Power shovel
（重定向自Electric shovel）
![P & H 4100 XPB cable loading shovel.](/Images/godic/202501/10/P&H_4100XPB_Shovel-12640.jpg")
![Principle of rope-shovel operation.[2]](/Images/godic/202501/10/Rope_shovel2641.gif")
![Shovel digging overburden.](/Images/godic/202501/10/P&H_4100XPB_Shovel-42641.jpg")
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A power shovel (also stripping shovel or front shovel or electric mining shovel) is a bucket-equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral extraction.