About Jahkai · عن جاكاي
A family enterprise with sovereign purpose
مؤسسة عائلية ذات هدف سيادي
Jahkai is an Aboriginal-owned mining services enterprise with full-spectrum capability across underground mining, tunnelling, drill and blast, haulage, equipment supply, workforce development, and mine planning. Our operational teams hold the highest international qualifications in underground mining and tunnelling, with decades of multi-commodity experience across gold, copper, zinc, lead, diamonds, coal, and civil infrastructure.
جاكاي هي مؤسسة خدمات تعدين مملوكة للسكان الأصليين الأستراليين مع قدرات شاملة في التعدين تحت الأرض وحفر الأنفاق والتفجير والنقل وتوريد المعدات وتطوير القوى العاملة وتخطيط المناجم. تحمل فرقنا التشغيلية أعلى المؤهلات الدولية في التعدين تحت الأرض وحفر الأنفاق مع عقود من الخبرة متعددة المعادن.
We deploy Australian-standard safety management systems, real-time production monitoring, and structured knowledge transfer programs designed to build national workforce capability from the first day of operations. Our teams are deployment-ready for Kingdom operations, structured for in-Kingdom value creation from day one.
"Our family decided that every business we build would carry our youngest member's name. In your culture, this needs no explanation."
"قررت عائلتنا أن كل عمل نبنيه سيحمل اسم أصغر أفرادنا. في ثقافتكم، هذا لا يحتاج إلى شرح."
Jahkai is named for a member of our founding family who lives with Down syndrome. In our culture — as in yours — a name is not a brand exercise. It is a covenant. Every contract signed under this name carries the obligation to deliver work worthy of that name. Gulf families understand this. You do not name your business after something disposable. You name it after something permanent.
جاكاي سُميت على اسم أحد أفراد عائلتنا المؤسسة الذي يعيش مع متلازمة داون. في ثقافتنا — كما في ثقافتكم — الاسم ليس تمريناً تجارياً. إنه عهد. كل عقد يُوقّع تحت هذا الاسم يحمل التزاماً بتقديم عمل يستحق هذا الاسم. العائلات الخليجية تفهم هذا. لا تُسمّي عملك التجاري على اسم شيء عابر. تُسمّيه على اسم شيء دائم.
30,000+
Years of Heritage
عام من التراث
Multi
Commodity Expertise
خبرة متعددة المعادن
Global
Highest Qualifications
أعلى المؤهلات العالمية
AU–GCC
Operating Corridor
محور العمليات
Our Capabilities · قدراتنا
Full-spectrum mining services for the GCC
خدمات تعدين شاملة لمنطقة الخليج
From the first blast to the final tonne — Jahkai delivers the complete range of underground mining, tunnelling, and civil infrastructure services. Our expert teams, specialist subcontractors, and global partner network ensure every operation meets the highest international standards. We provide both integrated equipment and operator solutions (wet hire) and specified equipment supply (dry hire) across all disciplines.
من أول تفجير إلى آخر طن — تقدم جاكاي النطاق الكامل لخدمات التعدين تحت الأرض وحفر الأنفاق والبنية التحتية المدنية. نوفر حلول المعدات المتكاملة مع المشغلين (التأجير المزود بطاقم) وتوريد المعدات المحددة (التأجير الجاف) عبر جميع التخصصات.
01
Drill & Blast Services
خدمات التفجير والحفر
Production blasting, controlled blasting (pre-split, smooth-wall, cushion), secondary blasting, development blasting, and civil infrastructure blasting. Certified shotfirer teams with multi-commodity underground and surface experience.
02
Haulage & Transportation
النقل والمواصلات
Underground LHD operations, truck haulage, conveyor systems, surface haul fleet management, mine-to-port logistics, paste fill transport, and fleet dispatch systems. Battery-electric vehicle transition capability.
03
Underground Development
التطوير تحت الأرض
Decline development, cross-cuts, access drives, ore passes, ventilation infrastructure, raise boring, and shaft sinking. Roadheader and conventional development operations with the highest global tunnelling qualifications.
04
Ground Support Systems
أنظمة دعم الأرضيات
Rock bolting, meshing, shotcrete application (wet and dry mix, fibre-reinforced), steel sets, cable bolting, and specialist support. Ground assessment, geotechnical engineering, and convergence monitoring.
05
Tunnelling Services
خدمات حفر الأنفاق
TBM and roadheader tunnelling, drill and blast tunnelling, shaft sinking, micro-tunnelling, and tunnel lining. Our teams have delivered on multiple billion-dollar tunnel infrastructure projects. Directly applicable to GCC mega-infrastructure.
06
Equipment Hire — Wet & Dry
تأجير المعدات — مع وبدون طاقم
Fully crewed and maintained equipment packages (wet hire) and specified equipment supply with procurement advisory (dry hire). Underground, surface, and tunnelling fleets from leading OEMs. Independent — not tied to any single manufacturer.
07
Training & Saudisation
التدريب ودعم التوطين (السعودة)
Competency-based workforce development aligned with Vision 2030 Saudisation targets and Tamkeen programs. Structured knowledge transfer across all mining disciplines. Train-the-trainer and Group Training Organisation (GTO) model deployment. We do not simply provide operators — we build sovereign workforce capability.
08
Safety Management Systems
أنظمة إدارة السلامة
ISO 45001-compliant frameworks, risk assessment (Bowtie, SLAM, WRAC), incident investigation (ICAM), emergency response planning, mine rescue training, and safety culture development. Australian WHS standards — globally recognised as the benchmark.
09
Mine Planning & Consulting
تخطيط المناجم والاستشارات
Underground mine design, stope design, ventilation engineering (including extreme-climate adaptation), production scheduling, geotechnical assessment, feasibility studies, and independent operational reviews. Not tied to any contractor or OEM.
10
Maintenance & Workshop Services
خدمات الصيانة والورش
Heavy equipment maintenance (planned and breakdown), component rebuild and overhaul, mobile and fixed workshop operations, fleet lifecycle management, and spare parts procurement and inventory management.
Equipment Solutions · حلول المعدات
Integrated equipment and operator solutions
حلول المعدات المتكاملة مع المشغلين
Jahkai provides both fully crewed equipment packages and standalone equipment supply across all mining and tunnelling disciplines. Every wet-hire deployment includes a mandatory knowledge transfer component — we do not simply provide operators, we build your national workforce.
Wet Hire
Equipment + Operators + Maintenance
- Specified, maintained, and crewed equipment packages
- All operators internationally qualified and ticketed
- Embedded maintenance and fleet management
- Real-time production monitoring and reporting
- Mandatory knowledge transfer to national operators
- Risk and operational liability sits with Jahkai
Dry Hire
Equipment Supply + Specification Advisory
- Equipment sourced from Australian and global OEMs
- Independent specification development (not tied to any OEM)
- Lifecycle cost analysis and total cost of ownership modelling
- Procurement management and vendor negotiation
- Commissioning oversight and operator training
- Spare parts supply chain establishment
Equipment platforms we operate and source: Sandvik (jumbos, LHDs, trucks, roadheaders, bolters, longhole drills), Epiroc (Boomer jumbos, Scooptram LHDs, Minetruck, Boltec, surface drills), Caterpillar (R-series LHDs, AD-series trucks, rotary drills), Normet (shotcrete sprayers, charging equipment), Komatsu (surface haul trucks, hydraulic excavators), Herrenknecht (TBMs, raise borers), and Mitsui (roadheaders).
Kingdom Alignment · التوافق مع المملكة
Structured for Vision 2030 and in-Kingdom value creation
مُهيكل لرؤية ٢٠٣٠ وخلق القيمة داخل المملكة
Saudi Arabia's mining sector is undergoing the most aggressive expansion in the Middle East's history — mining licences surged 220% in 2025, Ma'aden plans $110 billion in investment over the next decade, and the Kingdom targets 200,000 direct and indirect mining jobs. Jahkai's operating model is designed for this transformation.
يشهد قطاع التعدين في المملكة العربية السعودية أكبر توسع في تاريخ الشرق الأوسط — ارتفعت تراخيص التعدين بنسبة ٢٢٠٪ في ٢٠٢٥، وتخطط معادن لاستثمار ١١٠ مليار دولار خلال العقد القادم. نموذج تشغيل جاكاي مصمم لهذا التحول.
| Vision 2030 Priority | Jahkai Response |
| Saudisation / Nitaqat | Every deployment includes measurable knowledge transfer milestones. Structured training produces nationally-certified underground operators, shotfirers, equipment operators, and safety professionals. Train-the-trainer model builds self-sufficient national training capability. |
| IKTVA / Local Content | Local procurement of consumables and support services. National employment at all operational levels. Partnerships with Saudi educational institutions. IKTVA compliance framework embedded in every proposal. |
| Technology Transfer | Australian mining technology standards deployed with full knowledge transfer. Remote operation systems, real-time production monitoring, predictive maintenance analytics, and autonomous-ready equipment packages. |
| Environmental Standards | Australian environmental management standards applied to every operation. Progressive rehabilitation planning, dust and water management, waste minimisation, and ESG-aligned reporting. |
| 200,000 Jobs Target | Group Training Organisation (GTO) model produces cohorts of trained mining professionals for deployment across multiple mine sites. 5-level training pathway from entry to master operator over 36 months. |
| Bahrain / Tamkeen | Operations through established Bahrain entity (Sajdak Group Holdings W.L.L., CR No. 195200-1). Tamkeen-eligible training programs. Disability inclusion qualifying for Tamkeen's additional 10% wage subsidy. |
Sovereign Purpose · الهدف السيادي
10% of net profit to social impact — constitutionally embedded
١٠٪ من صافي الربح للأثر الاجتماعي — مُدمج دستورياً
This commitment is written into our constitution and shareholders' agreement. It cannot be removed by future shareholders. It is permanent, because the purpose is permanent.
هذا الالتزام مكتوب في نظامنا الأساسي واتفاقية المساهمين. لا يمكن إزالته من قبل مساهمين مستقبليين. إنه دائم، لأن الهدف دائم.
First Nations Economic Empowerment
التمكين الاقتصادي للشعوب الأصلية
- 5% of net profit allocated constitutionally
- Indigenous workforce targets at all operational levels
- Structured cadetships and training pipelines
- Indigenous-owned businesses as preferred suppliers
- Local community training aligned with Saudisation in Saudi operations
Disability Inclusion & Advocacy
دمج ذوي الإعاقة والمناصرة
- 5% of net profit allocated constitutionally
- Company named for a family member who lives with Down syndrome
- Roles created for people with disability across all operations
- Disability employment partnerships in every market
- Bahrain's Tamkeen provides additional 10% wage subsidy for disability hires
Company Structure · هيكل الشركة
Aboriginal-owned, family-governed, GCC-operational
مملوكة للسكان الأصليين، بحوكمة عائلية، تعمل في الخليج
Ownership: Majority Aboriginal-owned, exceeding Supply Nation's 51% threshold with significant headroom. Certifiable immediately upon incorporation.
Governance: Family-governed enterprise with board-level expertise spanning underground mining operations, GCC sovereign wealth relationships, and bilateral trade diplomacy. Our leadership team includes the chairmanship of multiple Australia-Gulf bilateral business chambers and established relationships with sovereign counterparts across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Bahrain Presence: GCC operations through Sajdak Group Holdings W.L.L. (CR No. 195200-1, Kingdom of Bahrain), with standalone Jahkai Bahrain entity planned as operations scale. 100% foreign ownership, zero corporate tax, full profit repatriation, 25km direct road to Saudi Arabia via King Fahd Causeway.
Australia: Queensland-registered. Headquarters and technical operations.
Our Heritage · تراثنا
The world's first miners, going global
أول عمّال مناجم في العالم، ينطلقون نحو العالمية
Aboriginal Australians are the world's first miners. Wilgie Mia in Western Australia has been mined continuously for over 30,000 years — making it the oldest continuing mining operation on Earth. Aboriginal miners used underground stop-and-pillar techniques, pole scaffolding, and multi-level extraction methods tens of thousands of years before European mining began. Ochre was traded along songlines spanning 1,600 kilometres across the continent.
الأستراليون الأصليون هم أول عمّال مناجم في العالم. يُعدّ منجم ويلجي ميا في غرب أستراليا أقدم عملية تعدين مستمرة على وجه الأرض — أكثر من ثلاثين ألف عام. استخدم عمّال المناجم الأصليون تقنيات الدعائم والأعمدة تحت الأرض والسقالات متعددة المستويات قبل عشرات الآلاف من السنين من بدء التعدين الأوروبي.
Your families have governed these lands and resources for generations. Our people have mined underground for thirty thousand years. We understand sovereign purpose. We understand that the land beneath your feet is not just a resource — it is a trust.
عائلاتكم حكمت هذه الأراضي والموارد لأجيال. شعبنا عدّن تحت الأرض لثلاثين ألف عام. نحن نفهم الهدف السيادي. نحن نفهم أن الأرض تحت أقدامكم ليست مجرد مورد — إنها أمانة.
"When our people go underground, they aren't mining or tunnelling — they're continuing a 30,000 year old sovereign legacy."