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  1. A brand new Bucyrus 8750 is ready to undergo trials at the Keephills mine west of Edmonton. It will be used to strip off the overburden to reach the coal for use in the thermal generating plant. The boom is 425 feet long.

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  2. Transalta Utilities brand new Bucyrus 8750 dragline undergoes trials at it's Keephills #3 power station.

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  3. The Keephills mine has a new shovel for digging off the overburden from the coal seams west of Edmonton. It took more than a year to construct and weighs 8000 tons with a boom of 425 feet and a bucket of 160 cubic meters.

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  4. Nearing completion at the Keephills mine west of Edmonton. Notice the workers on the top of the tower nearly 200 feet above the ground.

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  5. Under construction. The boom is 425 feet long and the buckets are the size of a 2-car garage.

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  6. A gigantic Bucyrus 8750 dragline is being built as part of the expansion of the Keephills coal-fired power plant west of Edmonton, Alberta. This view shows the basic framework and many of the components ready to install. When finished it will weigh about 8000 tons and have bucket capacity of about 160 cubic meters on...

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  7. A giant 8000 ton Bucyrus 8750 dragline is under construction at the Keephills power plant near Edmonton. It will take more than 18 months to build this giant machine. The power station is also undergoing an addition and expansion. www.bucyrus.com/draglines.htm?pmc=Ggl Will open in a new tab or window Here's a link to a scale model that ...

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        August 21, 2009
        Date Taken
        July 11, 2009
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