The World's Biggest Mining Machines Discovery UK
Built in 2015 by German tunnel machine manufacturer Herrenknecht, the S880 is the largest tunnel boring machine in the world by shield diameter, and one of the world's biggest mining machines. Also known as a mole, it was used to drill two parallel fivekilometre tunnels in Hong Kong, from Tuen Mun to the Chek Lap Kok International Airport.