North America's Largest Mining Machine ｜ How Draglines Work

How do North America's biggest earthmovers work? We visit Saskatchewan's largest coal mine to give you an inside look at the draglines that move millions of cubic yards of dirt.

The Estevan Mine employs 5 walking draglines to remove overburden and expose lignite coal seams. The massive earthmovers can scoop up 100 cubic yards per bucket and are fully electric powered drawing up to 10MW of power!

In this documentary style video you will learn:
History of Coal Mining in Saskatchewan
How Draglines Work
What the inside of a dragline looks like
The crew it takes to operate a dragline
How Coal is Mined in Saskatchewan

Time Code:
00:00 - 00:45 Intro
00:45 - 1:55 Estevan Mine History
01:55 - 04:35 Engineering Department
04:35 - 05:50 Dragline Working
05:50 - 07:20 How Draglines are Powered
07:20 - 08:20 Bulldozer Support
08:20 - 09:15 P&H 9020B History
09:15 - 11:15 How Draglines Dig
11:15 - 16:20 In The Cab
16:20 - 19:25 Inside the Dragline House
19:25 - 21:20 How Draglines Walk/Move
21:20 - 23:05 Blasting!
23:05 - 25:13 How Coal is Mined
25:13 - 26:04 Outro
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