Byrnecut, one of the world’s leading underground mining contractors, has invested in a fleet of 20 Sandvik underground drills, loaders and trucks and five raise boring systems to support its operations across Australia, Canada, West Africa and Southern Africa.
Byrnecut’s latest investment includes four Sandvik DD422i development drills, four Toro® LH621i loaders equipped with AutoMine®, four Toro® TH663i underground trucks, two Sandvik DL432i longhole drills and one Sandvik DL422i longhole drill. The orders also include four Rhino 100 mobile raise boring machines and one Rhino uphole module.
The orders were booked during June 2026. Equipment delivery is ongoing, with deliveries continuing through June 2028. Byrnecut will deploy the equipment across multiple operations in Australia, Canada, West Africa and Southern Africa, supporting both new and existing underground mining projects.
Sandvik and Byrnecut have built a strong global partnership over many years, working together to deliver safe, productive and innovative underground mining solutions across multiple regions.
“Our relationship with Sandvik has been built over many years on trust, collaboration and consistent performance,” said Pat Boniwell, managing director, Byrnecut Australia. “As our business continues to grow globally, we need equipment that delivers the productivity, reliability and technology our customers expect. This investment strengthens our fleet with proven underground equipment, automation capabilities and the global support we need to deliver for our customers.”
Patrick Murphy, president of Mining at Sandvik, said Byrnecut continues to be one of Sandvik’s most valued global underground mining partners.
“Byrnecut has been a trusted partner for many years, and we are proud to continue supporting its global growth through this significant fleet investment,” Murphy said. “This investment demonstrates Byrnecut’s confidence in Sandvik’s underground equipment portfolio and our ability to support customers consistently across multiple continents. Together we are focused on delivering safer, more productive and increasingly automated underground mining operations.”
Byrnecut will also leverage Sandvik’s global support network to maximize equipment availability and productivity throughout the fleet’s operating life.
Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. The company is at the forefront of digitalization and focuses on optimizing customers’ processes.
Its offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2025, the group had approximately 42,000 employees and revenue of about 121 billion Swedish kronor in more than 150 countries.
Mining is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global supplier of equipment and tools, parts, services, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries.
Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling, ground support and quarrying. In 2025, sales were approximately 69 billion Swedish kronor, with about 18,000 employees.
