CALGARY, Alberta, June 12 (Reuters) - Oil sands miningoperations in northern Alberta were unaffected by severeflooding on Wednesday around the nearby city of Fort McMurray,where a state of emergency has been declared.
The Hangingstone River burst its banks on Tuesday, causing14 residents and 69 units at a trailer park to be evacuated.Another 80 millimetres (3.1 inches) of rain is forecast to fallover the next three to four days.
Fort McMurray is the center of Alberta's oil sands region,which contain the world's third largest crude reserves. Themines are clustered to the north of the city of 77,000 andproduce about 800,000 barrels per day.
Spokespersons for Shell, Imperial Oil Ltd and Syncrude Canada Ltd said mining operations were continuingas normal.
Officials at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd andSuncor Energy Inc, which also operate oil sands miningprojects in the region, were unavailable for comment.
