Tricone bits
Rotary bits with tungsten carbide button inserts on the rolling cones. Worn, broken or complete.
Materials we recycle · Drill bits
We buy used drill bits,
priced on their tungsten content
Tricone, PDC, DTH hammer, RC, top hammer, button and drag bits, worn, broken or unused, with or without the steel body still attached. Drill Bits Recyclers is a specialist buyer based in Malaga, WA, where each drill bit is graded by its tungsten carbide content, condition and attached steel.
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How pricing works
What sets the price
of a used drill bit.
A general scrap yard may price a drill bit as steel. We assess the carbide, attached steel, contamination and condition separately, so the quote reflects what’s actually in the load.
What affects the price:
- Tungsten and cobalt content
- Attached steel, mud, grease and rock
- Quantity and condition
- The current market price for tungsten
Worn or broken bits can still have value. Send photos and a rough count for an assessment. For more detail, read Why Your Mining Drill Bits Are Worth More Than You Think.
Payment runs by EFT once the final weight and grade are confirmed. Around 80% of loads that are ready for settlement go out the same day, though a load that still needs sorting or further checking takes longer.
If you want to see the yard before you send anything, walk-throughs at Malaga are free but need to be booked ahead, since the team isn’t always on site outside a confirmed appointment. Every quotation we send carries its own expiry, commonly 24 to 72 hours, because the tungsten market price it’s built on moves.
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What we accept
Drill bit forms
we buy.
Our process
How a drill bit gets from your yard
to a payment.
A phone photo of the bits, rig type if you know it, and roughly how many, is enough for a first read.
Step 1We drop a bin at your site, or you bring the load to Malaga yourself.
Step 2Bits are sorted by type, checked for grade, contamination and attached steel.
Step 3Once the load is weighed and assessed, payment is arranged by EFT.
Step 401
Send a photo
A phone photo of the bits, rig type if you know it, and roughly how many, is enough for a first read.
02
Bin or drop-off
We drop a bin at your site, or you bring the load to Malaga yourself.
03
Sorted and assessed
Bits are sorted by type, checked for grade, contamination and attached steel.
04
Paid
Once the load is weighed and assessed, payment is arranged by EFT.
Who we work with
Who brings us
drill bits.
Our commitments
Why work with
Drill Bits Recyclers.
01
Sorted by material
Your bits are assessed for tungsten and cobalt content and for the steel attached to them.
02
Free bin, free freight
No cost for the bin, no cost for the freight. The bin travels back to us on an existing backload run rather than on freight we charge for. We collect our own bin, not a general waste skip, so keep drill bits out of a mixed skip and they get priced as drill bits rather than as mixed steel.
03
Visit our Malaga yard
Drill Bits Recyclers, 2/89 Pavers Circle, Malaga WA 6090. Call ahead on (08) 6385 7855 and we'll meet you at the gate, or email info@dbrecyclers.com with a photo first.
04
Paid without chasing invoices
Once your load is weighed and assessed, payment is arranged by EFT with a reference for your own records.
ESG & responsible sourcing
The tungsten in a spent bit
stays in circulation.
1.3M+ kg
Recycled since 2022
Drill Bits Recyclers' running recovery figure since 2022, drill bits included.
22 to 100%
Impact reduction, by category
The reduction depends on the metal and the impact category being measured, per the cited study.
Every load
Paper trail per load
Every bit collection gets its own weight and recovery record, useful for a contractor's own site paperwork.
Impact reduction reported for hard-metal recycling
Source: Furberg, Arvidsson and Molander, Journal of Cleaner Production 209 (2019).
Bottom of the reported range Furberg et al. (2019)
22%
Top of the reported range Depends on the metal and category studied
100%
The spread comes from differences across metals and categories in the source study, not a figure we’ve measured ourselves.
What’s on file
KgRecovered material total
DocWeight and recovery record per load
RefFurberg et al. (2019)
Band22 to 100% range, by category
Sorted before pricing
Get paid for the tungsten
inside your drill bits.
Send a photo of what you’ve got and we’ll come back with an assessment. Our identification guide will help if you first need to check whether the material is tungsten carbide.
Malaga yard • WA-wide collection • Weight and recovery records