Large Excavator - Bunker Hill MO - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com

A very large excavator on display off Highway A in Howard County MO. My guess it is left over from when they surfaced mined for coal in this region.

"Surface mining for coal in Missouri has a 100 year history beginning with the use of steam shovels in the early 1900s. There is potential desirable coal in Missouri because of it bituminous rank, but the coal beds are relatively thin and are a high cost to mine. Early surface coal mining fueled the energy needed for regional economies to grow and significantly contributed to the economy of WWII and the energy needed afterward for a growing population. Most of the surface coal mining in Missouri took place before the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (the federal law that governs the activities of surface coal mining and reclamation in the United States). " (visit link)

Type of Machine: coal mining excavator Year the machine was built: Not listed Year the machine was put on display: Not listed Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed

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