SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bucyrus International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BUCY) announced today that it will participate in Baird's 2009 Industrial Conference in Chicago on November 11, 2009. Timothy Sullivan, President and CEO, will make a formal presentation about Bucyrus at 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time (12:40 p.m. Central Time).

A live audio webcast of the presentation with accompanying slides will be available on the company's website at http://www.investors.bucyrus.com/events.aspx. A replay of the webcast will be available until December 11, 2009.

About Bucyrus International, Inc.

Bucyrus is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment. Bucyrus' surface mining equipment is used for mining coal, copper, iron ore, oil sands and other minerals. Bucyrus' underground mining equipment is used primarily for mining coal and also used in mining minerals such as potash and trona. In addition to machine manufacturing, Bucyrus manufactures high quality OE parts and provides world-class support services for their machines. Bucyrus' corporate headquarters is located in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Special Note Regarding Online Availability of Bucyrus Releases and Filings

All Bucyrus financial news releases and filings with the Security and Exchange Commission ("SEC") are posted to Bucyrus' investor relations website. Material and financial releases as well as SEC filings are available at www.investors.bucyrus.com. Automatic email alerts for these postings are available from this site. Corporate and general releases as well as product information is available at www.bucyrus.com.

CONTACT:  Bucyrus International, Inc.
          Shelley Hickman - Director, Global Communications
          414.768.4599
          shickman@bucyrus.com
          www.bucyrus.com