This is a typical drill bit used to drill into the ground. The holes are then loaded with explosives and blasted. The result is loose iron ore that is collected by the shovels.
Hard at work
This is a typical shovel at work in the mines collecting the loose ore.
Loading 'em up at the Spooks Deposit
This shovel is the biggest shovel at the mines costing in excess of 12 million dollars. Its about 40 feet to the cockpit with a 15 foot wide bucket, talk about a wide load! This shovel can load up the hawlage trucks (Terex Trucks) twice as quick as the other shovels.
Now thats a big truck!
This is typical haulage truck at the mines. Its about 18 feet high with a 25 foot wide dump. Each tire is about 10 feet in diameter and the top speed is about 50 km/hour.
