# Fortescue Metals Group secures rental of Liebherr R 996B excavator

Fortescue Metals Group has secured the rental of a Liebherr R 996B excavator from National Plant & Equipment for its Christmas Creek mine site in Australia. The excavator arrived in Australia in late June 2018 and is expected to be handed over in early September 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-08-13
- 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

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/fortescue-metals-group-secure-rental-new-liebherr-r-996b-excavator/), 2018-08-12: "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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