The Sixties marked some massive modifications within the mining trade, and this classic movie demonstrates how. “Open Pit Mining Of Copper within the American Southwest” was produced by the Marion Energy Shovel Firm, and gives a broad overview of copper extraction work. Notably, this video exhibits a few of the early giant mining shovels and vans being debuted on the time, together with brand-new 150-ton vans and matching shovels. 

The Marion Energy Shovel Firm was based in 1884 because the Marion Steam Shovel Firm, and operated as its personal entity till 1977 when Dresser Industries acquired the corporate. The Marion division of Dresser was later spun off and wound up being offered to Bucyrus in 1997. Bucyrus itself was acquired by Caterpillar in 2011.