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Each capable of carrying 200 tonnes of ore-bearing rock, these massive trucks are lined up at Mcrae’s goldmine in Otago. Primary sector industries such as mining often have very high costs for physical capital, such as these vehicles, but relatively low costs for labour, such as the drivers’ wages.
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