Nnukwu ájá mmanụ Syncrude na-eleghachi anya azụ na mgbanwe 1990 ya site na wiil bọket gaa na shọvel na-egwupụta eriri.

Leading oil sands minner Syncrude tụleghachi n'oge na-adịbeghị anya mgbanwe ya site na wheel bọket gaa na gwongworo na shọvel na-egwupụta ihe na ngwụcha afọ 1990.” Nnukwu gwongworo na shọvel – mgbe ị na-eche maka igwu egwu na Syncrude taa, ndị a na-abụkarị ihe na-abata n'uche. ogologo oge (ogologo oge karịa egwuregwu bọọlụ), ọ bụ ọgbọ mbụ nke akụrụngwa ájá mmanụ ma toro ya dị ka nnukwu na ụlọ ọrụ Ngwuputa Na Machị 11, 1999, Nke 2Ntugharị Wheel Bucketlara ezumike nka, akara mmalite nke ụlọ ọrụ Ngwuputa na Syncrude gbanwere. "
Draglines na-egwupụta ájá mmanụ ma tinye ya na ikpo n'akụkụ ebe a na-egwupụta ihe tupu mmepụta mining na Syncrude abanye n'ụgbọala na ọrụ ndụdụ. Ndị na-eweghachite wheel bọket na Syncrude bụ naanị ndị Krupp na O&K haziri ya maka ịrụ ọrụ na saịtị anyị na mgbakwunye, No 2 gwuru ihe karịrị metric ton mmanụ n'ime otu izu yana ihe karịrị metric ton 460 n'ogologo ndụ ya.
Ọ bụ ezie na ọrụ Ngwuputa Syncrude ahụla ọganihu dị ukwuu n'iji draglines na wiil bọket eme ihe, ntụgharị gaa na gwongworo na shọvel ekwela ka ọ dịkwuo mma ma belata ọnụ ahịa nke jikọtara ya na ngwa ngwa ndị a buru ibu. tụfuo 25% nke mmepụta anyị, "Scott Upshall, onye njikwa ngwuputa Mildred Lake kwuru. "Ikike nhọrọ nke Syncrude na-eritekwa uru site na mgbanwe nke akụrụngwa na-egwupụta ihe n'ụgbọala na shọvel na-arụ ọrụ na obere ala, nke na-enyere aka ịchịkwa ngwakọta n'oge mmịpụta.