{"id":1168095,"date":"2020-02-26T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1015282"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:37:45","slug":"ritchie-bros-sells-volvo-gold-rush-excavator-for-us290000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1168095","title":{"rendered":"Ritchie Bros. sells Volvo \u2018Gold Rush\u2019 excavator for US$290,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate 10 years of Discovery&#8217;s Gold Rush television show, Volvo designed a special edition EC200E excavator, which was sold at Ritchie Bros.&#8217; premier global auction in Orlando, to an online buyer from Belgium for US$290,000. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>All proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and Building Homes for Heroes. <\/p>\n<p>The special edition excavator has a paint job &#8211; all gold with the &#8216;Gold Rush&#8217; logo on the side &#8211; and the operator seat was imprinted with signatures from Gold Rush TV stars Tony Beets, Parker Schnabel, and Rick Ness. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1095976\/Ritchie_Bros__Ritchie_Bros__sells_special_edition_Volvo__Gold_Ru.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The item was displayed at Ritchie Bros. site during its Orlando auction, where Tony Beets and his son Kevin hung out and took photos with customers. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every penny of the US$290,000 will be going to Habitat for Humanity and Building Homes for Heroes, two tremendous charities doing some very important work.&#8221; said Ian Harvey, product marketing sales enablement director, Volvo Construction Equipment.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was so exciting. 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