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Assets found. Value delivered.

Eight mandates across mining, government and heavy industry, searched, catalogued and disposed under the hammer. These are the results, drawn straight from the sale records.

R74.3M+
Total proceeds · incl VAT
650+
Lots sold
8
Seller mandates
6yrs
Longest partnership
Royal Bafokeng Platinum Impala Bafokeng Tronox Basil Read South African Police Service SAHRA Matzikama Municipality Richtersveld Municipality Trans Hex Group Alexkor
Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Flagship partnership · 2019–2024

Six years of search, file & dispose with Royal Bafokeng Resources.

Year after year, our teams walked the yards, shafts and stores of the Rustenburg operations, identifying, cataloguing and disposing of redundant machinery and scrap metal. Dormant assets were found, processed and converted into realised value through our disposal process.

Six years. Multiple mandates. Assets found. Value unlocked.
R38.5M
Cumulative disposal proceeds
240+
Lots hammered
5
Auction cycles
Proceeds by cycle · ZAR million
R10.34
R7.62
R8.92
R6.83
R4.80
2019 – 20
2021
2022
2023
2024
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2019–20
R10.34M
Redundant assets across 5 sites: underground fleet (Cat R1600/R1700 LHDs, AD30 dump trucks, Fermel RoRos, Sandvik rig), carts, structures, parkhomes, transformers and redundant assets.
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2021
R7.62M
Underground mining equipment and materials: Sandvik DD321 drill rigs, Sandvik TH320 dump trucks, Fermel/Aard MPVs, redundant assets, conveyor belts, tyres and rims.
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2022
R8.92M
Multi-site redundant asset disposal plus Sandvik TH320s, Sandvik LHD514, bolter booms and scrap.
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2023
R6.83M
Redundant asset disposal: stripped Sandvik and Manitou machines, Fermel jeeps, tungsten drums, manganese liners and scrap.
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2024
R4.80M
Redundant asset and scrap disposal: Manitous, JCB Teletruk, general site scrap and redundant fleet.
Delivered mandates

From police fleets to mineral sands, every mandate settled.

Tronox Namakwa Sands
Tronox Namakwa Sands
Mineral sands · Heavy plant
Mineral sands mine redundant equipment auction: Komatsu and Cat yellow metal (PC3000 excavators, HM400 ADTs, WA600/WA800 loaders, 740B ADTs, 140M grader), MAN truck, slag pot transporters, plant spares (motors, gearboxes, transformers, screens, valves, lab equipment) and scrap.
R7.8M
Proceeds
52
Lots
Basil Read
Basil Read
Construction · Fleet
Construction and mining contractor disposal: 15 registered light vehicles plus major mining plant: 5× Atlas Copco DM30 drill rigs, 2× Komatsu D375A dozers, HD785 haul truck, PC400 excavator, wheel loaders and Quantum buses.
R14.7M
Proceeds
33
Lots
South African Police Service
South African Police Service
Government · Vehicles
Decommissioned vehicle auction: non-runner patrol and support vehicles: Ford Rangers, Nissan NP300s/Hardbodys, Chevrolet Optras/Aveos, Toyota Etios/Hilux/Corolla, Isuzu KBs, Mercedes Vitos and a Mercedes truck.
R7.3M
Proceeds
138
Lots
Alexkor
Alexkor
State diamond mining
State diamond-mining redundant asset auction: heavy earthmoving equipment (excavators, ADTs, 14G grader, motor scrapers, dozer, screener, crane), tractors, trucks, buses, ±20 transformers, cabling and general redundant lots.
R1.3M
Proceeds
80
Lots
Richtersveld Municipality
Richtersveld Municipality
Municipal · Plant & fleet
Municipal fleet and plant disposal via reserve auction and tender: excavator, water tanker, dozer, grader, Isuzu bakkies, tractors, trailers, transformers and scrap/redundant assets.
R1.2M
Proceeds
43
Lots
Matzikama Municipality
Matzikama Municipality
Municipal · Plant & fleet
Municipal redundant asset disposal: fleet and plant (tractors, backhoe loaders, LDVs, trucks, trailers, a sewage truck and cherry picker) plus redundant office equipment, furniture, appliances, PCs and workshop tools.
R1.02M
Proceeds
59
Lots
SAHRA
SAHRA
Heritage agency · Marine
Single-asset disposal for the SA Heritage Resources Agency: a 30ft Buttcat vessel.
R315k
Proceeds
1
Lots

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