Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, east China - July 19, 2025 (SMG INTERNATIONAL - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of pure electric mining trucks at port
2. Various of pure electric mining trucks at port
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Wenjie, chairman, construction trade company in Africa of China 15th Metallurgical Construction Group (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"The overseas cooperation project between Breton and us is an open-pit copper mining site in Zambia. This shipment includes 31 vehicles, and as far as we know, it's also the first large-scale deployment of electric mining trucks at one go to a mining project in Africa. It will help further upgrade the local mining equipment."
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4. Aerial shot of pure electric mining trucks at port
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5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Teng Fei, head of overseas business, Breton Technology:
"In terms of smart technologies, automation, and robotics, we've equipped the vehicles with numerous sensors for our clients to make the whole vehicle smart. We also provide an intelligent fleet management system that allows clients to efficiently manage the fleet through smart screen displays and software systems, and boost productivity. We also offer technological solutions for autonomous driving at the end terminals. We believe that in the near future, unmanned mining fleets will be seen operating in Africa."
6. Aerial shots of pure electric mining trucks at port
7. Aerial shot of vehicles at port waiting for shipment
8. Aerial shot of port

China will ship a fleet of 31 pure electric mining trucks to Africa on Sunday for use in a copper mining project, marking the global rollout of its green mining solutions.

The mining trucks, provided by Breton Technology for an African branch of China 15th Metallurgical Construction Group, arrived at Taicang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday. They are set to be loaded onto a vessel for shipment to Durban, South Africa, on Sunday evening.

The trucks will be deployed at an open-pit copper mine in Zambia.

"The overseas cooperation project between Breton and us is an open-pit copper mining site in Zambia. This shipment includes 31 vehicles, and as far as we know, it's also the first large-scale deployment of electric mining trucks at one go to a mining project in Africa. It will help further upgrade the local mining equipment," said Li Wenjie, chairman of the construction trade company in Africa of China 15th Metallurgical Construction Group.

In this project, Breton Technology is responsible for providing a zero-carbon mining robot system, which incorporates electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and clean energy technologies.

"In terms of smart technologies, automation, and robotics, we've equipped the vehicles with numerous sensors for our clients to make the whole vehicle smart. We also provide an intelligent fleet management system that allows clients to efficiently manage the fleet through smart screen displays and software systems, and boost productivity. We also offer technological solutions for autonomous driving at the end terminals. We believe that in the near future, unmanned mining fleets will be seen operating in Africa," said Teng Fei, head of Breton Technology's overseas business.

The mining trucks are expected to reach Durban after a voyage of 20 to 25 days.