Western Mining Services

What Western Mining Services does

Western Mining Services is a privately-held industrial distributor and custom fabrication shop headquartered at 1140 Partee Lane, Ceres, California. Founded in 1990 by Mike Loche to introduce wear rubber to the Northern California mining market, the company supplies conveyor belts, pulley lagging, skirting, belt cleaners, wear and corrosion protection linings, adhesives, and related components to mining and agricultural operations. Its product portfolio is anchored by distribution partnerships with premier industrial manufacturers including REMA, UNIGRIP, T-REX, and TIP TOP, giving the company a broad catalog without proprietary R&D exposure.

Beyond product distribution, Western Mining Services operates a custom metal fabrication shop with a 6ft x 12ft water jet cutting system capable of processing material up to 8 inches thick, producing OEM equivalent components. Field service crews provide on-site installation of conveyor belts and vulcanized rubber lining, supplemented by shop-side vulcanizing and splicing. The company also generates revenue from safety consulting and plant maintenance/operations consulting engagements. Under president Ramon Neilson, who assumed the role in 2019, the service portfolio was broadened to include these consulting offerings alongside custom fabrication.

The business model combines hardware sales (industrial products distributed from manufacturers), field services (installation and maintenance labor), custom fabrication (one-time project work), and professional services consulting. Distribution is entirely sales-led and direct to end customers via phone, email, and website inquiries, with a single-site Northern California service footprint. The company is privately held with 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent entity, and no acquisitions or M&A activity in its history.

Name

Western Mining Services

Legal name

Western Mining Services

Website

https://westernminingservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Western Mining Services is a privately-held industrial distributor and custom fabrication shop in Ceres, California, supplying rubber lining, conveyor belts, wear protection, and metal fabrication products and services to the mining and agricultural industries in Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Material Handling Equipment & Wear Protection

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAKAKAH

Contract Crushing, Screening & Materials Handling (In-Pit/ROM, Conveying, Stockpiling)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Mining Services & Contracting (Exploration, Drilling, Blasting, Mine Operations)

SECONDARYIMAKAKAF

Mine Maintenance & Asset Reliability Contracting (Mobile/Fixed Plant Maintenance, Shutdowns, Overhauls)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Mining Services & Contracting (Exploration, Drilling, Blasting, Mine Operations)

Keywords

• Industrial material handling
• Conveyor belt systems
• Rubber lining services
• Wear protection products
• Mining equipment distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Ceres

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of industrial products including rubber lining materials, conveyor belts, pulley lagging, idlers, wear components, repair products, adhesives, and tooling. Products sourced from premier manufacturers including REMA, UNIGRIP, T-REX, and other brand names.
2. Field Services: On-site installation services for conveyor belts, rubber lining, and system maintenance performed by qualified field service technicians.
3. Metal Fabrication: Custom design, prototyping and manufacturing of fabricated parts and OEM equivalent components for plant efficiency improvement.
4. Consulting Services: Safety consulting including site/equipment safety inspection with reports and action plans, and plant maintenance/operations consulting for maintenance and operations cost reduction.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Western Mining Services is an industrial distributor and custom fabrication shop that supplies rubber lining, conveyor belts, pulleys, idlers, lagging, wear components, adhesives, splice kits and corrosion coatings to mining and agricultural operations. The company complements its product distribution with on-site field installation, custom metal fabrication, water-jet cutting and rubber lining services, plus safety and plant maintenance consulting.

Product overview

Western Mining Services is an industrial distributor and custom fabrication shop serving the Mining and Agricultural industries. The company operates as a single unified offering combining products sourced from premier manufacturers (including brands like REMAGRIP, REMACLEAN, REMA, UNILINE, COROFLAKE, TIP TOP, and CHEMOLINE) with on-site and shop-based services. The product portfolio spans four main categories: (1) Conveying Solutions including pulley lagging (PERFORMANCE GRIP 70, REMAGRIP, Ceramic Lagging, UNIGRIP, UNILAG, T-REX), skirting (REMASKIRT, Combi-Skirt, UNISKIRT), belt cleaners (REMACLEAN series), repair products (Repair Patches, Repair Strips, REMA GOO, RG 7000, T-2 Repair System), rollers & pulleys (REMASLEEVE, REMAROLL, REMATRACK), and other conveyor components (Conveyor Belting, REMACLEAT, Edge Wall, Impact Slider Bed Bars, REMAMILL, REMASCREEN); (2) Wear & Corrosion Protection including wear protection linings (REMA Performance Line, REMALINE, REMASTAR, UNILINE, REMATHAN), heavy wear protection (REMALOX, REMALOX HD, KG Bars, ZP Profile Bars), corrosion coatings (COROFLAKE, COROGUARD, COROFLOOR, TOPLINE, TIP TOP Linings, COROFLEX), rubber linings (CHEMOLINE, CHEMONIT), anticaking products (REMAFLON, REMALEN, REMASLIDE), and material handling hose (Fixed Flange, Split/Swivel Flange, Cut End Hose); (3) Adhesives & Solutions including cements & adhesives (SC 2000, SC 4000, BC 3004, PC-4), solutions (PR 200 Metal Primer, #13 Cleaning Solvent, R50 Cleaning Solvent, TIP TOP Hand Cleaner, A&B Vulc Compound), and splice kits (Hot Splice Kits, MSHA Splice Kits, WK Press and Splice Material); and (4) Tools (Rubber Cut Saw, Extruder Gun, Vulcanizing Presses, Combi Stripper, Grooving Tool, REMAWRAP, OTR Tire Patches). Services include Field Services (installation of conveyor belts and rubber lining), Metal Fabrication, Water Jet Cutting (6ft x 12ft area, up to 8in thick material), Safety Consulting, and Plant Maintenance/Operation Consulting. Solutions focus on material flow problem solving through rubber lining, conveyor belt systems, and custom fabrication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Services On-site installation and maintenance service provided by field service crews to install conveyor belts, rubber lining and service customer systems, targeted at mining and agricultural plant operations.
• Metal Fabrication Custom metal fabrication service covering application review, identification of performance goals, design, prototyping and manufacture of custom parts and OEM-equivalent components to increase plant efficiency.
• Water Jet Cutting Water jet cutting service operating on a 6ft x 12ft cutting area, able to cut materials up to 8 inches thick, supporting custom part production for mining and agricultural customers.
• Rubber Lining Wear lining solution that provides longevity to components experiencing wear, including on-site vulcanized rubber lining and shop lining of unvulcanized and vulcanized materials, targeted at mining and agricultural plants with abrasion issues.
• Conveyor Belts and Conveyor System Solutions Integrated conveyor system offering covering complete design, service and maintenance of conveyor systems including the conveyor itself, transfer points and loading zones, supported by distributed pulley lagging, skirting, belt cleaners and repair products.
• Custom Fabrication (Custom Solutions & OEM-Equivalent Components) Custom-designed solutions and OEM-equivalent components produced through the company's fabrication, water-jet cutting and rubber lining capabilities, intended to increase plant efficiency for mining and agricultural operators.
• Safety Consulting Site or equipment safety inspection service for mining and agricultural customers, delivering inspection reports and action plans to address safety findings.
• Plant Maintenance/Operation Consulting Site inspection consulting service that delivers a framework for customers to reduce maintenance and operations costs in mining and agricultural plants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased productivity through optimized material flow
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REMA (Performance Line, REMAGRIP, REMACLEAN, REMASLEEVE, etc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationWestern Mining Services distributes REMA branded industrial products including pulley lagging (Performance Grip 70, REMAGRIP, REMAGRIP Ceramic Lagging), belt cleaners (T-Bar Scrapers, Green Combi, Grey Combi), rollers & pulleys, repair products, and wear protection linings. REMA is a premier manufacturer in the industrial materials handling sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Global manufacturer of mining, aggregates, and metals processing equipment and services. Overlaps with Western Mining in supplying mining operators with material handling and wear solutions, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Global supplier of mining equipment, tools, parts, and services for rock excavation and materials handling. Comparable customer base (mining operators) but vastly broader product portfolio than Western Mining's specialized wear and conveyor offerings.
• FLSmidth: Global supplier of equipment and services for the mining and cement industries, including material handling and processing solutions. Comparable in serving mining operators with material flow equipment but much larger and more diversified than Western Mining.
• Caterpillar: Global manufacturer of mining and heavy construction equipment including off-the-road tires and material handling systems. Overlaps with Western Mining's mining customer base and OTR tire patch products but operates at vastly different scale and scope.

Emerging players

• Multotec: Supplier of mineral processing equipment, screening media, and wear solutions to the global mining industry. Comparable to Western Mining in serving mining customers with wear protection and material handling equipment, though with broader international reach.

Direct peers

• Flexco: Manufacturer of conveyor belt maintenance products including mechanical belt fasteners, cleaners, and tracking systems for mining and heavy industrial markets. Comparable to Western Mining's REMACLEAN belt cleaners and conveyor splicing product lines.
• REMA Tip Top: Global manufacturer of rubber lining, conveyor belts, wear protection products, and maintenance solutions — the core brand that Western Mining Services distributes. Direct product overlap in rubber lining, pulley lagging, and belt splicing.
• Martin Engineering: Provider of conveyor belt cleaners, air cannons, belt tracking, and material handling solutions for bulk material handling industries including mining, aggregates, and agriculture. Directly comparable to Western Mining's conveying solutions and on-site service offerings.
• Richwood: Specialty provider of conveyor belt idlers, load zone support, belt tracking, and wear protection products for mining and heavy industry. Closely comparable to Western Mining's conveyor components and material handling solutions.
• ASGCO Complete Conveyor Solutions: Manufacturer and distributor of conveyor belt products, idlers, pulleys, wear liners, and material handling solutions for mining and aggregate industries. Closely comparable to Western Mining Services in product mix (conveyor components, pulley lagging, wear protection) and target customer base (mining operations).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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