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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

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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.com

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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.jm

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.vn

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.ru

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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.pk

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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.com

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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

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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.com

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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.au

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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

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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

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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

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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.com

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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.org

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.ru

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.cn

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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.com

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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.com

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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.au

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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.com

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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.au

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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.com

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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.uk

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.uk

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.uk

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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.com

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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

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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.com

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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.com

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