Auctions are an increasingly used way of trading smaller to mid-range classes of mining equipment through groups such as Ritchie Bros with public auctions that see both online and onsite bidders; and also online-focussed auctions such as Iron Planet; both of whom had stands at Intermat 2012. Ritchie Bros, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is to sell more than 1,600 industrial equipment items and trucks to the highest bidders in an unreserved public auction to be held in Moerdijk, Netherlands on April 19 / 20. The auction offers online and on-site bidders a variety of heavy equipment and trucks, including two 2008 Caterpillar 16M VHP motor graders, four 2008 Caterpillar 777F trucks, two 2008 Caterpillar 992G wheel loaders, a 2007 Caterpillar 824H wheel dozer and two low hour 2008 Atlas Copco DML crawler rotary drills.

Detailed equipment information and hi-res photos are available at www.rbauction.com. Other items included in the auction are 59 wheel loaders, 17 crawler tractors, 15 dump trucks, 12 articulated dump trucks, rock trucks, drills, motor graders, hydraulic excavators and a number of other items. Every item will be sold to the highest bidders on auction day, regardless of price. The auctions are open to the public and equipment can be inspected online via and at the Moerdijk auction site in the days prior the auction. Registration to bid is free and people can choose to bid in person in Moerdijk or online. The Ritchie Bros. auction calendar currently features more than 100 unreserved public auctions around the world. Established in 1958, it has over 110 locations in more than 25 countries, including 43 auction sites worldwide.