The highwall mining system, ready to launch. The launch vehicle weighs 350t, the continuous miner 70t and the addcars 12.6t each.
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The Dawson mine location. Dawson is one of the longest established coal mines... -
Dragline stripping of overburden. Dawson has a total of four machines: a... -
Coal loading using CAT 992 wheel loaders with bottom-dump haulers. -
The highwall mining system, ready to launch. The launch vehicle weighs 350t,... -
Holes are mined at regular intervals along the highwall, using a highly... -
Coal flowing from a conveyor car on the highwall miner launch vehicle. Dawson...