Largest operating shovel
- Who
- Bucyrus 1950B
- What
- 6350 tonne(s)/metric ton(s)
- When
- 2004
The largest operating shovel is the Bucyrus 1950B stripping shovel - known as 'The Silver Spade' - which weighs in at approximately 6,350 tonnes (14,000 lb). It operates at an open-cast coal mine near New Athens, Ohio, USA.