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Dragline move to South Walter Creek

BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal plans to move its Marion 8050 dragline 77km from the Goonyella Riverside coal mine to the South Walter Creek in May.

Lou Caruana
It is going to be a long, slow walk for BMA's Marion 8050 dragline.

It is going to be a long, slow walk for BMA's Marion 8050 dragline.

The company intends to have the dragline operational at the South Walter Creek mine by July 1. The 3500 tonne dragline, which will move at an average speed of 5km per hour, will take at least 16 days...

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