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There’s a very wide range of wheels at Hannans North Tourist Mine in Kalgoorlie.

+ The 793C haul truck can carry more than 260 tonnes of ore.

It weighs 113 tonnes empty, and more than 376 tonnes full loaded.

All that needs its 2300hp (1715kW) of power, delivered through a six speed automatic transmission (five forward, one reverse).

The truck is 7.41m wide and its tyres cost more than $30,000.

+ The 994 wheel loader (which KCGM retired in 2009) can lift 160 tonnes of ore.

It has 1600hp (1176kW) of power and a top speed of 22.5km/h forwards, and 24.8km/h in reverse — having three forward gears, and three for reversing.

+ And then there’s the Paddy Wagon — an electric buggy used for getting around the site.

+ From the Superpit lookout, we see haul trucks at work. They crawl, laden, up the deep pit’s laneways — and at one point, I count 17 of them working at the same moment.

Camera IconPaddy Wagon at Hannans North Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie. Credit: Stephen Scourfield/The West ***********

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