Suncor's oil sands mining operations are located near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta and include the Millennium and North Steepbank sites as well as the Suncoroperated Fort Hills mine Suncor has a 5874% interest in the Syncrude joint venture Additionally, Suncor has a 100% interest in the Voyageur South mining lease At the Suncor oil sands mine, huge 240 to 380 tonne trucks deliver about 500,000 tonnes of oil sand per day to the ore preparation plants (Image courtesy of Suncor Energy) Suncor has announced itSuncor Energy implements first commercial Suncor Energy Inc, Canada’s largest oil company, has entered into a multiyear agreement with Komatsu Ltd, the Japanese manufacturer of earthmoving and construction machines, to purchase new heavy haulers for its oilsands operations north of Fort McMurray, Alberta Suncor spokesperson Sneh Seetal said via that each of the new trucks Suncor to purchase driverless trucks Mining Energy
It announced Tuesday it will gradually build a fleet of more than 150 driverless trucks over the next six years, starting with the North Steepbank mine at its Base Camp north of Fort McMurray Suncor is the first oilsands mining operation to adopt the technology More On This Topic Suncor is planning to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks at its oil sands operations in Alberta On Jan 29, the company announced its plan to proceed Suncor implements fleet of autonomous haul trucksCALGARY, ALBERTA(Marketwired Jan 30, 2018) Suncor today announced it will proceed with the phased implementation of autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at companyoperated mines, starting with the North Steepbank mine Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of
a “Haul Trucks” are considered to be mining trucks of size HD1500, CAT777, HD1500 Belly Dumps, and larger b Includes Heavy Haulers modified to be Water trucks c “Haul Trucks” exclude articulating haulage units such as “wiggle wagons” and “rock trucks” d Suncor's bucketwheel remains on display at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta Syncrude began mining oil sands from Mildred Lake in 1978 Syncrude's mining operation was very similar to SuncorEvolution of Mining Equipment in the Oil Sands Oil Suncor is planning to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks at its oil sands operations in Alberta On Jan 29, the company announced its plan to proceed with phasing in autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at companyoperated Suncor implements fleet of autonomous haul trucks
Suncor Energy Inc, Canada’s largest oil company, has entered into a multiyear agreement with Komatsu Ltd, the Japanese manufacturer of earthmoving and construction machines, to purchase new heavy haulers for its oilsands operations north of Fort McMurray, Alberta Suncor spokesperson Sneh Seetal said via that each of the new trucks will be “autonomousready,” meaning they are Safety will increase and costs decrease as Suncor phases in autonomous haul trucks at its oil sands mines (Image: Suncor Energy)Suncor truck and shovel Canadian Mining At least one year of experience with operating equipment (haul trucks, wiggle wagon, dozers, graders, excavators) in industries such as mining, civil earthworks, pipelines, sawmills, pulp and paper mills or manufacturing, or highway constructionHeavy Equipment Operator Haul Truck Suncor Energy
Suncor also operates upgrading assets at its Edmonton refinery Suncor produces bitumen in two ways: Surface mining We 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 The reclamation process begins as soon as mining operations are completed In Situa “Haul Trucks” are considered to be mining trucks of size HD1500, CAT777, HD1500 Belly Dumps, and larger b Includes Heavy Haulers modified to be Water trucks c “Haul Trucks” exclude articulating haulage units such as “wiggle wagons” and “rock trucks” dO I L S A N D S Standard Suncor Energy Suncor is the first oilsands mining operation to adopt the technology At present, Suncor has nine selfdriving trucks moving building materials at a job site in Alberta, making it one of the first companies in Canada to use autonomous trucks, according to ReutersCanada’s Suncor to replace truck drivers with self
Suncor's bucketwheel remains on display at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta Syncrude began mining oil sands from Mildred Lake in 1978 Syncrude's mining operation was very similar to Suncor's, initially using draglines and bucketwheels to shovel the ore onto conveyors that transported the oil sands to the processing plant Although driverless trucks would be new for the oil sands, the technology is already being used in the conventional mining sector Komatsu commercialized its AHS 10 years ago, and says it now has more than 100 autonomous trucks in place around the world Rio Tinto was the company's first customer, employing the technology at a remote Australian copper mine, located in the Pilbara region Selfdriving heavy haulers: Coming to a mine near you According to John Meech, a mining engineering professor at the University of British Columbia that spoke to Bloomberg, doing so could carve as much as 15 percent off of SuncorThese Autonomous Dump Trucks Let Mines Operate
Suncor's Komatsu 980E, carrying capacity of 369 tons Suncor, the Canadian energy company, announced the phased implementation of AHS at its oil sands mines, starting with the North Steepbank mine, and plans to deploy more than 150 automatic trucks throughout the program over the next six years, which will be the world's largest in electric automated vehiclesSafety will increase and costs decrease as Suncor phases in autonomous haul trucks at its oil sands mines (Image: Suncor Energy)Suncor truck and shovel Canadian Mining Suncor is planning to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks at its oil sands operations in Alberta On Jan 29, the company announced its plan to proceed with phasing in autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at companyoperated Suncor implements fleet of autonomous haul trucks
At least one year of experience with operating equipment (haul trucks, wiggle wagon, dozers, graders, excavators) in industries such as mining, civil earthworks, pipelines, sawmills, pulp and paper mills or manufacturing, or highway constructionSuncor also operates upgrading assets at its Edmonton refinery Suncor produces bitumen in two ways: Surface mining We 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 The reclamation process begins as soon as mining operations are completed In SituOil Sands Process – About Us Suncora “Haul Trucks” are considered to be mining trucks of size HD1500, CAT777, HD1500 Belly Dumps, and larger b Includes Heavy Haulers modified to be Water trucks c “Haul Trucks” exclude articulating haulage units such as “wiggle wagons” and “rock trucks” dO I L S A N D S Standard Suncor Energy
Suncor is the first oilsands mining operation to adopt the technology At present, Suncor has nine selfdriving trucks moving building materials at a job site in Alberta, making it one of the first companies in Canada to use autonomous trucks, according to Reuters Although driverless trucks would be new for the oil sands, the technology is already being used in the conventional mining sector Komatsu commercialized its AHS 10 years ago, and says it now has more than 100 autonomous trucks in place around the world Rio Tinto was the company's first customer, employing the technology at a remote Australian copper mine, located in the Pilbara region Selfdriving heavy haulers: Coming to a mine near you According to John Meech, a mining engineering professor at the University of British Columbia that spoke to Bloomberg, doing so could carve as much as 15 percent off of SuncorThese Autonomous Dump Trucks Let Mines Operate
The mobile mining equipment currently in operations at Suncor’s mine site cost $150 million Due to the size of the unit, it was constructed on site and it took about 18 months to construct The unit Suncor is testing right now has been running at 5,500 tonnes of ore per hour
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