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Austin lands first US Mainetec dipper bucket sale

AUSTIN Engineering has sold its first Mainetec-designed dipper bucket into the US market.

A drawing of the Mainetec Armadillo dipper bucket.

A drawing of the Mainetec Armadillo dipper bucket.

The Armadillo electric rope shovel dipper bucket will be delivered to a large US copper mine by mid-2024. Dipper buckets sell for between US$1.5-2 (A$2.21-2.95) million each, depending on their configuration....

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