African Mining Services

African Mining Services (AMS) is one of the largest Contract Mining Company's in Africa with established support networks in Africa, Australia and Europe. AMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ausdrill Limited, a publicly listed Australian Company (ASX: ASL). AMS offers contract surface mining and exploration drilling services to the mining industry throughout Africa. AMS has provided mining services since 1996. AMS was established in 1996 and until February 2005 was a joint venture company owned and operated by Ausdrill Limited 50% and Henry Walker Eltin 50%. In March 2005 AMS became a 100% subsidiary of Ausdrill Limited. Ausdrill Limited has had established operations in Africa since 1991. In addition to our current client work-in-hand we have completed earth moving, drill and blast, grade control and civil earthworks contracts for clients such as Ranger Minerals, Gold Fields Ghana Limited (Gold Fields of South Africa), AngloGold Ashanti and Newmont Ghana Gold Limited. We performed Contract Mining (as West African Mining Services owned by Ausdrill Limited) at the Ayanfuri Project for Cluff Resources and as AMS for Ashanti Gold Corporation and operated in Tanzania between 1999 and 2001 at the Geita Gold Project.