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Big Muskie cost $25 million in 1969, the equivalent of $150 million today adjusted for inflation. Big Muskie removed more than cubic yards (m³) of overburden, twice the amount of earth moved during the construction of the Panama Canal, uncovering over 20,000,000 metric tons (20,000,000 short tons) of coal. Its bucket could hold two Greyhound buses side by side. It took over 200,000 man hours to construct over a period of about two years. A wildlife park called The Wilds, which opened in 1994, was created from acres (km²

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  • Big Muskie cost $25 million in 1969, the equivalent of $150 million today adjusted for inflation. Big Muskie removed more than cubic yards (m³) of overburden, twice the amount of earth moved during the construction of the Panama Canal, uncovering over 20,000,000 metric tons (20,000,000 short tons) of coal. Its bucket could hold two Greyhound buses side by side. It took over 200,000 man hours to construct over a period of about two years. A wildlife park called The Wilds, which opened in 1994, was created from acres (km²
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  • Big Muskie cost $25 million in 1969, the equivalent of $150 million today adjusted for inflation. Big Muskie removed more than cubic yards (m³) of overburden, twice the amount of earth moved during the construction of the Panama Canal, uncovering over 20,000,000 metric tons (20,000,000 short tons) of coal. Its bucket could hold two Greyhound buses side by side. It took over 200,000 man hours to construct over a period of about two years. Big Muskie was powered by electricity supplied at 13,800 volts via a trailing cable, which had its own transporter/coiling units to move it. The electricity powered the main drives, eighteen horsepower (kW) and ten horsepower (kW) DC electric motors. Some systems in Big Muskie were electro-hydraulic, but the main drives were all electric. Big Muskie used the equivalent of the power for 27,500 homes. The machine had a crew of 5, and worked around the clock. Big Muskie was scrapped in 1999, despite calls that it be preserved as a museum. The bucket was relocated to a newly constructed Miners Memorial Park in Morgan County at 39°41′57″N 81°43′52″W / 39.69917°N 81.73111°W. A wildlife park called The Wilds, which opened in 1994, was created from acres (km² ) of the land stripped by Big Muskie for coal extraction and subsequently reclaimed. It is home to numerous species of African, Asian, and North American fauna.
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