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Moving the World's Largest Machine—The Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline
August 2003 by Paul McAuley
This project began in early August 2002, when approximately 12 major project forwarders were invited to bid on moving a Bucyrus Model 2570W Walking Dragline from the US to Australia.January Issues Delayed For Weeks As USPS Searches Their Facility
“Neither rain nor sleet nor snow...” How does that saying go?
Subtle and Not So Subtle Dangers of Hard Rock Mining
I’ve been in enough mines to know better, and I mentally kicked myself several times. That was a close call…
Melman on Gold & Silver
Clearly, the single-most important reason for the latest decline in gold is the recently announced auctions by the British Central Bank. However, other news stories this past month also had negative implications for the yellow metal.
Gold Hunters Hit the Web in Fight with Missile Range
A group that hunted for gold for years on Victorio Peak on this restricted southern New Mexico test range has taken its legal battle against the Army to a website.
Champions Crowned at the California State Gold Panning Championships
By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 10 times to continue to advance. This was not a picnic!
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