Your Open Pit & Underground Mining Equipment Specialists

Your Open Pit & Underground Mining Equipment Specialists

About Us

MB Global is a family-owned, independent equipment company spanning three generations that is focused primarily on the direct sourcing and selling of used surface and underground mining equipment. We specialize in heavy haul fleets ranging from 60-ton to 400-ton ultra-class trucks including all ancillary supporting equipment. Services in this area include sourcing, valuation, and marketing. Additionally, we can directly source any of your underground mining equipment needs including supporting equipment such as structure, belt, electric motors, and compressors. Our clients include surface and underground coal and mineral mining, quarries, and civil construction.

With offices in the US and Peru, along with strategic partnerships around the globe, we can facilitate logistics for dismantling and inland transport of purchased equipment, complete rebuild services for Caterpillar and Komatsu equipment, and the sourcing of new surplus and certified remanufactured components.

Our direct relationships with both owners and end-users around the globe uniquely position us to be your best option for buying and selling equipment and components. We are confident that our deep knowledge of these business segments along with our intensely focused efforts to execute and exceed your expectations will allow us to become a trusted business partner for your mining, equipment, component, and motor needs.

Market Sectors

Open Pit

Underground

Quarries

Civic Contracting

Cat OEM Parts Distributor

History

  • MB Global is a family-owned business spanning three generations
  • The business originated when Tracy Elmore founded R&T Electric in 1970 in Bluefield, West Virginia.
  • R&T became the largest electric motor shop in the underground coal industry at that time. They expanded to service the steel, power generation, marine, manufacturing and textile industries.
  • In 1979, Emerson Electric acquired R&T Electric and named Tracy as their President where he remained until 1984
  • The family formed Tri-State Electric in 1986 and began servicing the underground and surface mining industries
  • MB Global was formed in 2008 to focus on the buying and selling underground and surface mining equipment, all types supporting equipment, electric and diesel motors, substations and various contracted work with the US Government
  • MB Global has used their three generations of mining experience to expand their reach globally to meet the demands of their ever-expanding client base

Our Executive Team

Michelle Burton

President & Founder

Chris Burton

Executive Vice President & Managing Partner

Harrison Lee

Senior Account Manager

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