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02-17-2014, 06:09 PM
Today
Alabama Tar Sand
http://www.timesdaily.com/news/article_79dc216a-96bb-11e3-81bf-001a4bcf6878.html
Strip Mining could be begin Area
MS Industries John Christmas said the company plans to extract the mineral through surface mining, then transport it to an enclosed processing facility where oil will be extracted from the rock.
The oil will then be sold to a refiner.
He said the extraction process would be similar to mining limestone rock from quarries, requiring blasting and heavy equipment.
He said the mineral itself and the extraction process is nothing like the controversial extraction of tar sands found in Alberta, Canada.
"The process is completely different," Christmas said. "When people try to group all oil sands and all processes in the same group, that's just not accurate."
The oil sands in Canada are malleable, while the Hartselle sandstone MS Industries wants to mine is a hard, black rock, according to the company.
While strip mining can leave permanent scars on the landscape, Christmas said MS Industries has a remediation plan that involves restoring the property to the condition it was in before the mining began.
"We have a land development, management and remediation program," Christmas said.
"We're not going to leave any holes.
That's a requirement under the surfacing mining permit in the state of Alabama.
You have a duty to remediate."
Samples of Oil locked-in Rockbed Samples
http://i59.tinypic.com/2euk8wi.png
Alabama Tar Sand
http://www.timesdaily.com/news/article_79dc216a-96bb-11e3-81bf-001a4bcf6878.html
Strip Mining could be begin Area
MS Industries John Christmas said the company plans to extract the mineral through surface mining, then transport it to an enclosed processing facility where oil will be extracted from the rock.
The oil will then be sold to a refiner.
He said the extraction process would be similar to mining limestone rock from quarries, requiring blasting and heavy equipment.
He said the mineral itself and the extraction process is nothing like the controversial extraction of tar sands found in Alberta, Canada.
"The process is completely different," Christmas said. "When people try to group all oil sands and all processes in the same group, that's just not accurate."
The oil sands in Canada are malleable, while the Hartselle sandstone MS Industries wants to mine is a hard, black rock, according to the company.
While strip mining can leave permanent scars on the landscape, Christmas said MS Industries has a remediation plan that involves restoring the property to the condition it was in before the mining began.
"We have a land development, management and remediation program," Christmas said.
"We're not going to leave any holes.
That's a requirement under the surfacing mining permit in the state of Alabama.
You have a duty to remediate."
Samples of Oil locked-in Rockbed Samples
http://i59.tinypic.com/2euk8wi.png