West Mineral, Kansas - Big Brutus, the world's largest electric shovel built by Bucyrus-Erie for the Pittsburg and Midway coal mining company. The mac

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West Mineral, Kansas - Big Brutus, the world's largest electric shovel built by Bucyrus-Erie for the Pittsburg and Midway coal mining company. The machine ran 24 hours a day from 1963 to 1974. It is now a tourist attraction.

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Size: 2509px × 3763px
Location: West Mineral, Kansas, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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