JCHX Mining Administration Co Ltd, the worldwide mining contractor headquartered in China, has chosen Sandvik Mining to provide a 32-unit underground tools fleet to assist mining operations at MMG’s Khoemacau Copper Mine (KCM) in Botswana.
The order, which was booked in Q3 2025, contains 12 Toro® TH663i vehicles, 10 Toro LH621i loaders, eight Sandvik DD422i growth drills, one Sandvik DL432i longhole drill and one Sandvik Rhino 100 increase borer. The contract additionally contains Distant Monitoring Service, offering vital info to enhance fleet efficiency. Tools deliveries are scheduled to start in Q3 2025 and proceed by means of Q2 2026.
“We’re proud to accomplice with JCHX in delivering secure and productive operations at Khoemacau Copper Mine,” stated Mats Eriksson, President of Sandvik Mining. “Our superior underground applied sciences and digital options will assist allow effectivity and efficiency as the positioning ramps up manufacturing within the coming years.”
Positioned in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt, Khoemacau Copper Mine is a serious underground operation with important enlargement underway. Since buying the mine in March 2024, operator MMG has superior plans to extend annual copper manufacturing from present ranges to 60,000 t inside two years, leveraging the prevailing 3.65 Mt/y course of plant and concentrating on higher-grade zones by means of improved mine entry and adaptability.
Long term, MMG goals to extend complete output to 130,000 t of copper in focus per 12 months by setting up a brand new 4.5 Mt/y course of plant, increasing Zone 5 manufacturing and growing close by deposits. Early works for the enlargement venture have commenced, with development anticipated to start in 2026 and first focus anticipated in 2028.
“We’re proud to accomplice with Sandvik for this essential contract,” stated Xiancheng Wang, Chairman of JCHX Mining Administration Group. “Sandvik’s repute for high-performance tools and robust aftermarket assist was key in our choice. This fleet will play an important position in serving to us ship operational excellence and meet the bold manufacturing targets set for the Khoemacau web site.”
JCHX Mining Administration is a publicly listed firm on the Shanghai Inventory Change, with almost 30 years of worldwide mining expertise. The corporate employs greater than 16,000 individuals worldwide, together with 8,000 throughout Africa, and provides contract mining, engineering and mine development companies throughout a number of continents.
