▁during ▁the ▁Alb ian ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁C ret ace ous ▁( over ▁ 1 0 0   mill ion ▁years ▁ago ), ▁moved ▁over ▁the ▁Mc M ur ray ▁s ands ▁and ▁depos ited ▁a ▁blank et ▁of ▁marine ▁sh ale ▁on ▁its ▁floor ▁which ▁tra pped ▁the ▁hydro car b ons ▁of ▁the ▁Mc M ur ray ▁Form ation . ▁The ▁oil ▁s ands ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁Mus k eg ▁River ▁Mine ▁are ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁Alb ian ▁Sea . ▁ ▁At ▁full ▁production , ▁Alb ian ▁S ands ▁can ▁produce ▁ ▁of ▁cru de ▁bit umen , ▁a ▁naturally ▁occurr ing ▁semi - sol id ▁form ▁of ▁cru de ▁oil . ▁The ▁mine ▁product , ▁dil uted ▁bit umen ▁or ▁dil bit , ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁at ▁the ▁Scot ford ▁Up gr ader ▁in ▁Fort ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁The ▁Mus k eg ▁River ▁Mine ▁stands ▁on ▁a ▁Sh ell ▁Canada ▁le ase ▁containing ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁mine able ▁bit umen , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁recover ▁ ▁of ▁bit umen ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁Mus k eg ▁River ▁Mine , ▁Jack ▁P ine ▁Mine ▁and ▁the ▁Scot ford ▁Up gr ader ▁together ▁compr ise ▁the ▁Ath ab as ca ▁O il ▁S ands ▁Project ▁( A OS P ). ▁ ▁A ▁proposed ▁future ▁mine ▁expansion ▁would ▁increase ▁production ▁by ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁b bl / day . ▁The ▁ ▁(