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Craig, Colo. April 5, 2010
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A gigantic Bucyrus 8750 dragline is being built as part of the expansion of the Keephills coal-fired power plant west of Edmonton, Alberta. This view shows the basic framework and many of the components ready to install. When finished it will weigh about 8000 tons and have bucket capacity of about 160 cubic meters on...
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Under construction. The boom is 425 feet long and the buckets are the size of a 2-car garage.
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This mine was founded in 1888 and finally was abandoned in 1990.
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About the subject: Vancouver is famous for the classic Beaver and Otter float planes that operate from jetties just a few minutes’ walk from the downtown core. The distinctive noise of 1950s radial engines can be heard periodically and is part of the fabric of west coast life. About the image: This is my first ...
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A famous locality for structural geologists outside Shamokin, Pennsylvania. The Whaleback, the low ridge in the center of the quarry, is the surface of an anticline exposed by coal mining. On the left (east) wall of the quarry one can see the anticline-syncline pair that was the subject of my first ever GigaPan (shot...
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About the subject: The downtown core of the City of Vancouver can be seen just behind Stanley Park. The Lions Gate suspension bridge joins the city to North and West Vancouver. To the west of the City Burnaby and the Cascade Mountains can be seen. To the south Richmond, Tsawwassen and the San Juan islands. ‘ A...
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Plant fossils preserved on a bedding surface in the Bear Valley open-pit coal mine, near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, not far from the Whaleback. See how many plant fossils you can identify. There's a quarter in there for scale.
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About the subject: During the summer months several Cruise ships visit Vancouver each day. The Canada Place cruise ship terminal is situated a few minutes’ walk from the downtown core and places like Gastown and the Convention center are also nearby. The new Vancouver Convention center is adjacent to Canada Place wh...
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The Keephills mine has a new shovel for digging off the overburden from the coal seams west of Edmonton. It took more than a year to construct and weighs 8000 tons with a boom of 425 feet and a bucket of 160 cubic meters.
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