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A P&H 2300 electric shovel loads coal on a Komatsu 830E at Jacobs Ranch Mine in Wyoming.
Source: Dustystix76.
P&H 2300XPC Shovel
The P&H 2300XPC is a heavy duty electric mining shovel that provides a 50 ton (45.4 metric ton) nominal payload capacity specifically designed to operate in mines for high production loading of 120 ton to 240 ton (109 metric ton to 218 metric ton) and larger haul trucks.
Source:
P&H MinePro Services.com
Power shovel
A Power shovel (also stripping shovel or Front Shovel or Electric Mining Shovel) is a bucket equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock, and mineral extraction.
Shovels normally consist of a revolving deck with a power plant, driving and controlling mechanisms, usually a counterweight, and a front attachment, such as a boom or crane which supports a handle with a digger at the end. The machinery is mounted on a base platform with tracks or wheels. The bucket is also known as the dipper. Modern bucket capacities range from 8 m3 to nearly 80 m3.
Power shovels are used principally for excavation and removal of overburden in open-cut mining operations, though it may include loading of minerals, such as coal.
Komatsu 830E
The Komatsu 830E is an ultra class dump truck used in open pit mining. The Komatsu 830E is notable for the rated capacity of 231,000 kilograms (255 short tons). While large, the 830E's capacity is just under two-thirds the capacity of its two largest competitors. the Liebherr T 282B and Caterpillar 797B.
Source:
Wikipedia, Komatsu 830E.
Jacobs Ranch Mine
Jacobs Ranch is a large open-pit coal mine located 15 miles southwest of Wright, Wyoming in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. In 2007, the mine produced 38.1 million short tons of coal, making it the fourth-largest coal mine by production in the United States.
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