Research reports
COSIA is the innovation arm of Oil Sands Alliance. COSIA members support research in four key environmental priority areas: greenhouse gases, land, water and tailings.
This research report archive is to be used for reference, research or record-keeping purposes only. Reports are not updated after their publication date and may not be relied on as a representation of Oil Sands Alliance.
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2024 Mine & In Situ Research Report
Date PublishedMarch 2025
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2023 Water Mining Research Report
Date PublishedDecember 2024
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COSIA Fall Field Tour 2024 Reclamation Key Learnings and Opportunities
Date PublishedNovember 2024
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2023 COSIA Land EPA – Mine & In Situ Research Report
Date PublishedMarch 2024
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2022 Water Mining Research Report
Date PublishedDecember 2023
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2022-2023 Tailings Research Report
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2022 COSIA Land EPA – Mine & In Situ Research Report
Date PublishedMarch 2023
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2021 Tailings Research Report
Date PublishedNovember 2022
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2021 COSIA Land EPA – In Situ Research Report
Date PublishedMarch 2022
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Canada’s largest oil sands companies identify challenges in their operations. We help innovators—academics, researchers, start-ups, inventors and others—advance promising solutions that can reduce environmental impacts in those areas.