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New Shovels in 1975-1977

The following comes from the August 1977 issue of Kennescope magazine.

Before The Year is out, two more 2800-model electric shovels -- the largest in nonferrous mining -- will be in service at the mine. One started swinging Aug. 18, the other probably will be placed in service during October. We then will have four of the mammoth shovels operating in mine overburden areas.

The first shovel in the king-size class, No. 38, arrived for erection on the 6340 level in the spring of 1975 and was placed in service in the upper west side that October. The second followed suit soon after, and was painted bright "bicentennial" red, white and blue, and, appropriately, given the number 76.

The new big shovels are numbered 45 and 46.

[photo caption] No. 45 shovel has been placed in service and No. 46, crawler of which stands in the foreground, is expected to start work in October. UCD then will have four ol the giant 27-yard shovels working overburden areas in upper levels of the mine.

Increased stripping requirements -- as the mine's perimeter grows -- prompted acquisition of the larger shovels. The 2800-model can take approximately 40 tons of material in one bite -- depending on density of material. Digging radius is more than 66 feet and its boom stands 55 feet high.

Each 2800 shovel weighs 800 tons and costs nearly $3 million, including erection costs. Length of the crawler is more than 33 feet and its width is 31 feet. The dipper alone weighs 40 tons.

Also scheduled for assembly this year are three eight-yard shovels -- once considered huge, but miniatures alongside the 27-yard units.

Receipt of five shovels in one year is abnormal.

Shovels in 1979

		1979 Qty.	1979 Numbers (ES=Electric Shovel)
Marion 4161	6-yard	11	ES 2, 4, 14, 15, 24, 25, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37
Bucyrus-Erie 190-B	8-yard	2	ES 16, 21
Marion 151-M	8-yard	12	ES 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 13, 29, 31, 41, 43, 44
Marion 191-M	15-yard	6	ES 17, 18, 20, 22, 27, 34
P & H 2100	15-yard	4	ES 12, 19, 28, 35
P & H 2800	27-yard	5	ES 38, 45, 46, 47, 76
		40

P&H Shovel 38 was the first P&H shovel at Bingham. It was followed by Shovel 39, which was changed to Shovel 76 during delivery and assembly.

Shovel 76 was delivered in 1976, and was painted into a commemorative Bicentennial (red-white-blue) color scheme.

Shovels in 1980

		1980 Qty.	1980 Number
Marion 4161	6-yard	11	ES 2, 4, 14, 15, 24, 25, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37
Bucyrus-Erie 190-B	8-yard	2	ES 16, 21
Marion 151-M	8-yard	12	ES 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 29, 31, 41, 43, 44
Marion 191-M	15-yard	7	ES 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 27, 34
P & H 2100	15-yard	4	ES 12, 19, 28, 35
P & H 2800	27-yard	5	ES 38, 45, 46, 47, 76
		41

Shovels in 1983

		1983 Qty.	1983 Numbers
Marion 4161	6-yard	5	ES 4, 25, 33, 36, 37
Bucyrus-Erie 190-B	8-yard	1	ES 16
Marion 151-M	8-yard	12	ES 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 29, 31, 41, 43, 44
Marion 191-M	15-yard	7	ES 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 27, 34
P & H 2100	15-yard	4	ES 12, 19, 28, 35
P & H 2800	27-yard	5	ES 38, 45, 46, 47, 76
		34

Shovels in 2012

A summary in 2012 at MiningTechnology.com shows a total of ten mining shovels at Bingham (seven P&H 2800 and three P&H 4100), along with 65 haulage trucks.

Shovels in 2019

Rope Shovels (Total 8)
(3) P&H 4100XPC - 72 yard (#59, #98, #99)
(3) P&H 4100 - 54 yard (#55, #56, #57)
(2) P&H 2800XPC - 45 yard (#68, #71)

Hydraulic Shovels (Total 2)
(1) Hitachi 5600 (#64)
(1) Hitachi 5500 (#63)
(1) Caterpillar hydraulic due during 2019

Roster of Electric Shovels at Bingham

Displayed Number	Builder	Model	Year Built	Capacity	Serial Number	Date In Service	Date Retired	Notes
1	Marion	151-M	1954	8 cu yd	9983	9 Aug 1954
2	Marion	4161
3	Marion	151-M	1953	8 cu yd	9833	11 Jun 1953
4	Marion	4161	1944	6 cu yd	8106	2 Feb 1944
5
6
7	Marion	151-M	1954	8 cu yd	9982	6 Sep 1954
8	Marion	151-M	1955	8 cu yd	10063	20 Apr 1955
9	Marion	151-M	1955	8 cu yd	10064	26 May 1955
10	Marion	151-M	1955	8 cu yd	10065	1 Jun 1955
11	Marion	191-M	1963			10 Sep 1963
12	P&H	2100	1963	15 cu yd	25460	24 Oct 1963
13	Marion	151-M	1954	8 cu yd	9910	15 Jun 1954
14	Marion	4161		6 cu yd
15	Marion	4161		6 cu yd
16	Bucyrus	190-B	1955	8 cu yd	113391	3 Sep 1955
17	Marion	191-M	1967	15 cu yd	22805	23 Jan 1967
18	Marion	191-M	1967	15 cu yd	22806	25 Apr 1967
19	P&H	2100	1965	15 cu yd	27460	30 Dec 1965
20	Marion	191-M	1966	15 cu yd	22768	28 Mar 1966
21	Bucyrus	190-B	1955	8 cu yd	113392	1 Nov 1955
22	Marion	191-M	1967	15 cu yd	22815	26 Jun 1967
23	Marion	191-M	1979	15 cu yd	22901	1 Jul 1979
24	Marion	4161	1937	6 cu yd	6866	8 Feb 1937
25	Marion	4161	1937	6 cu yd	6867	14 Mar 1937
26
27	Marion	191-M	1970	15 cu yd	22921	1 Nov 1970
28	P&H	2100-B	1970	15 cu yd	31840	29 Oct 1970
29	Marion	151-M	1977	8 cu yd	23130	30 Sep 1977
30
31	Marion	151-M	1977	8 cu yd	23136	7 Dec 1977
32
33	Marion	4161	1941	6 cu yd	7416	13 Apr 1941
34	Marion	191-M	1971	15 cu yd	22955	27 Aug 1971
35	P&H	2100-B	1971	15 cu yd	E32600	9 Jun 1971	Apr 2004	1
36	Marion	4161	1942	6 cu yd	7524	16 Feb 1942
37	Marion	4161	1942	6 cu yd	7525	13 Mar 1942
38	P&H	2800	Spring 1975	27 cu yd	38705	19 Sep 1975
39
40
41	Marion	151-M	1978	8 cu yd	23137	1 Feb 1978
42
43	Marion	151-M	1953	8 cu yd	9831	11 Jun 1953
44	Marion	151-M	1953	8 cu yd	9832	22 Sep 1953
45	P&H	2800	Aug 1977	27 cu yd	40145	14 Aug 1977
46	P&H	2800	Oct 1977	27 cu yd	40150	16 Nov 1977
47	P&H	2800	1978	27 cu yd	40435	27 May 1978
48
49
50	P&H
51
52	P&H	2800
53
54
55	P&H	4100	1995	54 cu yd		1995
56	P&H	4100		54 cu yd
57	P&H	4100		54 cu yd
58	P&H	2100BLE	1991		E49140		Apr 2004	2
59	P&H	4100		72 cu yd
61	O&K	200					2013
62	O&K	200					2013
63	Hitachi	5500
64	Hitachi	5500
68	P&H	2800XPC		45 cu yd
71	P&H	2800XPC		45 cu yd
76	P&H	2800	1976	27 cu yd	38710	5 Mar 1976
98	P&H	4100		72 cu yd
99	P&H	4100		72 cu yd

General Notes:

All electric shovels operate from 5,500 volt AC.
Shovel 11, a Marion, is shown in a photograph dated September 1963, showing an apparently new shovel (fresh paint and no wear or obvious usage).
"Shovels 16 and 21 were shovels that were not very good in tough digging conditions because of the tube design used as the sticks. We tried to keep them out of areas of the mine like the south side were the iron ore was located. We used them in reloads and they really performed. Digging conditions made loading difficult but there were a few shovel operators that could make any shovel shall I say sing." "21 shovel was working in the area of 6290, 6240 and 6190 on the east side of the mine at the time of the 1984 shut down." (Gary C. Curtis, comment to Bingham Canyon History group on Facebook, May 28, 2018)
Shovel 17 had a 12-yard dipper at the time Kennecott purchased bigger shovels. Shovel 17 was moved to the rail area and was used in the O6 reload on west side of the 5840 tunnel. Shovel 1 was used because it had a 12-yard dipper and the shovel that was in the reload at the time was only an 8-yard dipper. With the larger dipper, it only took two or three dippers to fill an ore car. (Gary C. Curtis, comment to Bingham Canyon History group on Facebook, March 6, 2024)
Shovels 61, 62, 63, 64 are hydraulic shovels.
Shovel 76, delivered in March 1976, was painted red, white and blue to commemorate the nation's bicentennial. It was delivered as number 39, but became number 76 when assembly was finished.

Notes:

Shovel 35 was sold at auction in April 2004 (Dovebid Featured Online Auction)
Shovel 58 was sold at auction in April 2004 (Dovebid Featured Online Auction)
Shovel 61 was retired by 2013 and sold for salvage, most parts ended up at a mine in Arizona
Shovel 62 was buried at the bottom of the pit by the slide in April 2013, and as of late 2018, is still buried

2018

Shovels 55, 56 and 57 have 54-yard dippers.

Shovel 61 was never involved in the April 2013 slide. It had already been retired before the slide happened. Shovel 61 was salvaged for parts, with most parts being sold to a mine in Arizona.

Shovel 62 was an O&K Model 200 hydraulic shovel, and was buried at the bottom of the pit by the slide in April 2013.

Shovels 63 and 64 were model Hitachi 5500.

Shovels 68 and 71 are P&H Model 2800 DC electric shovels, with 25-cubic-yard dippers, upgraded to 45 yard dippers.

Shovels 59, 98, 99 are P&H Model 4100 AC electric shovels, with 72-cubic-yard dippers.

Were 61 and 62 the only hydraulic shovels?

2019

Rope Shovels (Total 8)
(3) P&H 4100XPC - 72 yard (#59, #98, #99)
(3) P&H 4100 - 54 yard (#55, #56, #57) (Shovel 55 was gone by late 2021)
(2) P&H 2800XPC - 45 yard (#68, #71)

Hydraulic Shovels (Total 2)
(1) Hitachi 5500 (#63)
(1) Hitachi 5600 (#64)
(1) Caterpillar hydraulic due during 2019 (numbered as Shovel 65 after delivery)

Haul Trucks (Total 107)
(84) Komatsu 930E (830s are all gone)
(5) Caterpillar 794AC
(18) Caterpillar 793D

Water Trucks (Total 8)
(2) Caterpillar 793C
(6) Caterpillar 793D

Tow-Haul Truck (Total 1)
(1) Caterpillar 793D

Sources

Marion Mining & Dredging Machines, Photo Archive, edited by the Historical Construction Equipment Association, Iconografix, 2002

Bingham Mine Fact Sheet for 1979, 1980, and 1983; Kennecott Copper Corporation

Comments by members of the Bingham Canyon History group on Facebook

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