YORKSHIRE construction and engineering contractor Amco has secured two significant new exploration drilling contracts in West Africa worth more than £50m.

Amco Drilling, a subsidiary of Amco Group, based in Barnsley said that the new contracts "provide a platform for substantial future growth for the company".

The first contract is with the South African mining giant AngloGold Ashanti at its open-pit gold mine at Siguiri in Guinea.

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