Sandvik secures ~$46 million underground equipment order from Redpath for Cowal Gold Operation
Sandvik says it has secured a significant underground mining equipment order from The Redpath Group for deployment at Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Operations in New South Wales, Australia.
The order, valued at approximately SEK417 million ($46 million), comprises underground load and haul, development and production drilling equipment, including a Rhino 100, that will be used to support Redpath’s underground mining activities at the operation.
The equipment is designed to deliver high productivity, reliability and safety in demanding underground operating conditions, Sandvik says. Deliveries are expected to begin mid-2026 and continue into 2027.
Cowal is a long-life gold mining operation comprising both open-pit and underground mining activities. Ore mined from the open pit is circa-8 Mt per annum, with the underground mine, which uses sublevel longhole open stoping with paste backfill, and reached commercial production in 2024, expected to ramp up to 2.4 Mt per annum. The processing plant is permitted to process up to 9.8 Mt per annum.
Redpath Mining, last year, announced it had been awarded a five-year underground mining contract at the operation, saying it would transition to full-scale development and production from July 2026. It took over from Perenti’s Barminco which had been conducting all underground development and production works for the project as part of a four-year agreement signed in 2022. It was using six loaders, 12 trucks and six drills (three development, three production).
Sandvik Financial Services will continue to support Redpath through financing solutions aligned with the acquisition of the new fleet, the company said in the latest release. Complementing the equipment delivery, Sandvik will also supply a range of digital solutions, rock tools and consumables, including raise boring products, as well as parts, components and related services to support ongoing underground operations.
“This contract represents an important milestone for Redpath at Cowal Gold Operations,” Gavin Ramage, Managing Director, Redpath Australia, said. “Sandvik’s underground equipment offering aligns strongly with our operational requirements for this project and we value the collaborative approach Sandvik has taken in supporting its delivery.”
Sandvik says its underground load and haul and drilling solutions are engineered to support efficient mine development while maintaining a strong focus on operator safety, durability and equipment uptime.
Mats Eriksson, President of Sandvik Mining, added: “We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Redpath on this project at Cowal Gold Operations. The order reflects Redpath’s continued confidence in Sandvik’s underground equipment portfolio and our ability to support complex underground mining operations in Australia. Through close collaboration, we are committed to supporting the successful delivery of this project.”
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