SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Bucyrus International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BUCY), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment for the surface and underground mining industries, will release its second quarter 2008 earnings report after the close of business on Thursday, July 24, 2008. Bucyrus' quarterly teleconference to discuss second quarter 2008 results will be held on Friday, July 25, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time). Immediately following the discussion of the second quarter 2008 results on the quarterly teleconference, the Chief Operating Officers of Bucyrus' underground and surface mining segments will each make a presentation.
Those wishing to participate in the teleconference, and calling from within the United States, can dial 888.680.0890. International participants can access the teleconference by dialing 617.213.4857. The "Participant Passcode" is 38099036. A replay of the teleconference will be available until August 8, 2008 and can be accessed in the United States by dialing 888.286.8010 or at 617.801.6888 from outside of the United States. The "Passcode" for the replay is 75694281.
Participants may pre-register for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P7PAAT3EU. Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call, which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection.
This teleconference together with the Chief Operating Officers presentations will also be available as a live audio "webcast". To access the webcast please go to http://www.investors.bucyrus.com/events.htm or find the link under the Investor Relations / Events & Presentations section of www.bucyrus.com. (Windows Media Player is required to play the webcast.) A replay of the webcast will be available until August 25, 2008.
About Bucyrus International Inc.
Bucyrus International, Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment for the surface and underground mining industries. Bucyrus' surface equipment is used for mining coal, copper, iron ore, oil sands and other minerals and Bucyrus' underground equipment is used primarily for mining coal. In addition to machine manufacturing, Bucyrus manufactures high quality OEM parts and provides world-class support services for their machines. The corporate offices of Bucyrus International, Inc. are located in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.