AFRICAN UNDERGROUND MINING SERVICES
Top of the Pile in
African Mining PRODUCTION: Timothy Reeder
Possessing the largest company-owned fleet of mechanised equipment in the world, Ghana-based African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) is a full service underground mining contractor. Backed by a team of operators highly skilled in the art of employing its technology safely, its expertise has led to the award of numerous notable mining contracts across Africa.
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A track record of exceeding productivity targets without compromising safety has helped to position African Underground Mining Services at the forefront of one of Africa’s most highly competitive sectors. It vows to only invest in the latest and best mining technology and personnel and employ world-class practices and is, in its own words, “confident we can outperform traditional owner-operator underground mining operations tonne-for-tonne, improving the overall profitability of mining projects.” To facilitate this performance it holds an extensive, flexible fleet of mechanised, high-speed machinery, enabling rapid mobilisation to site and provide a highly efficient and safe
operating environment. The option to make use of this top of the line equipment means that clients are not, as a result, required to finance and maintain their own fleet, in turn reducing risk and capital outlay. Throw into the bargain African Underground Mining Services’s teams of highly trained and experienced machine operators, with the technical capability and safety values to deliver maximum productivity without compromising safety, and it is easy to see why so many clients have made AUMS their mining contractor of choice. The company’s operations are split into two distinct divisions, namely underground mining and mine management. Within both is a comprehensive range of services, from
consulting and feasibility management right through to mine development and production. The high speed mechanised equipment and experienced personnel at its disposal combine to deliver what it strongly believes to be the best, most comprehensive underground mining service in Africa. AUMS’s specialist skills are copious, spanning narrow vein mining - both handheld and mechanised - through to high-speed horizontal development. AUMS offers a similarly broad range of contracting services, encompassing the full spectrum of requirements for any project. By way of example, its joint venture partners’ years of expertise in the management and operation of jumbo development projects enables it to offer the Continues on page 58 www.enterprise-africa.net / 55