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Albert Opencast Coal Site
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Albert Opencast 1977: View 10
Photo: Mike Barton
Photo: Mike Barton
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Item #: 20068
Item #: 20068
Lifting coal with a small hydraulic shovel, after first cleaning and sweeping by hand. Note the flat bottomed excavator bucket,which is specifically made for the job. The coal is loaded into tipper wagons for transport out of the cut to the crushing and screening plant.
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