Top 5 biggest mining excavators in the world
time2017/10/24
Top 5 biggest mining excavators in the world
Massive machines. This is the least we can say about the world’s heftiest mining excavators out there. Some of these beasts can weigh more than 800 tonnes, especially the models we have to show to you today. Meet the top 5 biggest hydraulic mining excavators on the planet and once you are done go view some of our small gold mining equipment including a cone crusher review & a jaw crusher technical explanation.
1. Bucyrus RH400
The world’s biggest hydraulic excavator is currently owned by Caterpillar, but was originally launched by Terex, in Germany, in 1997.
2. Hitachi EX8000-6
The Hitachi EX8000-6, available with both shovel and backhoe attachments, was launched in 2012 by Hitachi Construction Machinery and is currently the second largest hydraulic excavator in the world. You will also find a complete ball mill operating guide.
3. Liebherr R9800
This excavator was built by Liebherr at its Colmar factory in France in 2008 and is available with a shovel attachment or a backhoe attachment.
4. Demag H740 OS
The Demag H740 OS excavator, created in 1999 and specially designed for the abrasive oil sands works of KMC Mining in Canada, is the fourth biggest mining machine. It is so large, it cannot feed most old jaw crushers .
5. Komatsu PC8000-6
The fifth largest hydraulic mining excavator is available with both shovel and backhoe attachments.