# Fortescue Metals Group rents Liebherr R 996B excavator for Christmas Creek mine

National Plant & Equipment purchased two Liebherr R 996B excavators. Fortescue Metals Group secured the rental of the first machine for its Christmas Creek mine site in Western Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-30
- Where: Christmas Creek, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: Liebherr R 996B excavator
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (supplier)
- [National Plant & Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/25151.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [nationalgroup.co](https://www.nationalgroup.co/fortescue-metals-group-secure-rental-of-new-liebherr-r-996b-excavator/), 2018-07-30: "The rental on the first of these world-class machines has already been secured by Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue), a global leader in the iron ore industry, who saw the value it would bring to their Christmas Creek mine site."

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