Bucket wheel excavators (BWEs) represent a pinnacle of modern mining technology, designed to extract vast quantities of material under extreme conditions. Their mechanics integrate robust components ...

The first commercial petroleum mining at the Athabascan oil sands near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta began at the end of September 1967. German machinery was used right from the beginning . In ...

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) has inaugurated two new state-of-the-art Bucket Wheel Excavators with an operating capacity of up to 6800 cubic metres per hour for their Mines-II Project. The ...

The Neyveli Lignite Corporation has inducted a new bucket-wheel excavator, a heavy duty mining equipment worth Rs. 115.56 crore. It will be used in Mine-I area for removing the overburden, or top soil ...

The world’s largest land vehicle is a huge excavator that's taller than the Statue of Liberty and heavier than the Eiffel Tower. Bagger 288, built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining ...

One of the world’s most advanced heavy lifting systems has been deployed in Australia to maximise safety and precision during maintenance of a huge dredger at the largest coal mine in the Southern ...