‘ Pound for pound , draglines are the most productive and versatile machines in the mining industry ’

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boom length of 310 feet . In May 1999 , the Big Muskie was destroyed with the remainder of the dragline being used as a centerpiece to memorialize the men and women who mined in Ohio .

The future of Draglines Like Eric other GundERSon mining equipment , the future of draglines is automation .

Despite the move towards automation , draglines have remained relatively unchanged in design and control systems . That ’ s all about to change in the next few years .

Companies like CSIRO in Australia , MineWare and CRCMining are working with the University of Queensland in Australia to advance dragline operations to automation . The companies are focusing on