Finance a Metso Nordberg C160 jaw crusher for primary crushing. Fast approval, B/C credit welcome, application-only programs reaching $400k. Get your quote.
Primary crushing determines everything downstream. A jaw crusher that cannot handle the feed size and tonnage required by the mine plan creates a bottleneck at the front of the circuit that no secondary or tertiary stage can correct. The Metso Nordberg C160 is one of the largest jaw crushers in Metso's C Series, with a feed opening of 1600 x 1200 mm capable of accepting very large run-of-mine material and producing substantial primary crushed product tonnage per hour. In hard rock gold, copper, and aggregate operations where primary crushing is the first constraint on throughput, the C160 belongs in primary positions that demand both jaw strength and feed opening size.
Financing a C160 is a large transaction by any measure. These machines are substantial capital investments whether purchased new from Metso or acquired as used or rebuilt units from the secondary market. We structure financing with that scale in mind: fixed terms, predictable monthly payments, and a process that does not drag across multiple weeks while the plant waits for capital to close. Our minimum is $50,000, the application-only path serves many single-crusher acquisitions up to around $400,000, and we consider B and C credit when the operation's revenue story supports the deal.
The C160 in Primary Crushing Service
The C Series jaw crushers are designed around what Metso calls the non-choking crushing chamber, a geometry that promotes material flow through the jaw without bridging even on irregular feed shapes like blasted run-of-mine rock. The C160's large jaw opening makes it suitable for use after a single blast without pre-screening, which is how most primary crushing stations prefer to receive material. The crusher's swing jaw travels in a specific arc optimized to maximize reduction ratio while limiting the energy transferred to the machine's frame, extending component life across a long service period.
In hard rock mining, the C160 typically reduces primary feed to a product suitable for secondary cone crushing or direct belt-and-screen processing depending on the circuit design. Operations producing aggregate for infrastructure markets or ore for mineral processing both rely on jaw crushers at the primary stage. The C160's production capacity in tonnes per hour depends heavily on feed material hardness and required product size, but in typical large-scale aggregate production it delivers primary throughput that keeps the downstream circuit fed without constant surge pile management.
When financing the C160, lenders familiar withjaw crusher financingunderstand that the machine is typically installed in a fixed or semi-fixed primary crushing station, making it part of a larger plant investment. Structures that account for the plant context rather than treating the jaw in isolation produce better-fitted deals.
Refinancing an Installed C160 Crusher
A C160 that has been in service for several years may carry significant equity if it was purchased outright or has been largely paid off. Extracting that equity through acash-out equipment refinancelets the operation use the crusher's value to fund capital improvements elsewhere in the plant, fund the acquisition of secondary or tertiary crushing equipment, or bolster working capital ahead of a busy production season.
For crushing operations that want to release capital but need to keep the machine running without interruption,sale-leaseback financingis the mechanism that allows both. The transaction values the C160 at current market, transfers title to the lender, and immediately leases the machine back to the operator at a monthly payment that reflects the leaseback value. Production continues uninterrupted. The operator's balance sheet shows the cash infusion and the leaseback obligation, which may be preferable from a credit perspective depending on the operation's overall financial structure.
Crushing operations serving hard rock mining districts nearSilver City, NMand the quarry and aggregate markets aroundBirmingham, ALoften have installed C160 crushers in primary circuits that have been running for years and hold real equity value. We work with those operations to identify the most efficient capital structure for their specific situation.
Financing Structure for Primary Crushing Equipment
Jaw crusher financing for large primary machines typically runs on 48- to 84-month terms. Shorter terms reduce total interest cost but raise the monthly payment. For an installed primary crusher that is a permanent part of the plant, longer terms often make sense because the machine's useful life in fixed service can easily exceed ten years with proper maintenance and liner replacement schedules. The monthly payment should sit comfortably within the plant's operating margin at expected production levels.
We present fixed-rate structures because crushing plant budgets run on multi-year mine plans and aggregate contracts that require cost certainty. A variable-rate obligation on a piece of infrastructure as central as the primary crusher introduces risk that most operations prefer to avoid.
For buyers who also need to finance downstream equipment alongside the C160, a combined facility covering the jaw crusher and theMetso HP500 cone crusherin a single package simplifies the administrative side and often produces a cleaner overall structure than financing each piece separately. We handle combined crushing plant packages regularly and know how to structure them efficiently.