this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2023
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think a bucket excavator that was loading up rocks into some sort of rock collector unit tipped over and fell into it

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, excavator fell into the crusher (vital part of production). Most sites only have one or two crushers, so this guy just TANKED productivity for the entire mine