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How Canada’s oil sands transformed into one of North America’s lowest-cost plays

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At Kearl, for example, Imperial has reduced expenses related to turnarounds — an industry term for the costly periods of required maintenance that often involve temporarily shutting down production — by CDN$100 million annually since 2021. billion after paying down a combined total of almost C$22 billion in debt between 2021 and 2024.

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HELIOSTAR (HSTR – TSXv / HSTXF-OTC) AND MAKO MINING (MKO – TSXv)BOUGHT CHEAP AND SEE THEM NOW!

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The lack of capital has had a direct impact on reserves.Proven and probable reserves at major gold miners have been in decline for years. That became C$800 million by December 2021, C$920M in June 2022, and C$980M by early 2023. La Colorada has more (368koz of probable reserves), but any expansion will require more discoveries.