On February 11, Stefan Widing, President and CEO of Sandvik Group, the worldwide mining gear producer, visited the Beijing headquarters of contract mining main JCHX and was obtained by Wang Xiancheng, Chairman of JCHX and Wang Cicheng, Govt Vice President.
JCHX says the 2 sides reached consensus on additional increasing the breadth and depth of their cooperation and formally signed a brand new international strategic cooperation settlement.
In the course of the talks, the 2 sides first reviewed the historical past of their pleasant cooperation since working collectively on the Pulang block caving copper challenge in Yunnan, and particularly the most recent outcomes of sensible cooperation on the introduction of high-performance gear and digital options for the Khoemacau Copper Mine (KCM) in Botswana, a part of MMG Ltd. Wang Xiancheng launched JCHX’s plans for its international enterprise format and growth, with the 2 sides additionally discussing the institution of a mine staff coaching faculty by Sandvik in Botswana.
Stefan Widing shared the most recent developments of the Sandvik Group, wanting ahead to additional deepening cooperation and mutual profit with JCHX. He mentioned that Sandvik will totally make sure the large-scale and environment friendly mining of the KCM copper mine with excessive requirements of merchandise and full help with companies. He additionally mentioned Sandvik will work with JCHX to assist it obtain its growth objectives and strategic plans, together with clever transformation.
After the assembly, Wang Cicheng and Mats Eriksson, President of Sandvik Mining, signed the brand new international settlement; with either side additionally finalising a top level view for deliberate gear purchases for 2026. Already in 2025, Sandvik introduced a SEK 450 million contract from JCHX for gear for use at KCM together with loaders, vehicles and drills, in addition to entry to digital monitoring options, together with Distant Monitoring Service.
Main mines outdoors China the place JCHX has contracts in Africa alone embrace the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in DRC, owned primarily by Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining. Additionally in DRC it’s the mining and growth contractor for Kipushi, a three way partnership between Ivanhoe and Gécamines, a DRC state-owned mining firm. And it has contracts on the Metorex-owned Ruashi Mining, Kisenda and Chibuluma Mines operations plus the brand new Musonoi challenge at Ruashi – Metorex being a part of Jinchuan Group. Lastly it’s conducting the mining and growth at Wanbao Mining’s Kamoya operation.
In Serbia additionally it is the contractor on the Timok underground copper mine, a part of the Zijin Mining owned RTB Bor operation.
Exterior of China, JCHX primarily operates its contracting operations via subsidiary JCHX Kinsey Mining Building.
It’s price noting that JCHX can be an more and more essential mining firm in its personal proper in addition to a contractor. Mines in its personal portfolio embrace Lonshi in DRC, beforehand owned by ERG; and Dikulushi, additionally in DRC, which it acquired from a subsidiary of Trafigura. In 2024 it acquired the Lubambe Copper Mine in Zambia plus additionally it is buying CMH Colombia, which owns the event rights to Colombia’s Alacran copper-gold-silver mine.
