Monday, October 11, 2010

Tom Price & Mine Tour

Durnin's in the bucket!! The heat at Tom Price is around 35 degrees during October. In mid summer more like 45 degrees. With all the ore in the ground and reflection it's not surprising...





A smaller loader....new toy for the boys??







In the workshop for repairs. The guys working on the machines give an indication of their size. A tyre for these trucks costs $70,000+ dollars!! Machine replacement is in the millions of dollars...




This is what happens when a Iron Ore loader meets a Toyota Landcruiser Ute!! A graphic warning to be cautious on the mine site roads...





Leaving Coral Bay we backtracked inland to Tom Price to see our friends Craig & Maryanne. One of the sights is the mine tour conducted by Rio Tinto of the operations at Tom Price Mine. This dump truck weighs 200 tonne and carries about its own weight in payload

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