# African Underground Mining Services wins $530M Ghana contract

African Underground Mining Services, a joint venture of Ausdrill and Barminco, secured a $530 million five-year contract at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi project in Ghana. The contract was awarded to Underground Mining Alliance Limited, a 70:30 joint venture with Rocksure International, and is due to start early 2019, providing employment for about 550 workers.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-29
- Where: Obuasi, Ghana, Ghana
- Value: $530.0M
- Jobs: 550
- Status: announced
- Products: underground mining services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [African Underground Mining Services](https://endata.com/companies/23817.md) (supplier)
- [AngloGold Ashanti](https://endata.com/companies/24899.md) (customer)
- [Rocksure International](https://endata.com/companies/35173.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [obuasitoday.com](https://obuasitoday.com/ausdrill-barminco-jv-african-underground-mining-services-wins-530m-ghana-contract-with-anglogold-ashanti/), 2018-10-29: "This contract award is a major milestone towards recommencing production at Obuasi and delivering on outcomes that will benefit the national, regional, and local economies."

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