June 24 (Reuters) - Mining services provider Ausdrill Ltd ASL.AX said on Monday that its unit won a five-year underground mining services contract from Khoemacau Copper Mining (Pty) Ltd at a Botswana mine worth about A$800 million ($554.56 million).
Ausdrill said its Barminco unit will start providing mining services in December this year at Khoemacau's Zone 5 mine in the Kalahari copper belt. ($1 = 1.4426 Australian dollars)