THE SUPER PIT - KALGOORLIE BOULDER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

A STRIKING FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DEPICTING A MASSIVE CATERPILLAR 793 HAUL TRUCK LADEN WITH ORE AT THE LEGENDARY SUPER PIT OPEN-CUT GOLD MINE IN KALGOORLIE-BOULDER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE IMAGE CAPTURES THE EXTRAORDINARY SCALE OF MODERN MINING OPERATIONS, WITH THE TRUCK'S ENORMOUS PAYLOAD OF RAW ORE SILHOUETTED AGAINST A BRILLIANT BLUE SKY.

OVERVIEW:
THIS IS A PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED AND FRAMED TO MUSEUM STANDARD. THE COMPOSITION EMPHASISES THE MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL MINING EQUIPMENT, WITH THE TRUCK NUMBERED 403 PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON ITS YELLOW CAB. THE PHOTOGRAPH EXEMPLIFIES THE SCALE AND ENGINEERING PROWESS OF LATE 20TH-CENTURY MINING TECHNOLOGY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- TITLE: THE SUPER PIT
- LOCATION: KALGOORLIE-BOULDER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- SUBJECT: CATERPILLAR 793 HAUL TRUCK (UNIT 403)
- FRAME: TIMBER WITH GILT FINISH
- MATTING: CREAM/OFF-WHITE WITH PRINTED TITLE AND LOCATION INFORMATION
- GLASS: CLEAR PROTECTIVE GLAZING
- DATE: JANUARY 2001 (AS NOTED ON ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION)
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CONDITION NOTES:
THE PRINT ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE FADING, TEARS, OR DAMAGE TO THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE. THE FRAME SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE GILT FINISH CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY. GLASS IS INTACT AND CLEAR. THE MATTING IS CLEAN AND SECURELY ADHERED. ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SUPER PIT MINING OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT DETAILS.

PROVENANCE:
THIS PRINT COMES WITH ORIGINAL FRAMING AND ACCOMPANYING INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTATION DETAILING THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SUPER PIT OPERATION, INCLUDING PRODUCTION CAPACITY, EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS, AND OPERATIONAL DATA CURRENT TO 2001. THE DOCUMENTATION IS MOUNTED ON THE REVERSE OF THE FRAME BACKING.

THE SUPER PIT IS ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ICONIC MINING OPERATIONS AND REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT LANDMARK IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S MINING HERITAGE. THIS PHOTOGRAPH CAPTURES A MOMENT IN THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF THIS WORLD-CLASS GOLD MINE, MAKING IT OF INTEREST TO COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, MINING MEMORABILIA, AND WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL HISTORY.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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