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Bitumen extraction

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The industrial process of removing bitumen from oil sands deposits, which involves clearing boreal forest and processing the resource.

AP course connection

Topic 5.9: 5.9 Impacts of Mining

Unit 5

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