2009 - Fort McMurrary Oil Sands
Nineteen graduate students took part in a field trip to the Fort McMurray oil sands. Led by expert Dr. Murray Gingras, the students had the opportunity to visit the Hangstone River outcrop, Amphitheater at Fort McKay, and the Daphne Island outcrop to observe the Lower Cretaceous strata that comprise the world-class bitumen deposit. In addition to the field sites, the group also visted Fort McMurray's Oil Sands Discovery Center and the Giants of Mining display, where they learned about the machinery and processes used to extract the resource.
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