Jimond Mining Management Company (JMMC), a subsidiary of global mining services provider JCHX Mining Management Co., Ltd., has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply 15 new units of underground equipment for the Kamoa-Kakula copper operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The order includes eight Toro TH663i trucks, five Toro LH621i loaders and two Sandvik DL432i longhole production drills. Deliveries are scheduled during the first three quarters of 2024, and will grow the total Sandvik mobile fleet operating at Kamoa-Kakula to more than 100 units.
The two Sandvik DL432i drills will be the first Sandvik underground drills at Kamoa-Kakula, and will help JMMC, the contractor responsible for underground mining at the operation, implement longhole stoping.
Sandvik established operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019 to support Kamoa Copper SA and JMMC at Kamoa-Kakula. Sandvik has a dedicated team of product experts on site and operates a site-based, vendor-managed inventory store.