Workers in Conroe were gearing up Tuesday to haul a colossal, 63.4-metric ton dragline excavator - essentially, a giant shovel - overnight to a coal mine near Austin. The 130-mile trip to Elgin was to ...

The huge scoop that removes overburden from coal seams will this week begin its work at Westfarmers's Curragh Mine near Blackwater after being transported by road at the weekend. The project, and ...

The most productive and efficient mine in the country. In 2015, it employed 1,418 people and produced 118 million tons of coal, more than 39 tons per man-hour.

The Steel bucket will easily hold a large family car and hold upwards of 20 tons of earth in each scoop of the bucket.These draglines and their giant buckets dominated the North Northamptonshire ...

With a bucket capacity of 80 cubic yards (61 cubic metres) and a working weight of 9.1 million pounds (4,000 tonnes), the Marion 8200 dragline is a huge machine. These huge excavators generally work ...

The huge scoop that removes overburden from coal seams will this week begin its work at Westfarmers's Curragh Mine near Blackwater after being transported by road at the weekend. The project, and ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. The huge scoop that removes overburden from coal seams will this week begin its work at Westfarmers's ...