Block 10 Mining
Block 10 is an Australian mining technology company that designs and manufactures portable sample preparation equipment, including crushers, disc mills, hydraulic presses, and dust extraction systems, serving mining operators and mining service companies globally through direct sales, a partner network, and rental fleets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersKeilor, Australia
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Block 10 Mining does
Block 10 is an Australian mining technology company headquartered in Melbourne with a regional office in Perth, specializing in portable sample preparation equipment for the mining industry. The company develops and manufactures a portfolio of field-portable products under two product lines: the original Reflex Series and the newer BX Series. Core products include jaw crushers for primary sample reduction (25mm to 1-2mm), disc mills for pulverizing (3-4mm to approximately 50 microns), hydraulic presses for producing densely-packed sample pucks for pXRF measurement, riffle splitters for sample division, and dust extraction systems with integrated HEPA filtration. The BX Series represents an improved generation emphasizing lighter weight, safer operation, and simpler usability. Equipment is designed to be deployed rapidly at drilling and sampling sites to enable on-site geochemical and mineralogical analysis, eliminating the latency of transporting samples to off-site laboratories.
The business operates across five revenue streams: direct equipment sales, equipment rental (short- and long-term deployment worldwide), service and aftermarket support including multi-brand maintenance programs, partner-sourced laboratory and sensing solutions, and turnkey engineering consulting and project management. Distribution is handled through a global network of partners and resellers supplemented by direct enterprise engagement via the company website. The target customer base spans primary mining operators and mining service companies requiring field-deployable laboratory capabilities. The company has been acquired by Portable PPB, as announced on its website, placing it under new strategic ownership.
The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no published financial figures, and a small named team of four specialists covering mechatronics, electrical/automation, manufacturing, and design engineering. The team collectively brings close to 20 years of experience working with leading sample preparation and laboratory OEMs globally. The company traces its brand identity to the original Block 10 Mining Company lease in Broken Hill, Australia, which was acquired by BHP in 1924.
Block 10 Mining firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Block 10 Mining
- Legal name
- Block 10
- Website
- https://block10.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Block 10 is an Australian mining technology company that designs and manufactures portable sample preparation equipment, including crushers, disc mills, hydraulic presses, and dust extraction systems, serving mining operators and mining service companies globally through direct sales, a partner network, and rental fleets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Block 10 Mining industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Mining Laboratory Equipment
- NAICS
- Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131)
- SIC
- Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Grinding & Milling Equipment (IMAHAMAF)
Keywords
Where Block 10 Mining is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Keilor
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices2 records
Markets served
Block 10 Mining business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary portable sample preparation equipment including crushers, mills, presses, and accessories under the Reflex Series and BX Series product lines.
- Equipment Rental: Rental of field preparation equipment including Crushers, Disc Mills, and Presses for rapid deployment to client sites on short or long term basis worldwide.
- Service and Support: Servicing and aftermarket support for equipment, tailored maintenance programmes for laboratories and minesites for all major equipment brands, covering mechanical, automation, safety, robotic and radiation disciplines.
- Partner-sourced Solutions: Distribution of high quality laboratory, sample preparation and sensing solutions sourced from their partner network.
- Engineering and Consulting: Turnkey engineering custom solutions to complex problems, consulting and project management services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Equipment sales and rental - no tier structure disclosed |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Block 10 Mining product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Block 10 develops and manufactures portable sample preparation equipment for the mining industry, including jaw crushers, disc mills, hydraulic presses, riffle splitters, and HEPA-filtered dust extraction systems sold under the Reflex Series and BX Series product lines. The company also operates a global equipment rental fleet, provides servicing and maintenance programs for laboratories and minesites, delivers turnkey engineered solutions, and distributes partner-sourced laboratory and sensing solutions worldwide.
Product overview
Block 10 Mining is a mining technology company offering a portfolio of portable sample preparation equipment for the mining industry. The product lineup consists of two distinct series: the Reflex Series (original line) and the newer BX Series (improved version offering lighter weight, safer use, and better overall experience). The core product families include portable Crushers for primary crushing (25mm to 1-2mm), Disc Mills for pulverising (3-4mm to ~50 microns), and Hydraulic Presses for producing sample pucks for pXRF analysis. The BX Series extends the offering with complementary accessories including a Riffle Splitter for sample division and a Dust Extraction Kit with HEPA filter for operator safety. Beyond equipment sales, Block 10 provides equipment rental, servicing and consulting, turnkey engineered solutions, and operates a test laboratory. The company serves mining clients globally through a network of partners and resellers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Reflex Series: Portable sample preparation suite consisting of a Crusher, Mill and Press for rapid, high quality and portable processing of samples for geochemical or mineralogical analysis.
- BX Series
Products and services
- Reflex Series Crusher A portable, primary sample preparation system in the Reflex Series designed for single pass crushing of material up to 25mm down to 1-2mm. Can be set up in minutes and is designed for on-site sample preparation in drilling and sampling programs.
- Reflex Series Mill (Pulverising Mill) A portable sample preparation solution in the Reflex Series designed to reduce material from 3-4mm to approximately 50 microns, producing an optimal sample for further analysis. Supplied with batch tray for samples up to approximately 100g and a flow-through chute for larger samples.
- Reflex Series Hydraulic Press (Sample Press) A field portable hydraulic press in the Reflex Series designed to produce a densely-packed, homogenous sample puck for measurement by pXRF and non-destructive sensors, eliminating signal attenuation from film coating or poor packing.
- BX-C Jaw Crusher A portable, primary sample preparation system in the BX Series designed for single pass crushing of material up to 25mm down to 1-2mm. An improved version of the Reflex Crusher offering lighter weight, safer use, and simpler experience.
- BX-M Disc Mill A portable sample preparation solution in the BX Series designed to reduce material from 3-4mm to approximately 50 microns, producing an optimal sample for further analysis. Part of the improved BX Series offering lighter weight and safer use.
- BX-P Hydraulic Press A field portable hydraulic press in the BX Series designed to produce densely-packed, homogenous sample pucks for measurement by pXRF and non-destructive sensors. Improved version with lighter weight and safer operation.
- BX-R Riffle Splitter A lightweight, single piece riffle splitter in the BX Series designed from first principles to ensure accuracy without compromising portability. Simple to use and easy to clean, designed as a perfect addition to any sample preparation workflow.
- BX-D Dust Extraction Kit A dust extraction kit in the BX Series specifically engineered for sample preparation lines, significantly reducing dust during crushing and milling operations. Consists of a dust extraction unit with integrated HEPA filter and flexible control manifold with plug and play dust control.
- Equipment Rental Rental service for field preparation equipment including Crushers, Disc Mills, and Presses. Maintains an extensive fleet ready for rapid deployment on short or long term rental to client sites anywhere in the world.
- Service & Consulting Servicing and aftermarket support for projects and equipment, including tailored maintenance programmes for laboratories and minesites for all major equipment brands. Team experienced across mechanical, automation, safety, robotic, and radiation disciplines.
- Engineered Solutions Turnkey engineering and custom solutions for complex problems, providing integrated engineering, project management, consulting, and integration services.
- Test Laboratory Testing laboratory services for sample analysis and validation.
Companies that use Block 10 Mining
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Block 10 Mining technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
Block 10 Mining partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.
- Portable PPBmajorBlock 10 has been acquired by Portable PPB, representing a significant strategic transaction for the company.
- Global Network of PartnerscoreBlock 10 maintains a global network of partners and resellers that provide sales, support, and service for their equipment worldwide. These partners handle distribution and aftermarket support across international markets.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves1 record
Expansion highlights5 records
Block 10 Mining competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- FLSmidth: FLSmidth is a global incumbent in mining and cement equipment; through its Essa subsidiary it sells directly competing sample-preparation systems, and its broader portfolio of comminution, classification and process equipment gives it material incumbency advantage against a niche player like Block 10.
- Metso: Metso (including Metso Outotec) is a large incumbent in mining and aggregates equipment, including crushers, mills and screening systems; while its core focus is plant-scale equipment, it competes with Block 10 at the upper end of laboratory and pilot-scale sample preparation.
- Bruker: Bruker manufactures XRF, XRD and other analytical instruments used downstream of Block 10's sample-preparation workflow; while not a direct equipment competitor, it is an adjacent incumbent whose installed instruments shape the demand for Block 10's hydraulic press pucks and mill outputs.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher supplies laboratory and analytical instruments including sample-preparation consumables, mills and digestion systems to mining customers; it competes with Block 10 for mining lab budgets, though its center of gravity is broader analytical and life-science instrumentation.
Direct peers
- RETSCH (Verder Group): RETSCH manufactures laboratory mills, crushers and sample dividers used in mining, geology and materials science; its disc mills and jaw crushers overlap functionally with Block 10's BX-M and BX-C products, though RETSCH serves a broader analytical laboratory market beyond mining.
- Rocklabs (SciAps): Rocklabs, now part of SciAps, is a New Zealand-based manufacturer of sample preparation equipment for the mining industry, including crushers, ring mills, vibratory disc mills and presses — directly overlapping Block 10's Reflex and BX Series product lines and serving the same mining laboratory and exploration customers.
- Essa (FLSmidth): Essa, owned by FLSmidth, manufactures laboratory-sized jaw crushers, rotary sample dividers, ring and puck mills and other sample preparation equipment for the mining industry; it competes head-to-head with Block 10 for the same exploration and grade-control lab budgets.
- BICO / Sepor: BICO (now operating under Sepor) manufactures laboratory jaw crushers, pulverizers, disc mills and sample splitters historically used across mining and metallurgical testing; it competes with Block 10 for the same portable and bench-top sample-preparation budgets.
- Herzog Maschinenfabrik: Herzog is a German manufacturer of automated sample preparation systems for mining, steel and cement, including crushers, mills, presses and fusion machines — directly comparable to Block 10's portable preparation suite and the company's turnkey engineered solutions offering.
Emerging players
- SciAps: SciAps makes portable XRF and LIBS analyzers used in mining and geochemistry; it acquired Rocklabs and is therefore both a complementary technology provider (consuming Block 10's pressed pucks) and a direct competitor through the Rocklabs product line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Block 10 Mining social profiles
Digital presenceBlock 10 Mining financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Block 10 Mining leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Block 10 Mining funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Block 10 Mining M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Block 10 Mining
What does Block 10 Mining do?
Block 10 develops and manufactures portable sample preparation equipment for the mining industry, including jaw crushers, disc mills, hydraulic presses, riffle splitters, and HEPA-filtered dust extraction systems sold under the Reflex Series and BX Series product lines. The company also operates a global equipment rental fleet, provides servicing and maintenance programs for laboratories and minesites, delivers turnkey engineered solutions, and distributes partner-sourced laboratory and sensing solutions worldwide.
Is Block 10 Mining a public or private company?
Block 10 Mining is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Block 10 Mining founded?
Block 10 Mining was founded in 2022. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Block 10 Mining based?
Block 10 Mining is headquartered in Keilor, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Block 10 Mining make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are equipment Rental, service and Support, partner-sourced Solutions and engineering and Consulting.
Who are Block 10 Mining's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are FLSmidth, Metso, Bruker and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Direct peers are RETSCH (Verder Group), Rocklabs (SciAps), Essa (FLSmidth), BICO / Sepor and Herzog Maschinenfabrik. SciAps is listed as an emerging player.
Does Block 10 Mining have an API?
No public API is recorded for Block 10 Mining.
What industry is Block 10 Mining in?
Block 10 Mining's product category is Mining Laboratory Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAMAF, Grinding & Milling Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333131 and its SIC code is 3532.