Comments on: Bucket-Wheel Excavators: The Most Destructive Machines on the Planet?

By: Shahab Khan

Shahab Khan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:05:45 +0000

Well it seems that a seperate dedicated power plant is needed for this giant. BTW i must say this is a amazing structure.

By: Shahab Khan

Shahab Khan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:05:00 +0000

Well it seems that a seperate dedicated power plant is needed for this giant. BTW i must say this is a amazing structure.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:27:46 +0000

Thanks for your insight, Andi.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:27:00 +0000

Thanks for your insight, Andi.

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:03:50 +0000

I’m living in just that region of western Germany, where we are surrounded of open-pit mining sites (is that the right term?).

For us, the view of big holes, inhabited by those big excavators, and with the steam of cooling towers of the cole power stations around is just like normal. Kind of sad…

The latest and most controversial project in cole mining business is at the site of Hambach. It’s the biggest open-pit mining site of Germany. You can even see it by satellite (without needing to zoom too much). The »crazy« thing: They are currently planning, what they do with the hole after it’s been completely mined. Most probably (I think it’s already finally said, but I’m not that sure) they will fill the whole thing with water. It will be the second biggest German lake (right after the Bodensee) with 3.6 Mrd m^3 water. The filling of the hole will take several decades.

The (German) article in the wikipedia translated into English is here.

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:03:00 +0000

I’m living in just that region of western Germany, where we are surrounded of open-pit mining sites (is that the right term?).

For us, the view of big holes, inhabited by those big excavators, and with the steam of cooling towers of the cole power stations around is just like normal. Kind of sad…

The (German) article in the wikipedia translated into English is here.

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:03:00 +0000

I’m living in just that region of western Germany, where we are surrounded of open-pit mining sites (is that the right term?).

For us, the view of big holes, inhabited by those big excavators, and with the steam of cooling towers of the cole power stations around is just like normal. Kind of sad…

The (German) article in the wikipedia translated into English is here.

By: Tim Hurst

Tim Hurst — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:41 +0000

chrisp – thanks, I’ll be watching that later!

Yeah, that second pic is totally from when they moved from one town to another. I also know that the biggest BWE is actually in use in Australia, but wasn’t able to find any pics (yet).

By: Tim Hurst

Tim Hurst — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:00 +0000

chrisp – thanks, I’ll be watching that later!

Yeah, that second pic is totally from when they moved from one town to another. I also know that the biggest BWE is actually in use in Australia, but wasn’t able to find any pics (yet).

By: Tim Hurst

Tim Hurst — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:00 +0000

chrisp – thanks, I’ll be watching that later!

Yeah, that second pic is totally from when they moved from one town to another. I also know that the biggest BWE is actually in use in Australia, but wasn’t able to find any pics (yet).