The first commercial petroleum mining at the Athabascan oil sands near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta began at the end of September 1967. German machinery was used right from the beginning . In ...

DUESSELDORF, Aug 18 (Reuters) - RWE has launched an online auction for one of its 22 bucket-wheel excavators, as Germany's largest power producer prepares for a coal-free future, it said. With a ...

The RWE Bagger 288 excavator is the world's largest land vehicle and is currently moving mountains--or at least one mountain--in Germany where it's in use excavating an open pit coal mine for a ...

DUESSELDORF, Sept 30 (Reuters) - RWE (RWEG.DE), opens new tab has received 45 bids for one of its giant bucket-wheel excavators used in mining that it put up for sale in an online auction earlier this ...

Bucket wheel excavators (BWEs) represent a pinnacle of modern mining technology, designed to extract vast quantities of material under extreme conditions. Their mechanics integrate robust components ...

Lego lovers wanting a fresh challenge have just been handed a huge one. The new Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator, presented this week at a toy fair in Germany, has almost 4,000 pieces and includes fully ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. KEYENBERG, Germany — The first thing Norbert Winzen wants me to know about the machine is that it ...