Mounting means for pick on mining drum vane

In a cutting drum for a mining machine, said cutting drum having at least one helically-extending vane from which mining picks extend, the improvement wherein the vane is provided at spaced intervals around its periphery with recesses within each of which recess there is secured a mounting device, the mounting device comprising a central mounting plate which extends in the circumferential direction of the vane, and front and rear end plates at opposite ends of the mounting plate which extend across the mounting plate, said front and rear end plates being secured to opposed faces of the vane bounding the recess, the end plates providing respectively rearwardly and forwardly facing abutment surfaces on both sides of the mounting plate, a pick box being releasably mounted on each mounting device, each pick box comprising opposed side walls which straddle the central mounting plate and which each have end faces which extend in closely abutting relationship with the abutment surfaces provided by the end plates, and each pick box carrying, releasably secured between said opposed side walls, a cutting pick.