Canadian oil sand mines: what are they doing? (PHOTOS)

When reaching out to Alberta oil sands companies before a trip to Canada last month I thought all of them mined oil the same way — they don't. The open mining most people think of when they picture the oil sands is just one way of extracting crude from the ground, but it is without a doubt the most dramatic. And we had to see it. Check out the pictures > After being refused a mine tour and any