McRaes Goldmine. It is by NZ standards a large open cast gold mine. In order to facilitate moving enormous quantities of material requires the help of some huge machinery. And when it comes to impressive excavators, Cable Price, have such a machine.
While there are 30 or so Hitachi 3600 excavators working in various mines in Australia, this is a first for NZ. The Cable Price presentation portrayed the size of the components and some impressive statistics. It also highlighted the efforts of the logistics people coordinating the manufacture of the machine through its facilities, together with the shipping and transport arrangements to the McRaes Gold Mine north of Dunedin. Once there a committed team of specialists mechanics swooped to ready it for its task. |
![]() Read more. . . on the Cable Price web site. Now that wasn’t the only machine on show. Another video portrayed the assembly of the Hitachi 8000 series excavator ? an 800 tonne whopper. Which brings us to the refreshments – equally impressive – a scrumptious feed for our members of beautifully prepared roast pork, potatoes, salad, helped down with a cleansing ale. And our raffle prizes were also supplemented with some of Cable Price’s fine merchandise. An evening to remember. |