Rango
Rango, Inc. is a U.S. contract mining and excavation services provider that moves over 100 million tons of material annually for enterprise customers in frac sand, aggregate, precious metals, and civil construction across 13 states, using a 922-piece equipment fleet and 700+ professionals on per-ton, multi-year contracts.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersMesa, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Rango does
Rango, Inc. is a privately held U.S. contract mining and excavation services provider founded in 2012 and headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. The company delivers custom contract mining on a per-ton-of-material-moved basis, taking on overburden removal, hauling, drilling and blasting, crushing, screening, mine management, civil construction, and land reclamation so that mining and construction customers avoid capital investment in heavy equipment and direct workforce management. Rango serves enterprise customers across three primary end markets - frac sand mining (18 active projects), aggregate mining (13 active projects), and precious metals mining including a copper bio-leaching operation (6 active projects) - with additional exposure to coal mining and civil construction.
The company operates one of the most advanced equipment fleets in the sector, comprising 922 pieces of equipment (excavators, haul trucks, dozers, scrapers, water trucks) and a workforce of more than 700 skilled professionals. Operations span 13 U.S. states, with the company having pioneered custom contract mining in the Permian Basin frac sand industry where it serves over 70% of mines. Rango reports a 31% lower safety incident rate than the industry benchmark (0.69 vs 1.00), supported by a digital safety record storage system accessible site-wide via tablet. Proprietary technology includes a bio-leaching process for copper extraction.
Rango generates revenue through usage-based per-ton fees for material movement and separately priced professional services for drilling and blasting, civil construction, heavy equipment maintenance, engineering, and mine management. Customers are acquired through direct enterprise field sales targeting mining companies, construction firms, and municipalities. The company surpassed $100 million in revenue by 2019 and, as of 2026, closed a $25 million senior secured asset-based lending facility with White Oak Commercial Finance to refinance debt and fund continued expansion across equipment, workforce, and new mining projects.
Rango firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Rango
- Legal name
- Rango, Inc.
- Website
- https://rangoinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Rango, Inc. is a U.S. contract mining and excavation services provider that moves over 100 million tons of material annually for enterprise customers in frac sand, aggregate, precious metals, and civil construction across 13 states, using a 922-piece equipment fleet and 700+ professionals on per-ton, multi-year contracts.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Rango industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Contract Mining Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Mining (2131), Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (21311)
- SIC
- Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mine Operations Contracting (Open-Pit & Underground Development, Production, Load/Haul) (IMAKAKAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Contract Crushing, Screening & Materials Handling (In-Pit/ROM, Conveying, Stockpiling) (IMAKAKAH), Mining & Heavy Equipment Operator Staffing (BPACAEAI)
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Where Rango is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Mesa
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Rango business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Contract Mining Services (Per Ton Fee): Rango charges a per ton of material moved fee for custom contract mining services. The company handles all aspects of material movement including overburden removal, hauling, and processing without requiring capital investment from customers.
- Additional Mining Services: Additional services including engineering, mine planning, subcontractor management, and overall mine management provided alongside core material movement services.
- Drilling and Blasting Services: Professional drilling and blasting services for mining and construction projects including production drilling, blast design, explosives handling, and blast monitoring and optimization.
- Civil Construction Services: Full-scope civil construction services including heap leach pad construction, concrete paving, structural concrete, mechanical installation, foundations, and procurement services.
- Heavy Equipment Maintenance Services: Preventative maintenance programs including 500, 1,000, and 2,000 hour services, specialized kidney loop filtration, line bore capabilities, and component monitoring for pins, bushings, and undercarriage systems.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Multi-year contract | Contract mining services priced per ton of material moved |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Rango product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Rango provides custom contract mining and mass excavation services on a per-ton of material moved basis, handling every aspect of mining operations from site development and overburden removal through hauling, crushing, processing, and land reclamation. The company operates a fleet of more than 920 pieces of heavy equipment and a workforce of 700+ skilled professionals, delivering integrated services to mining, aggregate, frac sand, and precious metals customers. Services include mining, civil construction, civil engineering, drilling and blasting, aggregate crushing, heavy equipment maintenance, land reclamation, and mine site development.
Product overview
Rango Inc. is a mining and excavation services company offering an integrated portfolio of contract mining services. The core offering is custom contract mining where Rango handles material movement, mine management, and site operations for clients who prefer to avoid capital investment. The portfolio includes Mining Services, Civil Construction, Civil Engineering, Drilling & Blasting, Aggregate Crushing, Heavy Equipment Maintenance, Land Reclamation, and Mine Site Development as distinct service lines. These services are organized around three primary market segments: Frac Sand Mining (18 active projects), Aggregate Mining (13 active projects), and Precious Metal Mining (6 active projects). The company operates across 13 states with a fleet of 922 equipment pieces and 700+ employees, delivering end-to-end solutions from site preparation through reclamation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Mining Services
Quantifiable outcome
- 31% lower incident rate compared to industry benchmark (0.69 vs 1.00)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Rango
Customer profileNamed customers24 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Rango technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Rango partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Rango competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- North American Construction Group: NACG is one of the largest contract mining, heavy civil, and mine support services providers in North America, serving oil sands, precious metals, and aggregate customers with a similarly large equipment fleet — making it the closest publicly traded analog to Rango's integrated contract mining model.
- Sterling Mining and Construction: Sterling Mining is a US-based contract mining and excavation services provider offering overburden removal, mine development, and aggregate production — a closely comparable regional peer to Rango in North American open-pit mining services.
Regional players
- Perenti Global (Barminco): Perenti is a leading Australian mining services contractor through its Barminco underground mining division, providing drilling, blasting, and contract mining services comparable to Rango's core offering, though primarily serving Australian and African mining markets.
- Macmahon Holdings: Macmahon is an Australian contract mining services company providing surface and underground mining, drilling, and civil infrastructure services to gold, copper, iron ore, and coal miners — comparable in business model to Rango's integrated contract mining and civil construction platform.
- Downer EDI Mining: Downer's mining division provides contract mining, drilling, blasting, and equipment maintenance services to coal, copper, gold, and iron ore producers globally, mirroring Rango's horizontal mining services model across multiple commodities and full-mine-lifecycle support.
- Byrnecut Group: Byrnecut is one of the world's largest underground contract miners, providing development, production, and drilling services to base and precious metals miners globally — a comparable specialist mining contractor, though focused on underground rather than Rango's primarily surface operations.
Broad incumbents
- Summit Materials: Summit Materials is a large US aggregates and construction materials producer that also outsources contract mining and site development work — making it both a potential customer and a broader incumbent competitor in the aggregate mining and civil construction space where Rango operates 13 active projects.
- Knife River Corporation: Knife River is a vertically integrated aggregates and construction materials company operating across the US Western and Midwest regions with significant in-house mining and aggregate operations, overlapping with Rango's aggregate mining vertical and footprint.
- Granite Construction: Granite Construction is a major US infrastructure and heavy civil contractor that performs earthwork, excavation, and mine infrastructure construction — directly comparable to Rango's civil construction and mine site development service lines across similar geographies.
Others
- Caterpillar (Cat Mining): Caterpillar is the dominant supplier of mining equipment (including the excavators, haul trucks, and dozers that make up Rango's 922-piece fleet) and an ecosystem partner; while not a direct competitor, Cat's mining services and autonomous equipment offerings shape the competitive dynamics Rango operates within.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Valuation estimate
Rango leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Rango funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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Rango M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Rango
What does Rango do?
Rango provides custom contract mining and mass excavation services on a per-ton of material moved basis, handling every aspect of mining operations from site development and overburden removal through hauling, crushing, processing, and land reclamation. The company operates a fleet of more than 920 pieces of heavy equipment and a workforce of 700+ skilled professionals, delivering integrated services to mining, aggregate, frac sand, and precious metals customers. Services include mining, civil construction, civil engineering, drilling and blasting, aggregate crushing, heavy equipment maintenance, land reclamation, and mine site development.
Is Rango a public or private company?
Rango is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Rango founded?
Rango was founded in 2012. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Rango based?
Rango is headquartered in Mesa, United States, in the North America region.
How does Rango make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Contract Mining Services (Per Ton Fee) is the primary driver. The others are additional Mining Services, drilling and Blasting Services, civil Construction Services and heavy Equipment Maintenance Services.
Who are Rango's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are North American Construction Group and Sterling Mining and Construction. Regional players are Perenti Global (Barminco), Macmahon Holdings, Downer EDI Mining and Byrnecut Group. Broad incumbents are Summit Materials, Knife River Corporation and Granite Construction. Caterpillar (Cat Mining) is listed as an others.
Does Rango have an API?
No public API is recorded for Rango.
What industry is Rango in?
Rango's product category is Contract Mining Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAKAD, Mine Operations Contracting (Open-Pit & Underground Development, Production, Load/Haul), with a secondary code of IMAKAKAH, Contract Crushing, Screening & Materials Handling (In-Pit/ROM, Conveying, Stockpiling). Its NAICS code is 2131 and its SIC code is 3532.