Imitation is the Sincerest Form of ...

Someone let me know today about the 'Mining Mayhem' page on Facebook. While it's a good page, it's not mine.

I don't pretend to have the monopoly on mining accident photos, but why not come up with an original name?

Copying someone else's idea, and passing it off as your own - very lame. Poor form, mate, poor form.

Yallourn Wall Collapse

I don't know much about this incident, other than that it happened at the Yallourn coal mine about four years ago. Looking at the photos, it looks like water from the creek piped through behind the wall, causing it to fail.

Dozer onto Light Vehicle

This looks like the sort of thing that is done at a 'Monster Truck' rally. This must have been in Australia. It looks like a Datsun 180B underneath the left tread, and a Commodore and Falcon in the background.

Nothing proves how good your dozer is a pushing dirt like running over some light vehicles!

Derailment Near Gladstone

This coal train derailment happened on the 8th February, near Gladstone, Queensland. I particularly like the 'ejected' operators cab. Is that a design feature?

Bucket-wheel Reclaimer Boom

I've had lots of emails this week about this incident. A bucket-wheel reclaimer fell of the back of its low-loader as it went over a median strip while rounding a corner. The reclaimer is 55m long, and weighs 200t, and has a $M7 value.

Thanks to everyone who sent through some photos!

Slowly Drowning Excavator

An old photo today, sent in by a reader this week. This must have hurt to watch.

Rolled Rear Dumper

Buried Teleremote

From the submission: Teleremote loader kept on undercutting the rill until it got buried and then that massive rock to the right, which was a piece from the crown of the stope, which has failed, fell on to it.

Tire Failure

Sent in by  reader this week. I don't think I've ever seen a tire failure like it. From the email:

The picture shows a tyre failure on a chinese Triangle tyre mounted on a CAT740 at Leuwpan Coalmine in South Africa. The reason for the failure is poor tyre quality.

A Close Call

Some photos sent in by a reader this week. They come from a gold mine in Nevada, USA. The operator fell asleep at the wheel, fortunately, the rill did its job.