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Dwarfed

The operations shack is dwarfed by the size of these two massive mining trucks.

• The trucks that haul the ore are larger than many houses and weigh more than a jumbo jet. They stand over 23 feet tall and can carry from 255 to 360 tons of rock.

• The truck driver rides about 18 feet above the ground -- nearly two stories high.

• Each tire on these big trucks costs from $18,000 to $26,000 and lasts just 9 months.

 

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Uploaded on July 25, 2009
Taken on July 19, 2009