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Friday, 30 November 2007
 

Castillian Intersects 17.45 Metres Grading 0.82% Ni, 0.57% Cu ...


The occurrence of significant platinum, palladium and gold values in addition to high nickel and copper in holes LA07-28 and 029 suggests that precious ...
reuters.com

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Select metal prices up on global cues


Prices of nickel, copper and zinc recovered in the range of Rs 2 to Rs 5 a kg in the wholesale non-ferrous metal ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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US rate hopes lift copper to 2-week high


Nickel, a key ingredient of stainless steel, was at $28150/28200 from $28100. Despite expectation of recovery in the stainless steel market in early 2008, ...
khaleejtimes.com

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Copper hits two week UK high


Nickel, a key ingredient of stainless steel, lost more than 4 per cent to end at $26900 from $28100. Three-months lead slipped to $3000 from $3035, ...
news.smh.com.au

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Thursday, 29 November 2007
 

Metals - Copper prices ease in London as slowdown fears dominate ...


Nickel for delivery in three months was down at 28100 usd against 28705 usd, while aluminium fell to 2497 usd per tonne from 2509 usd. ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Hard Creek Drills 0.70% Nickel with 0.48 g/t Pt+Pd Over 8.0 Metres


"The platinum-palladium values were well above what was anticipated within sections of drill core above 0.50% total nickel. This is significant because this ...
reuters.com

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Nickel leads metal meltdown


In the base metals segment, copper contracts turnover was Rs 476.67 crore. The November delivery contract was down 0.38 % at Rs 259.55 per kg. ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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The goods on crafting, drops, and economy - and a little ...


Things like Ragged Cotton or Questionable Water are Common, while Scrap Alloy Steel is Uncommon, Ragged Kevlar is Rare, and Superior Titanium is Very Rare. ...
fe.warcry.com

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Steel pipes from ex-Soviet states being smuggled into Pakistan


This price is cheaper than the scraps of ships. These scraps are available at Rs34,000 per ton against ship scrap at around Rs39,000. ...
thenews.com.pk

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Bridge for Sale


Village board members voted November 8th to sell the bridge and hope buyers will be attracted by the scrap steel and the high scrap prices. ...
wkbt.com

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Steel scrap prices to rise in the first quarter


Steel scrap has been weakening in price lately, reflecting soft orders for steel and seasonal factors. The index of all scrap steel prices tracked by ...
purchasing.com

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copper thieves short-circuit tighter scrap metal rules


... years as the metal's price skyrocketed and recycling centers paid more for scrap metal. public-works employees were focusing on physical barriers, ...
tucsoncitizen.com

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HIGHWAY AUDIT: CHAOS, QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES


The audit makes several recommendations concerning the department delivering scrap metal to non-contracted recyclers, the county's procurement processes ...
pall-times.com

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Mixed trend in metal prices


Prices of nickel, copper cable scrap, copper utensils scrap and lead moved up moderately in an otherwise mixed non-ferrous metal market here today due to ...
outlookindia.com

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More than £2000 stolen from scrapyard


Officers have handed letters to scrapyard owners outlining their duties under the 1964 Scrap Metal Dealers Act and encouraged them to take added measures ...
theboltonnews.co.uk

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Stolen-copper decline is seen


Copper prices have skyrocketed in recent years, causing recycling centers to pay more for scrap metal. Scrap copper is fetching about $2 a pound at local ...
azstarnet.com

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Wednesday, 28 November 2007
 

Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. Options Two More Nickel Copper ...


Nickel copper sulphide mineralization exposed on surface is hosted within a
differentiated pyroxene gabbro intrusive body that trends from the north and ...
newswire.ca

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INV Continues Aggressive Growth Plans With Acquisition of Highly ...


The third property is adjacent to Xstrata Nickel's producing copper-nickel mine in the Timmins area. Please visit inv's website at www.nickelventures.com to ...
marketwire.com

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Metals - Copper continues lower on fears of economic slowdown


Nickel for delivery in three months was unchanged at 28850 usd, aluminium inched up at 2515 usd per tonne from 2510 usd while tin rose to 16800 usd per ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Goldbrook intersects 6.3 metres of 3.13% Nickel, and 7.9 metres of ...


Assay results for nickel, copper, and cobalt were determined by acid digestion and ICP-AES finish. Platinum, palladium and gold were determined by lead fire ...
usetdas.com

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Promising IP Results From Lac Truite Nickel-Copper Prospect ...


The silt sampling program highlighted an area of multiple drainages reporting elevated nickel, copper, cobalt and chromium at an order of magnitude higher ...
newswire.ca

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graftech International Ltd. Q3


Scrap will be generated as you produce more integrated steel, it goes into the ground, goes into automotives, goes into other applications and then it has ...
seekingalpha.com

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Simpson Manufacturing: The Wall Street Analyst Forum Presentation ...


At the start of '06, there was a substantial increase in the price of steel, and if the price of steel goes up significantly, we will raise prices to match ...
seekingalpha.com

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Help! We are being robbed


A FIRE broke out in a scrap metal depot in Butterworth, Penang. But the staff of Bright Star Metal Enterprise had to fight not just fire, but suspected ...
newpaper.asia1.com.sg

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Five injured as truck overturns


Five people were seriously injured in kwazulu-Natal on Tuesday when a truck - carrying scrap metal - lost control and crashed into four cars, ...
iol.co.za

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Get Ranked


If your company has a multi-national presence (operating offices in more than one country), and handle a fairly large amount of scrap metal we would like to ...
recyclingtoday.com

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Expert help offered for scrap metal removal


A leading expert in recycling and post-hurricane recovery has joined the criticism of the chaos currently surrounding attempts to clear up scrap metal left ...
caymannetnews.com

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Tuesday, 27 November 2007
 

Bouchard Assesses Progress as Merger Vote Nears


While the deal took about six months longer than anticipated and steel and scrap prices took some damaging swings during ...
theintelligencer.net

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For Sale: Defunct Wisconsin Bridge, $1


Village board member Vicki Campbell said they hope high scrap prices help attract a buyer who may want to sell the bridge's steel parts. "With the steel ...
As published by ap.google.com

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Domestic steel outlook tough


Schorsch also said the sharp increase in input prices -- including iron ore, scrap and coal -- is providing pressure on global price levels: imports are ...
nwitimes.com

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Vale Says China to Take Bigger Share of World Metals (Update1)


The country's consumption of copper will rise to 30 percent from 21 percent, and nickel will climb to 31 percent from 17 percent, Vale said....
bloomberg.com

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Base Metals Rally As Dollar Slides


Stockpiles of copper, zinc, nickel and other metals have swelled. But with prices looking a bit cheaper, buyers returned to the market on Monday after the a ...
As Published by ap.google.com

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Disclosure Document


As a result the Company has acquired projects encompassing exploration potential for gold, copper, nickel and uranium. This provides the Company with a ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Aussie Miners to Drill in S/Phikwe


Exploration for nickel and copper by Albidon is one of many currently taking place in regions where established companies like BCL and relatively new ones ...
tradingmarkets.com

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Deripaska to amalgamate aluminum and nickel


The largest mining and smelting complex may soon enter the world's markets of aluminum, nickel, copper, platinum and palladium. ...
russia-ic.com

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Copper firm on China outlook


Brazilian miner CVRD, the biggest producer of iron ore as well as an important source of nickel and other minerals, said on Monday that Chinese demand would ...
africa.reuters.com

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Float delivers war chest to zinc miner Zinifex


Mr Mansell said Zinifex would primarily target zinc and copper acquisitions, with nickel assets also under consideration. Potential opportunities exist in ...
news.com.au

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Rio Tinto showcases growth options


The Rio Tinto board began its defence of the unsolicited approach from BHP Billiton, highlighting growth projects across its iron ore, copper and nickel ...
news.smh.com.au

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Tough law doesn't faze EV copper thieves


Copper theft has surged in recent years as the metal's price skyrocketed and recycling centers paid more for scrap metal. Thefts were supposed to drop in ...
eastvalleytribune.com

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Gravel pit robbed of metal and parts


Police believe that all of these items were stolen for resale as scrap metal and that access to the pit by some type of large truck was gained by using bush ...
tbsource.com

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Minister 'evades' questions


Government's management of a scrap metal removal project that has suddenly come to a full stop, sparked a row in the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Thursday, ...
caymannetnews.com

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Merced County passes new rules to curb metal theft


It also bans buyers from accepting cash for transactions for more than five dollars, and requires scrap dealers to hold onto the metals they buy for 10 days ...
mercurynews.com

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High school recycling event set for Saturday


Hours are 8 am to 2 pm Area residents may drop off anything from scrap metal to auto parts, bicycles, metal appliances, lawn mowers, pipes, beams, ...
honoluluadvertiser.com

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The Agenda


Consider adoption of amendment to municipal code allowing city to license and monitor scrap metal recyclers to cut down scrap metal theft. ordinance....
modbee.com

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Monday, 26 November 2007
 

The place is the same but the dreams have faded


We might have looked out over the scrap of land that was once our domain and failed to recognize it. Its tiny buildings might have been burned down to ashes ...
freep.com

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Bullish fervour in gold, energy to continue


Inventory levels are expected to stay low and in a number of markets including copper, nickel and tin, inventory levels early 2008 are forecast to fall to ...
thehindubusinessline.com

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Sunday, 25 November 2007
 

Soldiers Grove wants to sell Kickapoo River bridge for $1


Board members hope buyers will be attracted by the scrap steel in the structure. "With the steel prices what they are right now, we thought this was an ...
lacrossetribune.com

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Sims warns of first half profit decline


... negotiations between miners and Chinese steel mills is an important indicator for the future trends in scrap prices this year," Mr Sutcliffe said. ...
theage.com.au

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crude, dollar keep bullion market edgy


Heavy selling by stockists and importers pulled down Russian Nickel Plate by a hefty Rs 90 to Rs 1415/1420 per kg as Nickel prices on LME, under the grip of ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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The decision that really decides our future


That's still barely 10 per cent or less than the prices paid for "quality" metals such as copper and nickel. But then we are not proposing to dig up 600 ...
news.com.au

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Inn at Keystone keeps old beds out of the landfill


The MRF also took 100 pounds of cardboard, and recycled some of the extra bed frames as scrap metal. About a month before the new beds were set to arrive, ...
summitdaily.com

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As prices skyrocket, thefts of metal continue unabated; Likely won ...


That has driven the price up, especially for copper, creating a market for thieves to sell to scrap metal dealers. Since 2000, the cost of copper has more ...
ledger.southofboston.com

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Oscar Winski Continues to Grow after 100 Years


For 100 years, Oscar Winski Company has been in the scrap metal business. The company is family owned and operated. "This company was founded in 1907 by my ...
wlfi.com

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with much of iraq


... and steel plants. scrap that would have been turned into steel now had no domestic use and piled up instead. eager to regulate the scrap free-for-all, ...
online.wsj.com

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Steel more energy-efficient in construction - SAISC


"More than 30% of South African steel is produced from steel scrap, conserving the energy initially used for production of steel from iron-ore and greatly ...
engineeringnews.co.za

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Sims warns of first-half earnings fall


The likely increase in iron-ore prices next year was a positive indicator for gains in scrap prices, Mr Sutcliffe said. "Steel inventories in the US are at ...
business.theage.com.au

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Inco says eyeing C$750 mln Thompson expansion


The company said last month it plans to spend $59 billion in 2008-2012 to boost production of copper, nickel, and iron ore. "We've got impressive growth ...
As Published by guardian.co.uk

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Rusal Seeks Stake in Norilsk


However, the statement said, "the transaction is conditional upon non-acceptance of an offer to buy 25 percent of Norilsk Nickel made by Onexim to Vladimir ...
As Published by chron.com

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Chinese whispers fire up Vedanta shares to 12% in LSE


In 2004-05, the global mining industry witnessed large-scale takeover bids including Switzerland-based Xstrata's $5.6 billion bid for Australian nickel ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Metals - Copper rises as dollar weakness lends support UPDATE


Nickel was up at 28900 usd a tonne against 28850 usd, while aluminium edged down to 2485 usd from 2500 usd despite a large 1350 usd a tonne drop in LME ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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Gold above $810


Copper up on bargain hunting: Copper recovered on Friday as consumers were attracted by lower prices and mining firms' shares traded higher on M&A talk, ...
dailytimes.com.pk

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No one was guarding these guardrails


Whoever took it will likely make only a fraction of that if the guardrails are taken to a scrap metal yard. At Chuck's Recycling in Punta Gorda, ...
sun-herald.com

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Minister avoids Matrix query


However, according to a statement Mr. mclean read in the Legislative Assembly in March of this year, the contract to remove scrap metal from the landfill ...
caycompass.com

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Two arrested after attempt to sell suspected stolen lead


Two people have been arrested after trying to sell suspected stolen lead to
a scrap metal dealer. Officers have stepped up routine visits to scrap dealers ...
bedfordtoday.co.uk

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more than 40 metal-theft arrests


... police. part of project livewire involves officers visiting scrap metal dealers to inspect their books and encourage their business to become licensed. ...
worcesternews.co.uk

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Friday, 23 November 2007
 

Business in Brief


Russia may scrap plans to raise duties on its wood exports, Finnish business daily Taloussanomat reported Thursday, citing Finland's ...
As Published by themoscowtimes.com

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gerdau agrees to buy quanex steel for $1.67 billion (update1)


s vehicular metals unit for $1.67 billion to secure north american production of steel used in automobile parts. quanex investors will receive $39.20 a ...
bloomberg.com

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Metals - Copper up after sinking to 8-month low; lower demand ...


Nickel was largely flat at 29700 usd a tonne against 29695 usd, aluminium edged down to 2512 usd from 2521 usd, while tin rose to 16250 usd from 16000 usd. ...
As Published by money.cnn.com

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US hedge fund pushes nickel miner FNX to put itself up for sale


FNX Mining is being pressured by major shareholder York Capital Management to consider putting the junior Canadian copper and nickel miner up for sale to ...
mineweb.com

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Mirabela Nickel reports 30 per cent rise in Santa Rita resource


Mirabela Nickel Ltd. (TSX:MNB) is reporting an increase of 21 million tonnes in the measured and indicated nickel resources within ...
canadaeast.com

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NZ Dollar Falls as Metals Drop Sparks Concerns About Growth


These credit-market fears helped a measure of six metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, including copper and nickel, slide 0.3 percent yesterday. ...
bloomberg.com

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Metal traders wary even as prices dip


MUMBAI: Copper, zinc and nickel metal prices have been see-sawing all through 2007. Currently, metal prices are moving lower with many funds that invested ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Scotsman cufflinks to go on sale


As Christmas presents for steam train buffs go there is not much to match a
set of cufflinks made from the scrap metal of a world-famous locomotive....
news.bbc.co.uk

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scrap metal dealer faces r1m fraud charge


hermanus johannes van vuuren, a scrap metal dealer who allegedly spent several weeks 'stealing' more than r1m worth of railway line in broad daylight, ...
legalbrief.co.za

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Would scrap metal end the bloodshed for oil


As the Nano Metal fuel is literally recyclable scrap metal it is unlikely that the US and other countries would go to war to reign over scrap metal yards. ...
asiantribune.com

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Thursday, 22 November 2007
 

Sims Group downgrades profit


"The likely increase in the price for iron ore following this year's annual negotiations is another important indicator of the future trends in scrap prices ...
As Published by livenews.com.au

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Japanese Commodity-Related Stocks May Rise on Record Oil Price


... steel producers after the Nikkei reported that 11 out of the 12 largest Japanese makers will probably see profits drop this year as soaring scrap prices ...
bloomberg.com

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Fitch Affirms Sidetur's 'B+' Ratings; Upgrades National Scale ...


Sidetur is the largest scrap buyer in Venezuela and owns 13 scrap yards. In fiscal year 2007, Sidetur produced 577000 tons of crude steel and 527000 tons of ...
pr-inside.com

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