The GEM of Egypt was a power shovel built by Bucyrus-Erie in 1966. The shovel was designed for strip mining at the Egypt Valley coalfield near Barnesville, Ohio.

May 31, 2017 · The February 1973 issue of Smithsonian magazine ran a dramatic shot of “The GEM of Egypt” in operation in the Egypt Valley of Ohio, just north of I-70, as the magazine …

Welcome to the official ticketing website for the Grand Egyptian Museum The GEM Complex is now offering limited access to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the …

I am starting a new page where we can share pictures, thoughts and memories of our big shovels. Please feel free to join. I will not be selling anything, or spamming. I simply do not want these...

From the laying of the corner stone to the awarding of design contracts to the outbreak of the Arab Spring to dips in tourism causing financial woes to the near completion of the project today, …

Jan 18, 2012 · The GEM, which stands for Giant Excavating Machine, was the last B-E super shovel made and was the world's third largest, with a 130-cubic-yard dipper, payload of 200 …

The GEM of Egypt, was the second and last Bucyrus Erie 1950B shovel ever produced, It was also the last shovel BE made that used the "Knee Action crowd". The GEM got her name from …

"The GEM of Egypt" aka "GEM" Bucyrus-Erie’s 1950-B: “The GEM of Egypt” stripping shovel was the second-largest-capacity shovel the company ever produced. By 1976 the name was …

The GEM of Egypt and it’s sister, The Silver Spade, worked the Belmont & Harrison County Coal fields from the mid 60’s until the late 80’s (for the GEM) and the mid 2000’s (for the Spade). …

"GEM" stood for "Giant Excavating Machine". "Egypt" stood for the mine in which the stripping shovel started working: the Egypt Valley Mine in Barnesville, OH