• CannonFodder
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    7 days ago

    Isn’t the pit downward, and they have to bring the load up?

      • Dave.@aussie.zone
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        6 days ago

        Only when the orebody happens to be on the top of a mountain. Plenty of deep pits to haul up out of as well, but an overhead lines+pantograph setup allows you to use grid power for the hard bit and battery power for the easy bits on the level.