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Tar sands are solid
1media/tar sand in a jar_thumb.jpg2022-08-03T16:32:57+00:00Selby Hearthb376ef4984698cd7e5faf6c8e8b2692e30809d8111Tar sands are solidplain2022-08-03T16:32:57+00:00Selby Hearthb376ef4984698cd7e5faf6c8e8b2692e30809d81
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12022-08-03T16:36:33+00:00Tar Sands are solid3Tar Sands are solidplain2022-08-04T13:38:35+00:00"Oil Sands" or "Tar Sands" like those at Athabasca are not liquid. The oil is encasing grains of sand, making them slightly sticky. These materials must be mined like copper or iron, but pumped like conventional oil.
