Monday, 31 December 2007
Churches on alert as lead thefts soar
The soaring value of scrap metal means it is becoming more tempting for thieves - and churches have seen their claims increase by more than 21 times in the ...
As Published by icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Labels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:01

Transfer station gets interim foreman during criminal investigation
Police allege Weishaupt removed scrap metal from the transfer station to sell it at a local scrap yard, allowed scrap metal to be taken by unauthorized ...
dailyfreeman.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:00

Alleviating Shortage of Cement, Basic Food Items and Regulating ...
The Ministry in November, put measures in place to address the scrap metal trade in light of the widespread theft of key private and public sector ...
jis.gov.jmLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:59

The year in Business: The region sees no shortage of triumphs ...
... tons of molten steel when a chemical reaction of unknown origin sent the vessel's temperature so high that a fireball of liquid steel and scrap erupted, ...
nwitimes.comLabels: fire, scrap, steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:56

Sunday, 30 December 2007
GOLD SUMMIT PLANS FINANCING FOR EXPLORATION AT BURNING LAKE NICKEL ...
GSM will use the flow-through funds to finance surface exploration and diamond drilling on the Burning Lake nickel-copper prospect in Satterley Township, ...
usetdas.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 14:19

Base Metals Stockpiles & Prices 3
Copper was in the midst of another powerful upleg that had it charging toward its 2006 all-time high. Nickel and lead were still carving all-time highs ...
news.goldseek.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 14:17

Scrap-Metal Salvage Puts Iraqis to Work
... reducing damaged and unusable vehicles into scrap metal that will be sold to an outside business and eventually find its way into an Iraqi foundry. ...
blackanthem.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:55

Man accused of using heavy metal to steal
"Maurice would weigh the container of scrap metal and turn in the fabricated weight," a report said. The owner of the business was informed of the possible ...
nwfdailynews.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:54

Grade Lane scrap-metal company plans meeting
Industrial Services of America, which processes scrap metal, has scheduled a neighborhood meeting at 6:30 pm Thursday at its facility at 7100 Grade Lane to ...
courier-journal.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 08:52

Saturday, 29 December 2007
Vietnam bans pedicabs, drivers and disabled bemoan implications
If found driving in city streets, they are to be confiscated and sold as scrap. Nguyen Hong Lai of District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, however, said he has driven ...
english.vietnamnet.vnLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:20

UPDATE 1-Indonesia sees copper, tin output surging in 2008
Indonesia has some of the world's largest deposits of coal, copper, tin, nickel and gold an is keen to earn more from the sector as strong demand from India ...
reuters.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:17

Copper slips 1 pct as weak data fuels demand worry
Lead was down $59 at $2560 per tonne, tin was up $150 at $16450/16475 per tonne and nickel was down $250 at $26750 per tonne.
africa.reuters.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:15

Copper slips 1 pct as weak data fuels demand worry
Lead was down $59 at $2560 per tonne, tin was up $150 at $16450/16475 per tonne and nickel was down $250 at $26750 per tonne.
africa.reuters.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:15

LIST Visits a Germany's Copper Roll Plant
... bus-bars (including oxygen-free), copper bars, sectioned copper, boards and sheets, flat and round roll from brass, bronze and copper-nickel alloys.
engl.fis.ruLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:14

Gold hits 1-month high in thin trade
Lead was down $59 at $2560 per tonne, tin was up $150 at $16450/16475 per tonne and nickel was down $250 at $26750 per tonne. reuters.
dailytimes.com.pkLabels: lead, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:13

Yule scrap metal theft ends with three arrests
The plant has been the target of scrap metal thieves for years. Right before plant manager Coulter James sat down to his traditional honey-baked ham and ...
sptimes.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:12

Cable thefts: Action against scrap metal dealers, recycling factories
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim warned that police will take drastic action against scrap metal dealers ...
brunei-online.com
Labels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:11

Officials promise scrap metal law will come
Saginaw City Council members assured residents a revised scrap metal ordinance is coming despite nearly a month has passed since the issue came to the group ...
blog.mlive.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:10

Copper in demand
He said local police are in regular contact with police in other areas to trace scrap metal that is stolen from Kempsey and sold in other country New South ...
kempsey.yourguide.com.auLabels: copper, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:08

Local law enforcement hope new scrap metal law will curb theft in ...
The Oregon Senate recently passed House Bill 3026, which provides new provisions related to the sale of scrap metal dealers in Oregon. ...
kcby.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:07

3 Arrested In Theft Of Scrap Metal
Krause of The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - The day after Christmas, Tampa police arrested three people charged with stealing scrap metal from a metal ...
tbo.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:06

Attorneys talking deal in stolen scrap metal case
He is charged with taking metal from the vacant Water Works building in January, selling it to a Fremont company and pocketing the cash, according to court ...
portclintonnewsherald.comLabels: scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 12:05

Friday, 28 December 2007
Some weakness likely
The Government is likely to scrap service tax on business and first-class air tickets for international journeys. It is also likely to halve duty on ATF ...
indiainfoline.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:52

After 11 percent loss in 2007, Tokyo shares to remain under ...
The top three performers of the year were Japan Steel Works Ltd with a gain of 81 pct; NGK Insulators Ltd up 70 pct; and Nikon Corp with a 56 pct gain....
As Published by money.cnn.com
Labels: steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:51

Share sale aids Copernicus nickel/copper/cobalt mine development
This, Thundelarra said, will see $A5 M ($US4.37 M) of the funds going towards the company's share of developing the Copernicus nickel-copper-cobalt mine, ...
mineweb.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:01

Copper Rises to 4-Week High in London as China Plans Tax Cut
Aluminum and nickel also gained. China will end the 2 percent duty on refined copper, the Ministry of Finance in Beijing said yesterday. ...
bloomberg.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:00

Argentina Experiences Coinage Shortage
The core or center is composed of 92 percent copper, six percent aluminum, and two percent nickel, while the outer ring composed of 75 percent copper and 25 ...
numismaster.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:58

Right on the money
"At a time when base metals like copper and nickel are extremely high, thanks to our plating technology, we use a smaller proportion making it less ...
As Published by winnipegfreepress.com
Labels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:57

Byproducts V: Why the Run-Up in Cobalt Demand?
Cobalt is usually not mined alone and tends to be produced as byproduct of nickel and copper mining activities.... In 2005, the Democratic Republic of the ...
resourceinvestor.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:55

Two-Cent Coins Affordable Set For Collectors
A host of ideas were tried without success until one day an employee came up with a radical composition of copper-nickel. Officials were cautious and the ...
numismaster.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:54

Officials tour unlicensed scrap yard
For many of those officials, it was their first time inside the facility where Rhoades strips vehicles and appliances of their now-profitable scrap metal. ...
burlingtonfreepress.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:26

Metals - Copper hits three week high as China vows to scrap import tax
'This should boost imports of the metal by the world's biggest consumer,' said Basemetals.Com analyst William Adams. LME trading resumed today after being ...
forbes.comLabels: copper, LME, prices, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:25

Metals Analysis - Industrial Metals Analysis Using X-Ray ...
The X-MET3000TX+ is ideally suited to scrap metal recycling. It withstands all weather conditions and rough treatment and has a proven track record for ...
azom.comLabels: equipment, metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:23

Synagogue leader dies
Crystal joined his family's scrap-metal recycling business, Jackson Iron &
Metal Company Inc. The company expanded to encompass several other enterprises. ...
As Published by sunherald.com
Labels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:22

News in brief: Bronze sculptures stolen for scrap metal
Thirty stolen bronze sculptures are valued at $1 million -- but not by the scrap yards where most of them ended up. ...
As Published by kansascity.com
Labels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:20

Three arrested after bronze statues turn up at scrap metal yards
Police say some of the sculptures turned up at scrap metal yards in Hinesburg and Hardwick. Bronze contains copper, which has skyrocketed in price, ...
boston.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:19

New laws ease metal thefts, police say
Law enforcement and scrap metal businesses both agree that copper thefts are down because of changes in laws that cover scrap metal sales in ...
azcentral.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:17

Turning recyclables into welded art
Torres said his parents, Annalee and Ramon Torres of Tomé, were happy to let him weld scrap metal -- so long as it kept him out of the house and out of ...
news-bulletin.comLabels: art, metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:16

Manny Crystal, leader of synagogue bombed by Klan, dead at 81
Crystal joined his family's scrap metal recycling business, Jackson Iron &
Metal Company, Inc. The company expanded to encompass several other enterprises. ...
As Published by sunherald.com
Labels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:15

New laws ease metal thefts, police say
Law enforcement and scrap metal businesses both agree that copper thefts are down because of changes in laws that cover scrap metal sales in ...
azcentral.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:11

Thursday, 27 December 2007
DEQ Adheres to Environmental Law in Kennecott Case
The permits allow KMC to operate a nickel and copper mine, which is expected to yield between 250 and 300 million pounds of nickel and 200 million pounds of ...
mackinac.orgLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:53

Law removes copper's luster for criminals
Local law enforcement and businesses affected by metal theft agree that related crimes are down because of revisions of the scrap metal sales laws that took ...
tucsoncitizen.comLabels: copper, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:51

High scrap prices spur copper thefts; pose large risks for thieves
Macon County Sheriff Jerry Dawson said his office has seen more thefts when scrap metal prices increase and has even responded to incidents where ...
tradingmarkets.comLabels: copper, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 06:50

Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Your Stuff's Backstory: If It Isn't Grown, It Must Be Mined
The Encyclopedia of Earth wrote in November that "1 metric ton (t) of electronic scrap from personal computers (PC's) contains more gold than that recovered ...
worldchanging.comLabels: gold, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:15

Mixed trend in metal prices
Prices of nickel, copper cable scrap and brass moved up in an otherwise mixed non-ferrous metal market here on ...
economictimes.indiatimes.comLabels: copper, nickel, prices
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:20

Russia Increased Production of Refined Copper by 13.9% from ...
The Federal Statistics Service reports that production of refined copper totaled 113.9% in November against October this year. ...
engl.fis.ruLabels: copper
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:18

Scrap yard dealers push for cooperation
Scrap metal thefts have risen this year because of increasing prices. Police frequently run into problems at scrap yards, because they're not required to ...
wrn.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:17

Cleanup of ice-house fire hampered by scavengers
"We've never had people just blatantly drive through the fence to get to the scrap metal on the site," he said. Schwaderer said the Colorado Department of ...
chieftain.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:15

Scrap metal theft
Two Kingston men charged with trying to steal scrap metal from a local business were released from jail Monday on $1250 bail each, reports stated....
news.mywebpal.comLabels: scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:14

Metal thieves not slowing down despite city law
... say a law intended to stop thefts of copper wire and other building materials has had little effect on the city's booming market for stolen scrap metal. ...
wtol.comLabels: copper, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:13

Metal thieves not slowing down
Under the new law, Columbus scrap yards are required to get names, addresses, identification and thumbprints from everyone who sells them metal. ...
columbusdispatch.comLabels: scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:11

Tuesday, 25 December 2007
China poised to launch steel futures
Also, Central Japan Commodity Exchange only took the pricing right for steel scraps as its objective and launched its steel scrap futures contracts in 2005. ...
en.ce.cnLabels: scrap, steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:03

A tale of two takeovers
A couple of years later, Interprovincial Steel Corp. was created to provide steel to the pipe mill, using scrap metal as the feedstock for the mill's ...
canada.comLabels: scrap, steel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:01

Nigeria: CNPP to EFCC - Probe Obj, Iwu, Waziri
For simple logic dictates that equipment is more profitably marketed if functional than sold a scrap. In the case of Kaduna refinery he spent over $200m to ...
allafrica.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 22:00

Copper prices at two-week highs
Nickel hit a record high of $US51,800 a tonne last May. In industry news, the world's biggest primary aluminium producer, Russia's United Company RUSAL, ...
news.smh.com.auLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:59

Copper Surges in Shanghai as China Stockpiles at 10-Month Low
Among other LME-traded metals, lead settled at $2650 a ton, nickel was at $26950 a ton and tin was at $16400 a ton.
bloomberg.comLabels: copper, LME, nickel, prices
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:57

No season's greetings for listings
The company has copper and molybdenum projects in West New Britain province in Papua New Guinea and had wanted to raise $20 million; it is still hopeful, ...
theaustralian.news.com.auLabels: copper, mining
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:55

Copper Rises on Outlook for Chinese Demand; Aluminum Declines
Aluminum and nickel declined. China today raised interest rates for the sixth time this year to try to cool an economy that's growing at more than twice the ...
bloomberg.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:54

Scrap metal is now worth its weight
The cost of scrap metal has increased by 50 per cent due to huge demand in China and India encouraging thieves to steal metal to make a ...
thisischeshire.co.ukLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:50

Curb of metal theft is goal
The City Council has adopted regulations on junk and scrap metal dealers designed to preserve legitimate commerce and thwart thieves at the same time. ...
commercialappeal.comLabels: scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:48

Monday, 24 December 2007
Mixed trend in chemicals market due to thin trade
Copper Sulphate and Zinc Oxide also ended negative with prices easing by Re 1 a kg to Rs 103/115 and Rs 125 respectively. Other Chemicals such as Soda Ash, ...
economictimes.indiatimes.comLabels: copper
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:28

Botswana: Economy Blossoms As Mining Shines
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel entered Botswana in June after acquiring LionOre shares for Ca$6,8-billion. The company now has interests in Tati Nickel ...
allafrica.comLabels: nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:26

Metal worth weight in gold
The cost of scrap metal has increased by 50 per cent due to huge demand in China and India encouraging thieves to steal metal to make a ...
thisischeshire.co.ukLabels: metal, prices, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:25

Pipe bomb uncovered in mound of scrap
A pipe bomb was found at a scrap metal recycling business about 11:30 am Saturday,
according to ...
sptimes.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:23

Pinellas authorities investigate device found in metal pile
Pinellas County officials say what appears to be a homemade pipe bomb was discovered at scrap metal recycling business today. ...
mysuncoast.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:22

Scrap happy: Madison artist Erika Koivunen works her way to the ...
Then there was her enthusiasm for collecting scrap metal. "I can 't walk past a rusty bolt on the sidewalk without picking it up, " she explained....
madison.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:21

Oz in chaos... and no copper anywhere
Used copper is easily disposed of because it can be sold through scrap metal dealers with no questions asked. It is fuelled by a 38 per cent increase in ...
guardian.co.ukLabels: copper, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:19

Sunday, 23 December 2007
International Royalty enters agreement to acquire 16 royalties ...
This acquisition from Rio Tinto would enhance IRC's commodity exposure by adding four gold, four diamond, two uranium, three copper and three nickel ...
prnewswire.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:29

International Royalty makes $61.5M acquisition
The royalties include interests in Las Cruces copper and Avebury nickel mines. International Royalty (AMEX: ROY) is a global mineral royalty company. ...
bizjournals.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:28

Metals - Copper extends gains as demand outlook brightens slightly
Nickel was up at 26820 usd a tonne against 26350 usd, tin rose to 16400 usd against 16200 usd while aluminium was up at 2412 usd against 2406 usd. ...
money.cnn.comLabels: aluminum, nickel, prices
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:26

Rusal Moves In on 25% Stake in Norilsk
Last year, Norilsk's average realized nickel price rose 65% from 2005, to $24081 a metric ton. Norilsk also produces platinum, copper, metallic cobalt, ...
online.wsj.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:23

Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek's Turnagain
Hydrometallurgical processing involves pressure oxidation of finely ground ore in an autoclave; the ore is then leached to produce nickel, cobalt and copper ...
northernminer.comLabels: copper, nickel
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:22

Letter: Scrap metal dealers are victims in thefts, too
Perhaps property owners or construction companies should invest in surveillance systems like scrap metal dealers have been forced to do by the Legislature. ...
dl-online.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:20

Two charged with felony commercial dumping
For years, Mr. Gamble has picked up scrap metal. I've got 10 people who will testify they've been taking scrap metal for years." Cook said bonds for Justin ...
galvestondailynews.comLabels: metal, scrap
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:19

Scrap metal business owner in court
A man suspected of stealing and selling $70000 of scrap brass metal was in court Wednesday. Iftikhar Amir Alvi is charged with felony theft. ...
khou.comLabels: metal, scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:17

Brass valve theft causes water problems for businesses, chapel
Although replacing the valves costs business owners close to $2000, thieves are selling them to local scrap metal yards for about $60 a pop. ...
As Published by orlandosentinel.com
Labels: scrap, theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:15

LME futures review
Copper, used widely in the power and construction industries, for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange ended at $6380 a tonne against $6375 a ...
commodityonline.comLabels: copper, LME
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 11:14

Further rise in metal prices
In the local market, nickel firmed up by Rs 10 per kilo to Rs 1360, zinc by
Rs 5 per kilo to Rs 125, lead by Rs 5 per kilo to Rs 120, copper cable scrap by ...
outlookindia.comLabels: metal, scrap