Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BUCY) has announced that it has secured new orders for five 495 series electric rope shovels and five 49HR rotary blasthole drills. The destinations for the 495 series shovels include coal in China, gold in Mexico and the oil sands of Alberta, Canada.
The 495HR mining shovel ushered in a new era of rope shovel technology. With speed and efficiency the 495 is capable of three or four pass loading the largest haul trucks. 110 ton (100 tonne) capacity.
Bucyrus Erie model 1850B largest electric shovel in the world 16 stories tall (160 feet) weight 11 million pounds boom 150 feet long dipper capacity 90 cu. yds (by heaping, 150 tons — enough to fill three railroad cars.) maximum speed .22 …
The Bucyrus-Erie 1850-B electric powered rope-controlled face shovel was the second largest machine of its type back in the 1960's and 70's. Rather appropriately nicknamed "Big Brutus" this giant machine now features as the centrepiece at a mining history museum in Kansas, in the outdoor exhibit area.
The Bucyrus-Erie 1850-B electric powered rope-controlled face shovel was the second largest machine of its type back in the 1960's and 70's. Rather appropriately nicknamed "Big Brutus" this giant machine now features …
A massive Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel that stands 16 stories tall, weighs over 11 million pounds and definitely lives up to its name. The largest electric shovel …
Designed and built by Bycyrus-Erie for the Pittsburs and Midway coal Mining Co., the 1850-B, one of the world's Two Largest Shovels, is an engineering accomplishment. the years prior to construction, such a project would not have been considered feasible.
Bucyrus Erie model 1850B largest electric shovel in the world 16 stories tall (160 feet) weight 11 million pounds boom 150 feet long dipper capacity 90 cu. yds (by heaping, 150 tons — enough to fill three railroad cars.) maximum speed .22 MPH cost $6.5 million (in 1962)
Big Brutus, a Bucyrus Erie model 1850B, stands as a symbol of the mining heritage of Southeast Kansas. Once the largest electric shovel in the world, this towering giant is now a museum that pays tribute to the hardworking miners …
"Big Brutus is the nickname of the Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel, which was the second largest of its type in operation in the 1960s and 1970s. Big Brutus is the …
The massive Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel is so large it was abandoned at the location of its final use. Indeed, it was the second largest of its kind in the 1960s and 1970s and the largest shovel still in existence—16 stories tall with a 150-foot long boom and weighing in at 11 million pounds.
Discover Big Brutus in West Mineral, Kansas: The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
The massive Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel is so large it was abandoned at the location of its final use. Indeed, it was the second largest of its kind in the 1960s and 1970s and the largest shovel still in …
Designed and built by Bycyrus-Erie for the Pittsburs and Midway coal Mining Co., the 1850-B, one of the world's Two Largest Shovels, is an engineering accomplishment. the years prior to construction, such a project would not …
The 495HR mining shovel ushered in a new era of rope shovel technology. With speed and efficiency the 495 is capable of three or four pass loading the largest haul trucks. 110 ton (100 tonne) capacity.
Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BUCY) has announced that it has secured new orders for five 495 series electric rope shovels and five 49HR rotary blasthole drills. The …
"Big Brutus is the nickname of the Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel, which was the second largest of its type in operation in the 1960s and 1970s. Big Brutus is the centerpiece of a mining museum in West Mineral, Kansas, United States where it was used in coal strip mining operations.
A massive Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel that stands 16 stories tall, weighs over 11 million pounds and definitely lives up to its name. The largest electric shovel still in existence, Big Brutus, which is now a museum, sits inoperable after only 11 years of mining.
Big Brutus, a Bucyrus Erie model 1850B, stands as a symbol of the mining heritage of Southeast Kansas. Once the largest electric shovel in the world, this towering giant is now a museum that pays tribute to the hardworking miners and the rich coal mining history in the region.
