Bucket Chain Excavator

A bucket chain excavator (BCE) is a large heavy equipment machine used in surface mining and dredging. BCEs use buckets on a revolving chain to remove large quantities of material. They are similar to Bucket-Wheel Excavators and trenchers. Bucket chain excavators remove material from below their plane of movement, which is useful if the pit floor is unstable or underwater.

See also

• Excavator

External links

• Wikipedia - Bucket chain excavator