Umbambi wesanti yeoyile ophambili uSyncrude uphonononge utshintsho lwakhe ukusuka kwivili lebhakethi ukuya kwilori kunye nefosholo ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1990. “Iilori ezinkulu kunye neefosholo – xa ucinga ngokumba eSyncrude namhlanje, ezi zihlala zifika engqondweni. Nangona kunjalo, xa ujonga emva kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo, abambambi beSyncrude babebaninzi. Izixhobo zokubuyisela ivili lebhakethi zeSyncrude zazimalunga ne-30 m ngaphezu komhlaba, Ziziimitha ezili-120 ubude (zinde kunebala lebhola ekhatywayo), yayisizukulwana sokuqala sezixhobo zesanti yeoyile kwaye yadunyiswa njengeyona nto inkulu kushishino lwezemigodi. Ngomhla we-11 kweyoKwindla, ngo-1999, iNombolo yesi-2Isibuyiseli sevili lebhakethiyathatha umhlala-phantsi, nto leyo eyatshintsha ukuqala koshishino lwemigodi eSyncrude.”
Iidraglines zimba iisanti yeoyile kwaye ziyibeke kwiimfumba ecaleni komgodi ngaphambi kokuba imveliso yokwemba eSyncrude ingene kwimisebenzi yeelori kunye neefolokhwe. Ii-reclaimer ezinamavili eebhakethi emva koko zikhupha iisanti yeoyile kwezi zimfumba kwaye ziyibeke kwinkqubo yokuhambisa ekhokelela kwiingxowa zokulahla inkunkuma nakwindawo yokukhupha. "I-Bucket wheel reclaimer 2 yasetyenziswa kwindawo eMildred Lake ukususela ngo-1978 ukuya ku-1999 kwaye yayiyeyokuqala kwii-bucket wheel reclaimer ezine eSyncrude. Yayilwe kuphela yiKrupp kunye ne-O&K eJamani kwaye yakhiwa ukuze isebenze kwindawo yethu. Ukongeza, iNombolo 2 yemba ngaphezulu kwe-metric ton yesanti yeoyile ngeveki enye kwaye ngaphezulu kwe-460 metric tons ngexesha layo lobomi bonke."
Nangona imisebenzi yemigodi yeSyncrude ibone inkqubela phambili enkulu ekusebenziseni iidraglines kunye namavili eebhakethi, ukutshintshela kwiilori kunye neefosholo kuye kwavumela ukuhamba okungcono kunye neendleko ezincitshisiweyo ezinxulumene nezi zixhobo zikhulu. "Ivili lebhakethi linamacandelo amaninzi oomatshini ekufuneka aphathwe, kunye nenkqubo yokuhambisa ehamba nayo ethutha isanti yeoyile eyomileyo ukuya ekutsalweni. Oku kudala umngeni owongezelelweyo wokugcinwa kwezixhobo kuba xa ivili lebhakethi okanye i-conveyor ehambelana nayo yehlisiwe, Siza kulahlekelwa yi-25% yemveliso yethu," utshilo uScott Upshall, umphathi wezemigodi waseMildred Lake. "Izakhono zeSyncrude zokukhetha ngakumbi kwezemigodi nazo ziyazuza kutshintsho kwizixhobo zezemigodi. Iilori kunye neefosholo zisebenza kwiindawo ezincinci, nto leyo enceda ukulawula ngcono ukuxuba ngexesha lokutsalwa. Njengezixhobo zethu zezemigodi zangaphambili, ubukhulu behlabathi, obungenakwenzeka kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo."
Ixesha lokuthumela: Julayi-19-2022
