Quick Answer
To order wear parts in Australia for mining machinery, identify the machine make, model and serial number, the exact wear position (bucket teeth, adapter, shroud, sidebar protector, wear plate, liner) and cross-reference the part number in the supplier's mining wear parts catalogue. Send the spec to a specialist — Bradken, ESCO (Weir Minerals), CR Mining, Hensley, Cat GET (WesTrac/Hastings Deering), Komatsu GET or Sandvik — and raise an internal PO against the machine and the active job. For mining wear parts Perth, Bradken (Bassendean), ESCO (Bibra Lake) and CR Mining (Bibra Lake) all run delivery into the Pilbara.
- Wear parts: Bucket teeth, adapters, shrouds, sidebar protectors, cutting edges, wear plate, liners
- Suppliers: Bradken, ESCO, CR Mining, Hensley, Cat GET, Komatsu GET, Sandvik
- Perth hubs: Bassendean, Bibra Lake, Welshpool, South Guildford, Jandakot
- Best for: Iron ore, coal, gold, copper and bauxite mining fleets
In Australian mining, wear parts are the single biggest consumable line item on a digging or processing fleet. Tonnes-per-tooth in the Pilbara, liner life in a Bowen Basin crusher and dump-body life on a Kalgoorlie haul truck all flow straight into cost-per-tonne — and they all start with how you order wear parts.
This guide covers what counts as a mining wear part, who the major mining wear parts Australia suppliers are (including mining wear parts Perth), how to use the mining wear parts catalogue to order the right GET first time, and how to tie every order back to the machine and the job.
What counts as a mining wear part?
Mining wear parts (also called mining wear products or ground engaging tools / GET) are the replaceable, sacrificial components that take the punishment so the parent machine doesn't. They cover digging, hauling and processing equipment across every commodity.
| Category | Common wear parts | Typical machines |
|---|---|---|
| GET (digging edge) | Bucket teeth, adapters, shrouds, sidebar protectors, lip protectors | Hydraulic excavators, face shovels, wheel loaders, draglines |
| Cutting edges & end bits | Bolt-on cutting edges, corner bits, segmented edges | Dozers, graders, loaders, scrapers |
| Bucket / body wear plate | Floor liners, sidewall liners, chocky bars, Bisalloy / Hardox panels | Excavator buckets, haul-truck dump bodies, dragline buckets |
| Crusher & mill liners | Jaw plates, cone mantles, bowl liners, mill shell liners, lifter bars | Primary & secondary crushers, SAG & ball mills |
| Material handling wear | Chute liners, hopper liners, screen panels, pipe spools, pump throats | Crushing plants, processing circuits, slurry lines |
| Track & undercarriage | Track shoes, sprockets, idlers, rollers | Dozers, excavators, drills |
Mining wear parts Australia: who supplies them?
Australia has a deep network of mining wear parts suppliers — global GET majors with Australian manufacturing, Australian-owned specialists, and the OEM dealer channel for genuine Cat, Komatsu, Hitachi and Liebherr wear parts.
| Supplier | Speciality | Key Australian hubs |
|---|---|---|
| Bradken | GET, dragline, mill liners, dump-body liners | Bassendean (WA), Mackay, Newcastle, Welshpool |
| ESCO (Weir Minerals) | Ultralok® GET, mill & crusher liners | Bibra Lake (WA), Mackay, Perth, Brisbane |
| CR Mining | GET-S™ teeth & adapters, hammerless locks | Bibra Lake (WA), Mackay, Brisbane |
| Hensley (Komatsu) | XS series GET for excavators & loaders | Welshpool (WA), Brisbane, via Komatsu Australia |
| Cat GET | Cat K-Series, Advansys, MS tips | WesTrac (WA/NSW), Hastings Deering (QLD/NT) |
| Sandvik | Crusher liners, screen media, drill wear | Jandakot (WA), Mackay, Brisbane |
| Metso | Crusher & mill liners, screen media | Perth, Mackay, Newcastle |
| Bisalloy / Hardox suppliers | Wear plate steel, hardfacing | Unanderra (NSW), national distributors |
Mining wear parts Perth: the WA supply base
Perth is the largest mining wear parts hub in Australia, serving the Pilbara iron ore majors (Rio, BHP, FMG, Roy Hill), the Goldfields and the Mid West. Bradken Bassendean, ESCO Bibra Lake, CR Mining Bibra Lake, Hensley via Komatsu Welshpool, WesTrac South Guildford and Sandvik Jandakot are the usual first calls. Most run road freight to Karratha, Port Hedland and Newman daily, and several operate branch stock in Karratha or Kalgoorlie for next-day site delivery of high-runner GET.
Using the mining wear parts catalogue
Every major supplier publishes a mining wear parts catalogue, indexed by machine model, bucket size and lock system. OEM catalogues are accessed through Parts.Cat.Com (Cat), MyKomatsu (Komatsu), Hitachi Parts.it (Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia) and LIDOS (Liebherr). Aftermarket catalogues (Bradken, ESCO, CR Mining, Hensley) cross-reference the OEM part number to their equivalent — that's how you compare like-for-like and quote competing tonnes-per-tooth claims for your conditions.
How to order wear parts Australia-wide: step by step
1. Identify the machine and wear position
Capture the make, model and serial number, and identify exactly which wear position you're replacing — bucket teeth, adapter, shroud, sidebar protector, lip protector, cutting edge, bucket floor liner, dump-body liner, crusher or mill liner. Photograph the worn part next to a ruler and the data plate. Wear position drives the part number more than the machine alone.
2. Cross-reference the parts catalogue
Cross the machine to the supplier's mining wear parts catalogue — Bradken, ESCO, CR Mining, Hensley, Cat GET, Komatsu GET, Sandvik. For OEM, go through Parts.Cat.Com, MyKomatsu, Hitachi Parts.it or Liebherr LIDOS. Record the exact part numbers and confirm the lock system (e.g. ESCO Ultralok, Cat K-Series, Komatsu KMAX, Hensley XS). Never mix lock systems.
3. Spec the wear material and life target
Pick the alloy and profile for the application — abrasive iron ore, hard rock gold, sticky coal overburden, oil sands. Premium alloys (Bradken Hyperformer®, ESCO Ultralok®, CR GET-S™) cost more upfront but typically lift tonnes-per-tooth in Pilbara and Bowen Basin conditions. Quote the previous set's hours/tonnes so the supplier can recommend an upgrade or rotation pattern.
4. Choose the supplier and branch
Choose a supplier with stock close to site. For mining wear parts Perth and the Pilbara, Bradken Bassendean, ESCO Bibra Lake, CR Mining Bibra Lake, Hensley via Komatsu Welshpool and WesTrac South Guildford all run road freight to Karratha, Port Hedland and Newman. For the Bowen Basin, Bradken Mackay, Hastings Deering Mackay and ESCO Mackay are the usual first calls. For Kalgoorlie, Sandvik Jandakot and Bradken cover most GET and crusher liners.
5. Raise a PO against the machine and job
Before sending the order, raise an internal purchase order against the specific machine and the active job in your job and asset management software. Attach the part numbers, supplier quote and the photo of the worn part. This is what makes the supplier invoice match cleanly and what builds the wear part history on the asset.
6. Fit, record hours/tonnes and benchmark
When the new wear parts go on, record the date and the machine's hours and tonnes-since-last-change. On the next swap, log the same data — that's your tonnes-per-tooth (or tonnes-per-liner) benchmark. Over a few cycles you'll see which alloy, supplier and rotation pattern delivers the lowest cost-per-tonne for your conditions.
Common mistakes when ordering parts for mining equipment
- Mixing lock systems — never run an ESCO Ultralok tooth on a Cat K-Series adapter (or vice versa). Mismatched locks fail catastrophically.
- Ordering by machine model only — the same model can ship with multiple bucket and lock options. Always quote the serial number.
- Ignoring the previous set's hours/tonnes — without it, the supplier can't recommend the right alloy upgrade.
- No PO against the machine — the invoice will match the supplier but won't roll up into cost-per-tonne by asset.
- Buying on price alone — a cheaper tooth that runs 30% fewer tonnes is more expensive per tonne of dirt moved.
- Forgetting the wear plate cycle — replace floor and sidewall liners before they wear through into the parent steel; repairs are 5–10× the cost of liner change-outs.
Tying mining wear parts orders back to jobs and assets
In SprintSuite Procurement, supervisors raise a PO against the broken machine and the active job in seconds, attach the part numbers and the photo of the worn GET, and record the supplier order number. The PO matches the Bradken, ESCO, CR Mining or OEM invoice when it arrives, and the wear parts cost flows into job management and the wear history of the machine in asset management.
Over a few change-out cycles, tonnes-per-tooth and liner-life-per-asset become visible across the fleet — that's the data you take into the next supplier review to drive cost-per-tonne down.
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Tie mining wear parts to your jobs and assets
SprintSuite gives Australian mining contractors a single place to raise wear parts POs, attach part numbers and photos, match Bradken / ESCO / CR Mining / OEM invoices, and track tonnes-per-tooth and liner life against every machine.
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