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These excerpts taken from the BUCY 10-K filed Mar 2, 2009.

Original Equipment

Our surface mining original equipment includes draglines, electric mining shovels and rotary blasthole drills.

Draglines. Draglines are primarily used in coal mining applications to remove overburden (i.e., the rock and soil that lies above the coal being mined) by dragging a large bucket through the overburden and carrying it away. Our primary draglines weigh from 1,150 to 8,400 tons and are typically described in terms of their “bucket size,” which typically range from nine to 152 cubic yards. Our primary models range in price from $65.0 million to $200.0 million per dragline for turnkey installations. Draglines are the largest and most expensive type of surface mining equipment but offer customers the lowest cost per ton of material moved. The average life of our draglines is approximately 40 years.

 

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Electric Mining Shovels. Mining shovels are primarily used to load copper, coal, oil sands, iron ore, other mineral bearing materials, overburden or rock into trucks. There are two basic types of mining shovels: electric and hydraulic. Electric mining shovels are able to handle a larger load, allowing them to move greater volumes of rock and minerals, while hydraulic shovels are diesel powered, smaller and more maneuverable. An electric mining shovel offers significantly lower cost per ton of mineral mined over a longer period of time as compared to a hydraulic shovel. Electric mining shovels are characterized in terms of hoisting capability and dipper or load capacity. We offer a full line of electric mining shovels, with available hoisting capability of up to 120 tons. Dipper capacities range from nine to 80 cubic yards. Prices range from approximately $5.0 million to $25.0 million per shovel, with the selling price of our most popular shovels being in the upper part of this range. Our electric mining shovels have an average life of approximately 15 years.

In recent years, we have developed the innovative 495 Series High-Performance shovels. The highlights of this series include planetary gear configuration, insulated gate bipolar transistor, or IGBT, electrics and a third rail swing system to enhance shovel operation through increased efficiency and lower maintenance costs. A fully modularized electrical room ships directly to the field to facilitate the field assembly process. The Bucyrus HydraCrowd, a new hydraulic driven crowd mechanism, was introduced at the international mining trade show, MINExpo, in 2008 to increase shovel productivity and reduce rope changeout safety risks. We are focused on continuous reliability enhancements to support our customers’ needs. Since machine downtime results in lost revenue for customers, shovel availability is vitally important in mining operations.

Rotary Blasthole Drills. Many surface mines require breakage of rock, overburden or ore by blasting with explosives. To accomplish this, it is necessary to bore out a pattern of holes in the ground area to be mined into which explosives are then placed. Rotary blasthole drills are used to drill these holes and are usually described in terms of the diameter of the hole they bore. We offer a line of rotary blasthole drills ranging in hole diameter size from 6.0 inches to 17.5 inches and ranging in price from approximately $0.6 million to $6.0 million per drill, depending on machine size and other variable features. The selling price of our most popular drills is in the upper part of this range. The average life of our rotary blasthole drills is approximately 15 years.

Modular design techniques have been applied to blasthole drills to provide ease of maintenance by simplifying equipment change outs and servicing. A new automated bit change carousel option has been added to our 49HR drill, which is intended to increase productivity and reduce bit changeout safety risks. Our 49HD drill has the production capabilities of larger machines and the flexibility, speed and maneuverability of smaller machines.

Original Equipment

Our underground mining original equipment includes longwall equipment and room and pillar equipment.

Longwall Equipment. We are one of the world’s top producers of longwall mining equipment. Our longwall equipment includes hydraulic roof supports and electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, shearers and

 

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armored face conveyors, including entry conveyors with a built-in crusher. Our systems can be customized to suit a wide range of mining conditions anywhere in the world, thereby ensuring an appropriate combination of safety, operational reliability and productivity at competitive prices.

Hydraulic Roof Supports. Roof supports provide support to the mine roof during longwall mining. The supports advance with the longwall shearer or plow, allowing mine operators to safely control roof falls as the panel is mined. We offer a full range of roof supports suitable for various mining heights (typically from 0.6 meters to 7.5 meters) with support capacities in excess of 1,200 tons per shield. We offer electro-hydraulic roof support systems for automatic sequences or manually operated functions. A complete roof support system typically includes from 50 to 225 roof support shields. Prices range from approximately $25.0 million to $50.0 million per roof support system. Our roof supports have an average minimum life of approximately nine to 12 years.

Armored Face Conveyors. Armored face conveyors (“AFCs”) are used in longwall mining to transport material cut by the shearer or plow away from the longwall face. AFCs are armored steel pan conveyors that are used to convey mined material both in the longwall face and out of the longwall face. Our AFC systems are designed for a variety of performance requirements in low, medium and high seams and for short and long faces. Prices range from approximately $5.5 million to $9.0 million per AFC system. Our AFC systems are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately six to nine years.

Longwall Shearers. A longwall shearer moves parallel to the coal or mineral face, cutting into the coal as it moves backward and forward across the face, depositing the coal onto the conveyor system. The shearer is usually a double ended machine with ranging arms at each end and cutter drums mounted on each ranging arm, so the shearer can cut in either direction. We offer a wide range of shearers for low, medium and high seams, currently from 1.8 meters up to 5.8 meters, with production rates of up to 5,000 tons per hour. Prices range from approximately $2.5 million to $3.5 million per shearer. Our shearers are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately four to six years.

Automated Plow Systems. Fully automated plow systems are a safe and economically attractive method of mining low and medium coal seam heights. Our plows have high extraction and loading rates in seams of 0.6 meters to 1.8 meters resulting in mining rates of up to 3,000 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $30.0 million to $50.0 million per automated plow system including roof supports. Our automated plow systems have an average life of approximately four to 10 years.

Room and Pillar Equipment. In addition to longwall mining equipment, we offer an extensive line of technologically advanced room and pillar equipment. Our room and pillar equipment offerings include continuous miners, feeder breakers, battery- and diesel-powered underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems. Our continuous miners can be used for both soft- and hard-cutting applications. In recent years, we extensively re-engineered our room and pillar product portfolio, particularly upgrades to the continuous miner product line.

Continuous Miners. Continuous miners are electric, self-propelled machines that constantly cut material and simultaneously load that material onto an internal conveyor. We offer a “seamless” family of continuous miners for both soft and hard cutting applications for seams from 0.8 meters to 5.2 meters. Due to the severity of the operating environment and continuous usage, these products require extensive aftermarket parts, service and maintenance. Prices range from approximately $1.6 million to $4.0 million per continuous miner. Our continuous miners have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Continuous Haulage Systems. The continuous haulage system is used to efficiently remove cut coal or other mineral from the working face to the main mine belts on a continuous basis. The system is usually attached to the continuous miner or independently trammed behind the miner. Our systems can be implemented in new or existing operations with capacity of up to 38 tons per minute. Prices range from approximately $1.4 million to $2.0 million per continuous haulage system. Our continuous haulage systems have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

 

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Feeder Breakers. Feeder breakers are a crushing unit that breaks the coal or other mineral into a smaller size suitable for transportation by the belt conveyor systems or feeding into process facilities. Our underground feeder breakers have a production capacity of up to 1,800 tons per hour with a pick force of up to 45,400 kilograms. The units are custom designed to allow maximum discharge rates from the mobile haulers. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.6 million per feeder breaker. Our feeder breakers have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Underground Haulage and Utility Vehicles. Underground haulage vehicles are vehicles used to transport material from continuous miners to the main mine belt where the haulage vehicle has self-contained discharge capability to unload material onto the belt. We offer both battery-powered and diesel-powered haulage vehicles. Underground utility vehicles are self-loading vehicles used to clean roadways, haul supplies and perform other functions. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.8 million per underground utility haulage vehicle or underground utility vehicle, and each has an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Along with our two main product groups, we offer solutions in the field of horizontal crushing equipment for coal and non-coal applications such as aggregates typically used in road construction, potash and rock salt. The product range includes size reduction technology for primary crushing and scraper chain conveyors.

Original Equipment

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Our underground mining original equipment includes longwall equipment and room and pillar equipment.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Longwall Equipment. We are one of the world’s top producers of longwall mining equipment. Our longwall equipment includes hydraulic
roof supports and electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, shearers and

 


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armored face conveyors, including entry conveyors with a built-in crusher. Our systems can be customized to suit a wide range of mining conditions anywhere
in the world, thereby ensuring an appropriate combination of safety, operational reliability and productivity at competitive prices.

SIZE="2">Hydraulic Roof Supports. Roof supports provide support to the mine roof during longwall mining. The supports advance with the longwall shearer or plow, allowing mine operators to safely control roof falls as the panel is mined. We
offer a full range of roof supports suitable for various mining heights (typically from 0.6 meters to 7.5 meters) with support capacities in excess of 1,200 tons per shield. We offer electro-hydraulic roof support systems for automatic
sequences or manually operated functions. A complete roof support system typically includes from 50 to 225 roof support shields. Prices range from approximately $25.0 million to $50.0 million per roof support system. Our roof supports have an
average minimum life of approximately nine to 12 years.

Armored Face Conveyors. Armored face conveyors (“AFCs”) are used
in longwall mining to transport material cut by the shearer or plow away from the longwall face. AFCs are armored steel pan conveyors that are used to convey mined material both in the longwall face and out of the longwall face. Our AFC systems are
designed for a variety of performance requirements in low, medium and high seams and for short and long faces. Prices range from approximately $5.5 million to $9.0 million per AFC system. Our AFC systems are generally purchased in pairs and the pair
has an average life of approximately six to nine years.

Longwall Shearers. A longwall shearer moves parallel to the coal or mineral
face, cutting into the coal as it moves backward and forward across the face, depositing the coal onto the conveyor system. The shearer is usually a double ended machine with ranging arms at each end and cutter drums mounted on each ranging arm, so
the shearer can cut in either direction. We offer a wide range of shearers for low, medium and high seams, currently from 1.8 meters up to 5.8 meters, with production rates of up to 5,000 tons per hour. Prices range from approximately $2.5 million
to $3.5 million per shearer. Our shearers are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately four to six years.

SIZE="2">Automated Plow Systems. Fully automated plow systems are a safe and economically attractive method of mining low and medium coal seam heights. Our plows have high extraction and loading rates in seams of 0.6 meters to 1.8 meters
resulting in mining rates of up to 3,000 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $30.0 million to $50.0 million per automated plow system including roof supports. Our automated plow systems have an average life of approximately four to 10 years.

Room and Pillar Equipment. In addition to longwall mining equipment, we offer an extensive line of technologically advanced
room and pillar equipment. Our room and pillar equipment offerings include continuous miners, feeder breakers, battery- and diesel-powered underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems. Our continuous miners
can be used for both soft- and hard-cutting applications. In recent years, we extensively re-engineered our room and pillar product portfolio, particularly upgrades to the continuous miner product line.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Continuous Miners. Continuous miners are electric, self-propelled machines that constantly cut material and simultaneously load that material onto
an internal conveyor. We offer a “seamless” family of continuous miners for both soft and hard cutting applications for seams from 0.8 meters to 5.2 meters. Due to the severity of the operating environment and continuous usage, these
products require extensive aftermarket parts, service and maintenance. Prices range from approximately $1.6 million to $4.0 million per continuous miner. Our continuous miners have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Continuous Haulage Systems. The continuous haulage system is used to efficiently remove cut coal or other mineral from the working face to the
main mine belts on a continuous basis. The system is usually attached to the continuous miner or independently trammed behind the miner. Our systems can be implemented in new or existing operations with capacity of up to 38 tons per minute. Prices
range from approximately $1.4 million to $2.0 million per continuous haulage system. Our continuous haulage systems have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

 


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Feeder Breakers. Feeder breakers are a crushing unit that breaks the coal or other mineral into a
smaller size suitable for transportation by the belt conveyor systems or feeding into process facilities. Our underground feeder breakers have a production capacity of up to 1,800 tons per hour with a pick force of up to 45,400 kilograms. The units
are custom designed to allow maximum discharge rates from the mobile haulers. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.6 million per feeder breaker. Our feeder breakers have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Underground Haulage and Utility Vehicles. Underground haulage vehicles are vehicles used to transport material from continuous miners to the main
mine belt where the haulage vehicle has self-contained discharge capability to unload material onto the belt. We offer both battery-powered and diesel-powered haulage vehicles. Underground utility vehicles are self-loading vehicles used to clean
roadways, haul supplies and perform other functions. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.8 million per underground utility haulage vehicle or underground utility vehicle, and each has an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Along with our two main product groups, we offer solutions in the field of horizontal crushing equipment for coal and non-coal
applications such as aggregates typically used in road construction, potash and rock salt. The product range includes size reduction technology for primary crushing and scraper chain conveyors.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Aftermarket Parts and Services

In
addition to the production and sale of original equipment, we offer a complete range of services including on-site services, repairs, overhauls and spare parts management. We support our customers through the entire equipment life cycle and re-use
the information gathered in this process to further improve equipment productivity as well as to develop new technology and systems, tailored to meet customer needs.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, we provide consulting services, such as mine planning, in emerging markets. Aftermarket sales accounted for approximately 40% of our 2008 underground mining sales, with the remaining 60% coming from
original equipment sales.

These excerpts taken from the BUCY 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008.

Original Equipment

Historically, DBT focused on the production of longwall mining equipment. However, through the acquisition of the U.S. mining equipment supplier Long-Airdox in 2001, DBT complemented its leading position in longwall mining equipment (e.g., hydraulic roof supports with electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, armored face conveyors and crushers) by expanding its product offering to include room and pillar equipment (e.g., continuous miners, feeder breakers, underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems) and the longwall shearer.

Longwall Equipment. We are one of the world’s top producers of longwall mining equipment. Our longwall equipment includes hydraulic roof supports and electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, shearers, armored face conveyors and crushers. Our systems can be customized to suit a wide range of mining conditions anywhere in the world, thereby ensuring the ideal combination of safety, operational reliability and productivity at competitive prices.

Hydraulic Roof Supports. Roof supports provide support to the mine roof during longwall mining. The supports advance with the longwall shearer or plow, allowing mine operators to safely control roof falls as the panel is mined. We offer a full range of roof supports suitable for mining heights from 0.6 m to 6.0 m with support capacities in excess of 1,200 tons per shield. Roof supports provide a high degree of customization for unique mine attributes: thin, thick, steeply inclined coal seams, weak roofs, soft floors, massive sandstone roofs and geological faults. We offer electro-hydraulic roof support systems for automatic sequences or manually operated functions. A complete roof support system can include from 50 to 225 roof support shields. Prices range from approximately $25.0 million to $50.0 million per roof support system. Our roof supports have an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

 

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Armored Face Conveyors. Armored face conveyors (“AFCs”) are used in longwall mining to transport material cut by the shearer or plow away from the longwall face. AFCs are armored steel pan conveyors that are used to convey mined material both in the longwall face and out of the longwall face. Our AFC systems are designed for a variety of performance requirements in low, medium and high seams and for short and long faces. Several of our AFC systems have successfully operated in 350 m to 450 m long faces conveying up to 5,000 tons/hour and more (six million tons per year). Prices range from approximately $5.5 million to $9.0 million per AFC system. Our AFC systems are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

Longwall Shearers. A longwall shearer moves parallel to the coal or mineral face, cutting into the coal as it moves backward and forward across the face, depositing the coal onto the conveyor system. The shearer is usually a double ended machine with ranging arms at each end and cutter drums mounted on each ranging arm, so the shearer can cut in either direction. We offer a wide range of shearers for low, medium and high seams from 1.6 m up to 5.8 m, with production rates of up to 5,000 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $2.5 million to $3.5 million per shearer. Our shearers are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

Automated Plow Systems. Fully automated plow systems are a safe and economically attractive method of mining low and medium seam heights. Under this mining technique, the plow body is pulled along the coal face by an endless chain over a plow guide welded to the face conveyor. Plows achieve high traveling speeds (up to three meters per second or 590 feet per minute) and cutting depths of up to 250 mm. Plows have high extraction and loading rates in seams of 0.6 m to 1.8 m results in mining rates of up to 1,500 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $9.0 million to $11.0 million per automated plow system. Our automated plow systems have an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

Room and Pillar Equipment. In addition to longwall mining equipment, we offer an extensive line of technologically advanced room and pillar equipment. Our room and pillar equipment offerings include continuous miners, feeder breakers, battery- and diesel-powered underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems. Our continuous miners can be used for both soft- and hard-cutting applications. In recent years, DBT extensively re-engineered its room and pillar product portfolio, particularly upgrades to the continuous miner product line.

Continuous Miners. Continuous miners are electric, self-propelled machines that constantly cut material and simultaneously load that material onto an internal conveyor. They then load the material into a haulage vehicle or continuous haulage system for transportation to the main mine belt. Our upgraded range of continuous miners combines high cutting power with matching conveying capacity. Independent drive functions ensure high reliability and ease of maintenance, while the modular design allows bolter miner equipment to be added to the continuous miner where applicable. We offer a “seamless” family of continuous miners for both soft and hard cutting applications for seams from 0.8 m to 5.2 m. Due to the severity of the operating environment and continuous usage, these products require extensive aftermarket parts, service and maintenance. Prices range from approximately $1.2 million to $3.0 million per continuous miner. Our continuous miners have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

 

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Continuous Haulage Systems. The continuous haulage system is used to efficiently remove cut coal or other mineral from the working face to the main mine belts on a continuous basis versus the batch process used by shuttle cars and battery haulers. The system is usually attached to the continuous miner or independently trammed behind the miner. It utilizes chain conveyors that transport the coal or mineral through a series of connected bridge structures and ultimately to the main mine belts. Our systems can be implemented in new or existing operations with capacity of up to 38 tons per minute. Prices range from approximately $1.0 million to $2.0 million per continuous haulage system and our continuous haulage systems have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Feeder Breakers. Feeder breakers are a crushing unit that breaks the coal or other mineral into a smaller size suitable for transportation by the belt conveyor systems or feeding into process facilities. The feeder breakers are often self-contained mobile units with a hopper to take the coal load from an underground utility vehicle. The feeder breaker then crushes the coal or mineral to feed onto the belt conveyer at a slower rate than received. Our underground feeder breakers have a production capacity of up to 1,800 tons per hour with a pick force of 27,200 kg. The units are custom designed to allow maximum discharge rates from the mobile haulers. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.6 million per feeder breaker and our feeder breakers have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Underground Haulage and Utility Vehicles. Underground haulage vehicles are vehicles used to transport material from continuous miners to the main mine belt where the haulage vehicle has self-contained discharge capability to unload material onto the belt. We offer both battery-powered and diesel-powered haulage vehicles. Underground utility vehicles are self-loading vehicles used to clean roadways, haul supplies and perform other functions. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.7 million per underground utility haulage vehicle or underground utility vehicle, and our underground haulage and utility vehicles have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Along with our two main product groups, we offer solutions in the field of horizontal crushing equipment for coal and non-coal applications such as aggregates typically used in road construction, potash and rock salt. The product range includes size reduction technology for primary crushing and scraper chain conveyors.

Original Equipment

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Historically, DBT focused on the production of longwall mining equipment. However, through the acquisition of the U.S. mining equipment supplier
Long-Airdox in 2001, DBT complemented its leading position in longwall mining equipment (e.g., hydraulic roof supports with electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, armored face conveyors and crushers) by expanding its product offering to
include room and pillar equipment (e.g., continuous miners, feeder breakers, underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems) and the longwall shearer.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Longwall Equipment. We are one of the world’s top producers of longwall mining equipment. Our longwall equipment includes hydraulic
roof supports and electro-hydraulic controls, automated plow systems, shearers, armored face conveyors and crushers. Our systems can be customized to suit a wide range of mining conditions anywhere in the world, thereby ensuring the ideal
combination of safety, operational reliability and productivity at competitive prices.

Hydraulic Roof Supports. Roof supports
provide support to the mine roof during longwall mining. The supports advance with the longwall shearer or plow, allowing mine operators to safely control roof falls as the panel is mined. We offer a full range of roof supports suitable for mining
heights from 0.6 m to 6.0 m with support capacities in excess of 1,200 tons per shield. Roof supports provide a high degree of customization for unique mine attributes: thin, thick, steeply inclined coal seams, weak roofs, soft floors, massive
sandstone roofs and geological faults. We offer electro-hydraulic roof support systems for automatic sequences or manually operated functions. A complete roof support system can include from 50 to 225 roof support shields. Prices range from
approximately $25.0 million to $50.0 million per roof support system. Our roof supports have an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

 


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Armored Face Conveyors. Armored face conveyors (“AFCs”) are used in longwall mining to
transport material cut by the shearer or plow away from the longwall face. AFCs are armored steel pan conveyors that are used to convey mined material both in the longwall face and out of the longwall face. Our AFC systems are designed for a variety
of performance requirements in low, medium and high seams and for short and long faces. Several of our AFC systems have successfully operated in 350 m to 450 m long faces conveying up to 5,000 tons/hour and more (six million tons per year). Prices
range from approximately $5.5 million to $9.0 million per AFC system. Our AFC systems are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Longwall Shearers. A longwall shearer moves parallel to the coal or mineral face, cutting into the coal as it moves backward and forward across
the face, depositing the coal onto the conveyor system. The shearer is usually a double ended machine with ranging arms at each end and cutter drums mounted on each ranging arm, so the shearer can cut in either direction. We offer a wide range of
shearers for low, medium and high seams from 1.6 m up to 5.8 m, with production rates of up to 5,000 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $2.5 million to $3.5 million per shearer. Our shearers are generally purchased in pairs and the pair has
an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

Automated Plow Systems. Fully automated plow systems are a safe and
economically attractive method of mining low and medium seam heights. Under this mining technique, the plow body is pulled along the coal face by an endless chain over a plow guide welded to the face conveyor. Plows achieve high traveling speeds (up
to three meters per second or 590 feet per minute) and cutting depths of up to 250 mm. Plows have high extraction and loading rates in seams of 0.6 m to 1.8 m results in mining rates of up to 1,500 tons/hour. Prices range from approximately $9.0
million to $11.0 million per automated plow system. Our automated plow systems have an average life of approximately eight to 10 years.

SIZE="2">Room and Pillar Equipment. In addition to longwall mining equipment, we offer an extensive line of technologically advanced room and pillar equipment. Our room and pillar equipment offerings include continuous miners, feeder
breakers, battery- and diesel-powered underground utility vehicles, continuous haulage systems, roof bolters and belt systems. Our continuous miners can be used for both soft- and hard-cutting applications. In recent years, DBT extensively
re-engineered its room and pillar product portfolio, particularly upgrades to the continuous miner product line.

Continuous Miners.
Continuous miners are electric, self-propelled machines that constantly cut material and simultaneously load that material onto an internal conveyor. They then load the material into a haulage vehicle or continuous haulage system for transportation
to the main mine belt. Our upgraded range of continuous miners combines high cutting power with matching conveying capacity. Independent drive functions ensure high reliability and ease of maintenance, while the modular design allows bolter miner
equipment to be added to the continuous miner where applicable. We offer a “seamless” family of continuous miners for both soft and hard cutting applications for seams from 0.8 m to 5.2 m. Due to the severity of the operating environment
and continuous usage, these products require extensive aftermarket parts, service and maintenance. Prices range from approximately $1.2 million to $3.0 million per continuous miner. Our continuous miners have an average life of approximately 10 to
15 years.

 


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Continuous Haulage Systems. The continuous haulage system is used to efficiently remove cut coal
or other mineral from the working face to the main mine belts on a continuous basis versus the batch process used by shuttle cars and battery haulers. The system is usually attached to the continuous miner or independently trammed behind the miner.
It utilizes chain conveyors that transport the coal or mineral through a series of connected bridge structures and ultimately to the main mine belts. Our systems can be implemented in new or existing operations with capacity of up to 38 tons per
minute. Prices range from approximately $1.0 million to $2.0 million per continuous haulage system and our continuous haulage systems have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Feeder Breakers. Feeder breakers are a crushing unit that breaks the coal or other mineral into a smaller size suitable for transportation by the
belt conveyor systems or feeding into process facilities. The feeder breakers are often self-contained mobile units with a hopper to take the coal load from an underground utility vehicle. The feeder breaker then crushes the coal or mineral to feed
onto the belt conveyer at a slower rate than received. Our underground feeder breakers have a production capacity of up to 1,800 tons per hour with a pick force of 27,200 kg. The units are custom designed to allow maximum discharge rates from the
mobile haulers. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.6 million per feeder breaker and our feeder breakers have an average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Underground Haulage and Utility Vehicles. Underground haulage vehicles are vehicles used to transport material from continuous miners to the main
mine belt where the haulage vehicle has self-contained discharge capability to unload material onto the belt. We offer both battery-powered and diesel-powered haulage vehicles. Underground utility vehicles are self-loading vehicles used to clean
roadways, haul supplies and perform other functions. Prices range from approximately $0.3 million to $0.7 million per underground utility haulage vehicle or underground utility vehicle, and our underground haulage and utility vehicles have an
average life of approximately 10 to 15 years.

Along with our two main product groups, we offer solutions in the field of horizontal
crushing equipment for coal and non-coal applications such as aggregates typically used in road construction, potash and rock salt. The product range includes size reduction technology for primary crushing and scraper chain conveyors.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%">Aftermarket Parts and Services

In
addition to the production and sale of original equipment, we offer a complete range of services including on-site services, repairs, overhauls and spare parts management. We support our customers through the entire equipment life cycle and re-use
the information gathered in this process to further improve equipment productivity as well as to develop new technology and systems, tailored to meet customer needs.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, we provide consulting services, such as mine planning, in emerging markets. Aftermarket sales accounted for approximately 35% of our 2007 underground mining sales, with the remaining 65% coming from
original equipment sales.

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