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267285PD: Bucket-wheel reclaimer on Finucane Island (Port Hedland) for Goldsworthy Mining Limited 30 Nov. 1968
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267286PD: Bucket-wheel reclaimer on Finucane Island (Port Hedland) for Goldsworthy Mining Limited 30 Nov. 1968
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267287PD: Bucket-wheel reclaimer on Finucane Island (Port Hedland) for Goldsworthy Mining Limited 30 Nov. 1968
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Summary
The bucket-wheel reclaimers are designed to remove bulk materials from the conveyor and stack them as well as to load stacked materials onto the infeed conveyor. (Reference: http://www.nkmz.com/English/index.html#mining0402.html) A reclaimer is a large machine used in bulk material handling applications. A reclaimer's function is to recover bulk material such as ores and cereals from a stockpile. A stacker is used to stack the material. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclaimer)
Year
1968.
Warnings and disclaimer
Title from label on photograph envelope. This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest. All images may only be reproduced with the acknowledgement: Courtesy of Aerial Surveys Australia.
Subjects
- Iron industry and trade -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Earthmoving machinery -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Bucket-wheel reclaimers -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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