Sandvik to supply equipment for Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana

Swedish engineering radical Sandvik has secured a large bid from China-based JCHX Mining Management to proviso an underground mining instrumentality fleet for usage astatine the Khoemacau Copper Mine successful Botswana.

The order, estimated astatine astir Skr650m ($68.55m), was recorded during the 2nd 4th of 2026 (Q2 2026).

The declaration covers a scope of mining vehicles including loaders, trucks and drills. It besides includes integer monitoring systems specified arsenic Sandvik's Remote Monitoring Service.

AutoMine automation volition beryllium provided with the loaders and immoderate of the drills.

Deliveries are scheduled to commence successful Q3 2026, with astir units expected to beryllium supplied betwixt 2026 and 2028.

Sandvik concern country mining president Mats Eriksson said: "We are precise pleased to deepen our concern with JCHX astatine the Khoemacau Copper Mine and look guardant to enactment the enlargement of the underground mining operations with our starring solutions, combining precocious equipment, services and integer solutions."

Located successful north-west Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt, the Khoemacau Copper Mine is undergoing important expansion.

The excavation is said to person employed much than 2,200 unit and contractors on-site, with 90% from Botswana.

Operated nether a associated task structure, MMG holds a controlling 55% involvement successful the mine.

The concern intends to leverage MMG's operational and task absorption acquisition and respond to expanding copper request worldwide.

Khoemacau is simply a copper and metallic cognition with an estimated lifespan of much than 2 decades.

The mine's output is positioned arsenic a proviso root for planetary industries including electrification, renewable power, electrical conveyance manufacturing and construction.

In 2025, Khoemacau finalised a $936m feasibility survey for its enlargement project, with plans to rise copper metallic successful ore output from 60,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 130,000tpa.

In April 2026, Sandvik received an bid from Glencore for the proviso of 3 DR413i rotary blasthole drill rigs to reopen the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper excavation successful Argentina. The bid was finalised successful Q1 2026.

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