Sandvik wins large mining equipment order in the DRC

25th November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia - Senior Contributing Editor Online

High-tech and global engineering group Sandvik has received a large mining equipment order from Chinese global mining services provider JCHX Mining Management for use at the Kamoa-Kakula copper and the Kamoya copper and cobalt mines, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The order is valued at SKr210-million and will be booked in the fourth quarter.

The order is for a fleet of load and haul equipment. The equipment will primarily be delivered during 2023, but with the first delivery expected this year.

“I am pleased to see the continued demand for our highly productive offering of intelligent mining equipment. Our highest-capacity intelligent load and haul equipment has been in operation at Kamoa since 2019, and this order is a testament to the strength and quality of the solutions we provide,” says Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions president Mats Eriksson