# Ivanhoe Electric to acquire Robbins tunnel boring machine for Santa Cruz Copper Project

Ivanhoe Electric Inc. announced it intends to acquire a purpose-built Crossover XRE Tunnel Boring Machine and material handling system from The Robbins Company for decline development at the Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. The machine was previously used at Anglo American's Grosvenor coal mine in Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-05-11
- Where: Arizona, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: tunnel boring machine, material handling system
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [The Robbins Company](https://endata.com/companies/24541.md) (supplier)
- [Ivanhoe Electric](https://endata.com/companies/67815.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [www2.newsfilecorp.com](https://www2.newsfilecorp.com/release/296836/Ivanhoe-Electric-to-Acquire-Robbins-Tunnel-Boring-Machine-and-Material-Handling-System-for-Mine-Access-Development-at-the-Santa-Cruz-Copper-Project), 2026-05-11: "Ivanhoe Electric intends to acquire a purpose-built, Crossover XRE Tunnel Boring Machine and material handling system from The Robbins Company."

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