Oregonian: To feel like a Lilliputian in Gulliver's world, tour the Black Thunder coal mine. The roads are twice as wide as the Interstate Bridge. The dump trucks have 10-foot tires and haul up to 360 tons a load. The mine's largest dragline stands 12 stories tall and weighs nearly 15 million pounds, with screaming winches inside and a bucket scoop that could swallow a studio apartment. When the crane-like rig spins to grab more dirt, it's like being inside a rotating warehouse. Gillette is the self-proclaimed...
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