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.
AUMS, through its joint venture Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) with Rocksure International, was awarded a five-year, $375 million contract by AngloGold Ashanti to provide underground mining services at the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana. Work is expected to begin in Q1 2019, with first gold pour expected in Q3 2019.
African Underground Mining Services (AUMS), a joint venture of Ausdrill and Barminco, together with Rocksure International, won a $375 million (US$530 million) five-year underground mining services contract at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi project in Ghana. The contract is expected to start in early 2019 and employ about 550 workers.