May 7—WEST MINERAL, Kan. — Big Brutus, the electric dragline shovel that played an integral role in shaping the coal mining industry in Southeast Kansas, is turning 60 this year. A two-day event ...
How do you “walk” a 3,435,000-pound electric dragline shovel across water and gas lines and Route 61? Gingerly, over 10,000 cubic yards of earth fill and with a small army of men and equipment. The ...
CEO of mining technology leader MineWare Pty Ltd, Andrew Jessett, says it’s time to put dragline and shovel productivity back into the hands of the operators. According to Jessett, variations in ...
All these mines are operated with draglines & shovel-dumper combination. (PTI) All these mines are operated with draglines & shovel-dumper combination. (PTI) Northern Coalfields (NCL), a Coal India ...
WEST MINERAL, Kan. — Big Brutus, the electricity-powered, dragline shovel enshrined locally, made the cut and is now added to the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s list of ...