采矿作业包括棕褐色的露天矿坑，加工设施和尾矿池，也就是分离石油后的水和矿物存储的地方。
The mining operation includes a tan pit mine, processing equipment, and tailings ponds, where water and minerals are stored after the oil is removed.
焦油砂的温室气体排放量比普通石油高40%，露天采矿已经极大地破坏了阿尔伯塔的北方气候带森林。
Greenhouse gas emissions of tar sands crude are 40% higher than conventional oil, and the open-pit mining has devastated Alberta's boreal forest.
露天采矿业的惨淡景象似乎不大可能出现经济复苏的征兆，但大多数分析师及业内人士均认为其前途不可限量。
The barren landscape of an open-cast mine is unlikely ground to nurture green shoots, but most analysts and industry insiders reckon that they can see plenty.
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