myBonzle menu: Add to my places Add picture Add story Add note Skip to map Bonzle users have contributed 19 pictures of Blair Athol Mine covering the years from 1980 to 2003: Page 1 of 4 pages of pictures.
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Coal was discovered on Blair Athol grazing property in 1864, but it was not until May 1984 that the first commercial shipments were dispatched. This old steam shovel is on display in front of the Administration Block.View a larger version of this picture: small | medium | large (pictures open in a new window) This picture is part of the Bonzle Mining (open in new window) photo collection. Is this picture rude, offensive or defamatory; spam; or not about and/or of the place? If so, Report it |  | 2 - Blair Athol Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3147 pictures )
Thirty metres of overburden have to be blasted and removed. This 'walking' dragline can remove 53 cubic metres at a time.View a larger version of this picture: small | medium | large (pictures open in a new window) This picture is part of the Bonzle Mining (open in new window) photo collection. Is this picture rude, offensive or defamatory; spam; or not about and/or of the place? If so, Report it |  | 3 - Blair Athol Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3147 pictures )
Thirty metres of coal seam lie under the overburden. This too is blasted and removed by a dragline. Compare it with the size of a 4WD standing behind.View a larger version of this picture: small | medium | large (pictures open in a new window) This picture is part of the Bonzle Mining (open in new window) photo collection. Is this picture rude, offensive or defamatory; spam; or not about and/or of the place? If so, Report it |  | 4 - Blair Athol Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3147 pictures )
Electric Shovels with 20 cubic metre capacity and conveyor belts load the dump trucks to take the coal to the crushers.View a larger version of this picture: small | medium | large (pictures open in a new window) This picture is part of the following Bonzle photo collections: Is this picture rude, offensive or defamatory; spam; or not about and/or of the place? If so, Report it |  | 5 - Blair Athol Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3147 pictures )
The dump trucks are 6 metres high and carry a load of 175 tonnes.View a larger version of this picture: small | medium | large (pictures open in a new window) This picture is part of the following Bonzle photo collections: Is this picture rude, offensive or defamatory; spam; or not about and/or of the place? If so, Report it |
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