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 ...

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When mining companies need to move a lot of material they turn to some of the biggest equipment in the business. Bucket wheel excavators, spreaders and large-belt conveyors are capable of moving up to ...

Thyssenkrupp’s Barracuda compact bucket wheel excavator is a beast of a machine that is made to order and takes a year and a half to make. Capable of excavating hard material without drilling or ...

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 ...

DUESSELDORF, Aug 18 (Reuters) - RWE has launched an online auction for one of its 22 bucket-wheel excavators, as Germany's largest power producer prepares for a coal-free future, it said. With a ...