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Massive Earthmoving Machines Part Three DVD
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Aitik copper mine, Sweden by Steven Vale
The third in Old Pond's 'Massive Earthmovers' series deals with just one mine - but what an exceptional mine it is. Boliden's Aitik copper mine, north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, is a hole 3 kilometres long, 1 kilometre wide and 400m deep.
The filming has been organised and scripted by Steven Vale, European Correspondent of Earthmovers magazine. Steven shows the massive equipment and skilful organisation needed to extract 43 million tonnes of material per year. Several of these machines are the largest of their classes to be found working anywhere in Europe. The programme also contains an outstanding blasting sequence.
Contents
- Bucyrus 495B11, 1200 ton electric shovel (only one in Europe)
- Caterpillar 980G wheel loader
- Caterpillar 793D and C series trucks (only ones in Europe)
- Bucyrus drill rig
- Blasting 1.2 m tonnes of rock
- Komatsu PC5500-6 electro-hydraulic excavator (first one commissioned in Europe)
- Caterpillar D10N dozer
- Caterpillar 16H motor grader
- Control room
- Caterpillar 994F mechanical wheel loader
- Caterpillar D10T dozer
- P&H 4100A electric shovel (only one in Europe)
- Lectra Haul MT4000 diesel-electric truck (made by Unit Rig) (only ones in Europe)
- Gyratory crushers, rock grinding and primary copper extraction and despatch.
Code No. 013374, ISBN 9781905523931, $21.00
This item is listed under the following subjects:
Earthmoving & Construction
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