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$75,000 raised in 5 years.

Together, We’ve Made a Difference: In just five years, the overlanding community has come together to raise $75,000 in support of preserving the coal mining history of Big Brutus in West Mineral, Kansas. This incredible effort ensures that future generations can experience and learn from this towering piece of America’s industrial past. Thank you to everyone who has camped, rallied, and contributed—you’re keeping history alive.

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About Brutus

Big Brutus is the nickname of the Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel, which was the second largest of its type in operation in the 1960s and 1970s. Big Brutus is the centerpiece of a mining museum in West Mineral, Kansas where it was used in coal strip mining operations. The shovel was designed to dig from 20 to 69 feet (6.1 to 21.0 m) down to unearth relatively shallow coal seams, which would themselves be mined with smaller equipment.

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Beer Garden

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Food Trucks

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Scenic Routes

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$75,000 raised in 5 years.

Together, We’ve Made a Difference

In just five years, the overlanding community has come together to raise $75,000 in support of preserving the coal mining history of Big Brutus in West Mineral, Kansas. This incredible effort ensures that future generations can experience and learn from this towering piece of America’s industrial past. Thank you to everyone who has camped, rallied, and contributed—you’re keeping history alive.