Used Buttons
Worn, flattened, or popped buttons from drill bits and hammers. Graded by remaining carbide and condition.
MINING BUTTONS • DRILL BUTTONS • CRUSHER STUDS • TON LOTS
WE BUYCARBIDE MINING BUTTONS
Those round carbide studs pressed into drill bits and crusher rolls wear flat, pop out, and get replaced by the bucket. A single mine can generate tons of them. If you are sitting on used buttons, you are sitting on one of the heaviest carbide streams there is.
Drill ButtonsCrusher StudsTon QuantitiesMines & Quarries
WHAT THEY ARE
Small studs, serious weight.
Carbide buttons are the replaceable cutting points in rotary drill bits, down-the-hole hammers, and high-pressure grinding rolls. They are nearly pure tungsten carbide, they are dense, and operations replace them constantly.
Crusher & HPGR Studs
Large studs from crushing rolls and grinding rolls, replaced in bulk during rebuilds.
Bulk Lots
Drums, supersacks, and gaylords. Multi-ton accounts get dedicated logistics.
WHO GENERATES THEM
Operations that replace buttons by the ton
- Surface and underground mines: blasthole and production drilling
- Quarries and aggregate producers: drilling and crushing
- Drilling contractors: DTH hammers and rotary bits across job sites
- Cement plants: raw-mill and crusher wear components
- High-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) operators: studded roll rebuilds
- Bit retipping and rebuild shops: pulled buttons from serviced bits
DENSENear-pure carbide
Buttons are among the highest-grade carbide scrap streams.
TONSPer account
Single operations can generate multi-ton lots per year.
DIRECTMine-gate pickup
We coordinate freight or on-site pickup for bulk lots.
WHAT TO SEND
What to send for a button quote
Buttons are straightforward to quote from a few facts.
- PHOTOS — The buttons: loose, in drums, or still in worn bits.
- WEIGHT — Estimated pounds or tons. Scale tickets help on big lots.
- SOURCE — Mine, quarry, drilling contractor, or rebuild shop.
- LOCATION — Site city and state for freight planning.
FROM SITE TO SETTLEMENT
How a button deal works.
Send Photos & Weight
Photos of the buttons and your best weight estimate, plus the site location.
Get a Firm Quote
A written number on the lot, valid 15 days, with freight figured in.
Coordinate Pickup
Drums and bulk containers ship on arranged freight; ton lots get on-site options.
Settle & Get Paid
Weighed, graded, and settled with an itemized report. Payment within 24 hours.
WHY IRONCREST
Why operations sell buttons to Ironcrest
- No minimums: a bucket or a truckload, every lot gets the same honest grading
- Same-day quotes from photos: a number back before the next shift change
- Ton-lot logistics handled: arranged freight or on-site pickup with the scale
- Graded on carbide content with an itemized settlement, line by line
- Payment within 24 hours of settlement: check or wire
- One direct contact: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174
- Material never leaves the United States: domestic processors only
ONE DIRECT CONTACT
Talk to Sonny, not a department
Every quote, pickup, and payment runs through one person who answers the phone: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174. No portals, no ticket queues, no waiting on a committee.
- SAME-DAY QUOTES — Send photos in the morning, have a number the same day.
- 24-HOUR PAYMENT — Paid within 24 hours of settlement by check, wire, or cash.
- US ONLY — Your material never leaves the United States.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Asked by shops holding this material.
Do buttons need to be removed from the drill bits?
No. Send them as they are, still in worn bits if that is how you have them. Separation is priced into the quote honestly and shown on the settlement.
What is the minimum quantity?
There is no hard minimum, but buttons make the most sense at drum quantities and up. A 5-gallon bucket of buttons is already worth a quote.
We generate buttons continuously. Can you set up recurring pickup?
Yes. Continuous generators get a commercial account with scheduled or on-demand pickup, so the buttons move on your production rhythm, not ours.
How are worn or broken buttons graded?
By remaining carbide content and condition. Flattened wear faces are normal and expected; the grading separates clean high-grade buttons from steel-contaminated or low-grade pieces, and the report shows each line.
Can you handle a multi-ton cleanout?
Yes. Multi-ton lots get dedicated logistics planning, on-site weighing options, and staged payment terms if the operation prefers it.
Who buys carbide buttons?
To sell carbide buttons, contact Ironcrest: we buy used carbide buttons, drill buttons, and crusher studs from mines, quarries, drilling contractors, and cement plants nationwide. One drum or multi-ton lots: send photos and an estimated weight for a same-day written quote with freight figured in.
TONS ARE WELCOME
Turn used buttons into a revenue stream.
Send photos, an estimated weight, and your site location. You will have a firm written quote back the same day, with freight figured in.