Preview Soil overburden being removed to reach the tar sands beds in an open pit tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America Image ID: 911-8742 Artist: Ashley Cooper Purchase a commercial license Buy framed prints & more from our print store travel destination photography color image horizontal day outdoors aerial aerials industry mine mining oil tar sands oil sands environment pollution open pit alberta canada north america shapes spoil heap spoil heaps soil patterns mines deforestation