Rape of Mt Whaleback

Rape Of Mt Whaleback

Mighty haulpaks

240 tonne capacity

Mining shovels

70 tonne bite

on mountainside.

Flag-waving vehicles

hurry, scurry

380mm blast holes

red dust.

Crushing conveyor

across landscape,

160 000 tonne ore,

Massive dumps

open cut, terraced,

zig-zag roadways

continually wet.

2.6m train

five engines

carry ore

to ships and sea.

Everything vast,

large scale.

Great tourist

attraction,

moonscaping

Rape of Mt Whaleback.