David Hope's

Mining Scenes

 

Marion 5561

Gibraltar Mine


Marion 8800 85-yd.

Sitting on erection pad in Oct. 1963 at Peabody's Homestead Mine, Beaver Dam, Ky.

This machine had a boom failure.

A 100-yd. Bucket was later added.

When Homestead closed, the 8800 was walked to Ken Mine (peabody) and when Ken closed, it was scrapped.

 

 

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