QUESTION: Contacting the designer / maker / supplier of the Green Machine for lead recycling from shooting

ranges 20 Nov 2007 UK

Hi, I am interested in the article about Leadex's lead shot recycler "Green Machine", is this a joke as I can't find it

anywhere. Can you send me some information on this please, I am interested in purchasing one.

Regards

Wai

ANSWER (Updated 25 Feb 2026)

Please note that The LEAD Group is a charity running an independent information service

as well as the Lead Safe World Project of which Green Range and Lead Pro Aus is a Lead

Safe Partner.

The “Green Machine” referenced in earlier

publications (photo at left) was an early-

generation surface lead recovery unit that

operated in Australia during the early 2010s. That

equipment was decommissioned in 2014.

Lead recovery operations in Australia are

currently undertaken by specialist contractors

using purpose-built recovery systems.

Lead Pro Aus Pty Ltd operates custom-

manufactured recovery machines known

as Lead Miner units, which were designed and

built in Wisconsin, USA and imported into

Australia in 2014 (photo at right).

These machines are engineered to:

• Recover high percentages of surface lead shot

• Minimise operator exposure

• Reduce manual handling

• Prepare recovered lead for licensed recycling

Recovered material is recycled through approved

facilities.

Please note that pricing, availability and equipment

specifications are subject to commercial consultation.

Director: Craig Mitchell

For current information regarding lead shot recovery

services in Australia, please contact:

Chief Operating Officer: Sharon Mitchell

office@leadproaus.com.au | www.leadproaus.com.au

www.greenrange.com.au/leadpro

See the Video showing ShotStop Shooting Curtain System and Lead Pro Aus “Lead Miner” machine collecting

spent lead ammunition (for later recycling) from shooting range soil, at https://volcanoartprize.com/portfolio-

item/green-range-and-lead-pro-aus/