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Another coal mine is in the works for Hinton, Alberta

1 of 2This is an aerial view of the Vista Coal Project near Hinton, Alberta. — Photo courtesy Coalspur Mines Ltd.2 of 2A map of Coalspur's flagship Vi

Karen Kornelsen •
Alberta

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland

1 of 7Cranes at work during the construction of the Shell Scotford bitumen upgrader project. This project was completed in 2011 and adds 100,000 barre

Lisa Crane •
Alberta

Drilling down for data

Brandon Beringer and Joel Sinkwich with their modified truck for geophysical logging. — Joel Sinkwich photoCentury Wireline Services is an open-hole

Lisa Crane •
Alberta

Transforming tailings management in Alberta’s oilsands

1 of 3Closeup of solidified tailings from an oilsands mine. — Photo courtesy Suncor Energy2 of 3Suncor’s TRO process helps quickly transform mature fi

Alberta

Tailings ponds made better

Centrifuge technology is allowing Syncrude to reclaim its tailings ponds with greater success. — Photo courtesy Syncrude Canada Ltd. Syncrude began o

Kali Love •
Alberta

Bearly scratching the surface

1 of 5Brian Testo was busy exploring at the Greenwood property in summer 2010. — —photo courtesy Grizzly Discoveries Inc.2 of 5Testo inspects drill

Tanya Laing Gahr •
Alberta

From ammolite to zircon

Gemologist Jeff Nechka assesses a gem for clarity and colour. — Dave Blaine, Voyager Photography photo From childhood days spent rock hunting to visi

Glynis Fediuk •