Big Brutus
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Big Brutus is a massive electric coal-mining shovel preserved as a museum and landmark in southeastern Kansas.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric mining shovel
ⓘ
engineering structure ⓘ landmark ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ |
| bucketCapacity | about 90 cubic yards ⓘ |
| category |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
mining equipment ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ |
| designatedBy | American Society of Mechanical Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1963 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit | mining history displays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
boom
ⓘ
bucket ⓘ crawler tracks ⓘ operator cab ⓘ |
| height | approximately 160 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherokee County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Mineral, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Kansas ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bucyrus-Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| miningMethod | strip mining ⓘ |
| model | Bucyrus-Erie 1850B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementCapability | no longer self-propelled ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest electric shovels ever built ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingRegion | southeastern Kansas coal fields ⓘ |
| ownership | Big Brutus, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electricity ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose | commemoration of coal mining heritage ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| retired | 1974 ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | stabilized for static display ⓘ |
| status |
non-operational
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| tourismType | industrial tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | coal mining ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 11 million pounds ⓘ |
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