New Komatsu fleet to raise productivity in Semafo’s Samira Hill Gold Mine

May 10, 2010 · Posted in News · Comment 

Komatsu D275-5R dozersSemafo has purchased a new fleet of mining Samira Hill mine in Niger. These acquisitions will provide a higher availability and productivity, reduce operating costs and cash during the operation. The equipment consists mainly of two Komatsu D275-5R dozers, ten Komatsu HD605 haul trucks and two-7R-8R PC1250SP Komatsu hydraulic excavators. Machines is planned in the area come in September and October 2010 and will be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2010. Read more

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Crude Oil Prices Below $88

Crude oil futures settled at their lowest price in more than one week on signs that illuminate the tensions in Egypt, as the government agreed to comply with the main opposition party group for the first time.

Light, sweet crude for March delivery fell $ 1.55, or 1.7%, to end at $ 87.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since January 27. Brent crude on the ICE Futures Exchange slipped below $ 100-a-barrel threshold, settling down 58 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 99.25 a barrel. (more…)