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Melville Island oil sands
Deposit of oil sands on Melville Island, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Melville Island oil sands are a large deposit of oil sands (sometimes referred to as tar sands) on Melville Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.[1][2]
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Country | Canada |
Region | Nunavut |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore, unconventional |
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Exploration for petroleum deposits in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago began, on Melville Island, in 1961.[3] Oil sands deposits were found in the Marie Bay region in 1962, and other locations that are part of the Bjorne Formation.[4][5][6]