Press Photo First Four Bucket Wheel Excavator Lignite Surface Mine Romania

Lignite Surface Mining In Romania Backed Up By West-Germany: At the Lignite surface mine of Rovinari, Romania, the first four bucket-wheel excavator of a total of 14, will soon start to work (picture). The machines have been built by Both Rumanian and West-German firms and have a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per day. The next excavators will be completed in 1979.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5 inches.

Photo is dated --none.

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