Abstract: A dragline bucket includes a forward ring that is releasably connected to a basket. The forward ring includes an arch, a first cheek plate, a second cheek plate, and a bottom wall carrying excavation teeth. The basket includes first and second sidewalls and a lower wall. The walls cooperate to receive and hold the material won during the mining or excavation operation. Releasable fasteners secure portions of the basket in receiving means formed in the forward ring, thereby permitting relatively quick and easy separation of the components for repair or replacement.