Big Brutus electric shovel
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Big Brutus electric shovel is a gigantic retired coal-mining dragline excavator in Kansas that now serves as a prominent industrial museum and roadside attraction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Brutus | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dragline excavator
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electric shovel ⓘ industrial museum ⓘ roadside attraction ⓘ |
| bucketCapacity | about 90 cubic yards ⓘ |
| category |
Coal mining in Kansas
ⓘ
Mining museums in Kansas ⓘ Roadside attractions in Kansas ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cherokee County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum exhibit
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designation | State Historical Landmark of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricMotorCount | multiple electric motors ⓘ |
| elevationType | surface installation ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType | industrial heritage ⓘ |
| hasGiftShop | true ⓘ |
| hasIndoorMuseum | true ⓘ |
| height | about 160 feet ⓘ |
| location | West Mineral, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bucyrus-Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialHandled |
coal
ⓘ
overburden ⓘ |
| miningMethod | surface mining ⓘ |
| model | Bucyrus-Erie 1850-B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | walking dragline ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Columbus, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburg, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest electric shovels ever built ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric power ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved in situ ⓘ |
| region | southeast Kansas ⓘ |
| serviceEndDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| serviceStartDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tourFormat | self-guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor | strip mining of coal ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bigbrutus.org/ ⓘ |
| weight | about 11 million pounds ⓘ |
| yearBuilt | 1963 ⓘ |
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