Rail mounted rocker shovel at lead mine, Mount Isa Mines, June 1958

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DescriptionA rail mounted EIMCO Air Shovel loading ore into a gable car. This was a compressed air shovel that could swing the head from side to side to load then ore and it would then be loaded into the gable car at the back of the loader. The gable car had side mopunted hinged doors and a floor shaped like the cable roof on a house to make it easier to empty.DateJune 1958Rights© Mount Isa MinesCollectionMount Isa MinesSubjectMiningMining SitesMining EquipmentMining Personnel

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PlaceMount Isa Mines

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KeywordEIMCORocker ShovelLead MiningMIMRailUndergroundUnderground WorkerMuckerTaxonomyLocation | Mount Isa MinesTime | 1950s | 1958Topics | Mining

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Rail mounted rocker shovel at lead mine, Mount Isa Mines, June 1958

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Rail mounted rocker shovel at lead mine, Mount Isa Mines, June 1958