A F R I C A N
U N D E R G R O U N D
M I N I N G
S E R V I C E S
( A U M S )
AUMS Projects
Gara - AUMS achieved a world
record (at the time), tunnelling 600 metres in one month with one jumbo. Beginning in 2010, the development and production contract with Randgold, the mine currently delivers 750 development metres a month and close to 100,000 ore tonnes a month in a Sub Level Open Stoping operation (SLOS).
Yalea - Starting in late 2010, with Randgold, the development and production contract delivers 750 metres per month and some 130,000 ore tonnes (SLOS). Perkoa – Started in 2012, with
Nantou mining, the schedule has seen AUMS deliver 300 metresplus per month and around 50,000 ore tonnes (development and production).
Yaramoko – A new site, commencing in July 2015, with Roxgold in Burkina Faso, the exciting new gold project is situated on rich ground with narrow vein mining techniques. AUMS will have a fleet of four drills and five loaders to deliver the client’s requirements on this highly prospective, ever increasing tenement in an exciting geographical location in Burkina Faso. Chirano – Comprising work at Akwaaba Deeps and Paboase for Kinross Gold, the underground development and production was completed in 2014, delivering over 600 metres and in excess of 100,000 tonnes a month. Subika – When operations ended
in March 2014, Subika had achieved 1,172 days without a lost time injury.
Bibiani – An underground
project completed in 2009, the establishment of a decline and production levels at the Ghanaian operation opened up the potential now being unlocked by Mensin Mining, with the assistance of both AMS and AUMS with exploration drilling.
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We believe we offer the best service in Australia already as Barminco, and we’re now delivering the same, if not better, performance in Africa
itself, and we have reached 90 percentplus levels of country dependency.” The Company’s Ghanaian mesh supplier, Wire Weaving Industries Ghana Ltd, is one such success story, having been adopted and trusted by AUMS to deliver a key component of its operations, and subsequently being developed up to international, western standards with automated manufacturing facilities delivering products equal to anywhere in the world.