# Barrick orders seven surface drill rigs from Sandvik for Porgera mine

Barrick Gold Corporation has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply seven surface drill rigs to replace an aging fleet at its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The order was placed in Q1 2025, with deliveries expected from June to November 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-04-25
- Where: Porgera, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
- Status: announced
- Products: surface drill rigs, DR410i rotary blasthole drill rig, Leopard DI650i DTH drill rig
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Barrick Gold](https://endata.com/companies/12881.md) (customer)
- [Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/52567.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [mining.sandvik](https://www.mining.sandvik/en/news-and-media/news-archive/2025/04/barrick-partners-with-sandvik-for-porgera-surface-fleet-replacement/), 2025-04-25: "Sandvik DTH and rotary drill rigs have proven to be both productive and reliable at our other operations across the globe."

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