, AB, Canada
Senior Geologist, Calgary, AB, Canada
Senior Contracts Administrator/Contracts Administrator, Calgary, AB, Canada
Contracts Administrator, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Team Lead, Contracts, Calgary, AB, Canada
Team Lead, Contracts (Fort McMurray), Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Process Engineer, Firebag Site (FIFO), Alberta, Canada
Supply Chain Team Lead (Warehouse), Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Regulatory Controls Advisor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contact Engineer, Firebag Site (fly in/fly out), Alberta, Canada

Friday, May 04, 2012
Constructability Manager, Calgary, AB, Canada
Student - Facilities Assistant, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Program Management for Information Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
Maintenance Person - Instrumentation, Edson, Alberta, Canada
Senior Accountant - Corporate Reporting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contracts Administrator, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, May 03, 2012
Co-op Student, Process Safety Advisor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Accounting Assistant for Oil Sands Ventures, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Estimating Assistant, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Visual Media Co-op, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Materials Manager, Operations, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
SCM Contracts Manager, Calgary, AB, Canada
Surface Land Coordinator, Calgary, AB, Canada
Maintenance Planner, Edson, AB, Canada

Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Co-op Student, Recruitment Assistant, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Co-op Student, Cash Management, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mine Maintenance Safety Advisor, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Planner, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Mechanical Planner, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Process Operator, Edson, Alberta, Canada
Construction Quality Auditor, Calgary, AB, Canada
Project Engineering Lead, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gas Scheduler, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Metallurgical Specialist, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tuesday, May 01, 2012
IKM Trainer, Calgary, AB, Canada

Saturday, April 28, 2012
Technical Specialist, Asset Information Management, Calgary, AB, Canada
Project Controls Supervisor, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Materials Management Coordinator, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Friday, April 27, 2012
Maintenance Shift Supervisor, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
AIM Specialist - Training, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Supervisor, Infrastructure & Logistics Planning, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Manager Construction (Voyageur), Calgary, AB, Canada

Saturday, April 21, 2012
Buyer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Senior Bilingual Buyer, Calgary, AB, Canada

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Senior EHS Advisor - Fort Hills Mining, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Mining Technologist, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mining Engineer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Learning Analyst, Calgary, AB, Canada

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Focused Improvement Specialist, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Contracts Management Specialist, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Friday, April 06, 2012
Contracts Specialist, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Supplier Help Analyst, Calgary, AB, Canada

Friday, March 30, 2012
Transportation Administrator, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Contracts Assistant, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Materials Management Coordinator (Edmonton), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Materials Management Coordinator, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Maintenance Planner, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Friday, March 23, 2012
Asset Integrity Technologist, Fort St. John, BC, Canada

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
 
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