As part of the current underground coal mine decommissioning measures being applied in Germany’s Saarland,  RAG Mining Solutions GmbH is marketing the machines and systems from the  central Hirschbach workshop which are going on sale in the name and on the behalf of the RAG joint stock company. The equipment represents the individual machine and system components of the former metal and electrical workshop. Together with the global  auction house, Apex Auctions, an online auction is taking place from May 14, 2012 until June 28, 2012. 

Around 300 lots are going on sale in a wide range of different price categories at  the auction. The range of offers includes drills, turning and milling machines, processing centres, break forming processes, hydraulic straightening presses, welding devices, testing equipment through to sand blasting devices and systems, ovens and  CNC controlled gas / plasma cutting systems. As a rule, these machines are found in every well equipped metal and/or electrical workshop. Standard retail small objects are on offer, such as flame cutters, in addition to unconventional machines such as special drilling equipment, for example, where the table load of which is  configured to 25 t, and which furthermore covers an area of 7.5 m by 2.5 m.

The CNC machines that are for sale are equipped with modern Heidenhain and Siemens control systems. The auction is being carried out on the internet site www.apexauctions.de. After the necessary online registration on this page, every commercial customer is able to participate in the auction. The individual lots can be chosen from a list of  machinery. Before the end of the auction, prospective buyers are given the opportunity  to view products on location. To arrange such a viewing it is necessary to register on the auction page of Apex Auctions and to register for one of the viewing times which are listed for the auction.