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Wednesday, 30 April 2008
 

Shredding metal in CG City planners urge approval for scrap ...


Dust from scrap metal falling onto conveyors was observed at one shredder in Salt Lake City and some smoke from torch cutting areas was observed. ...
zwire.com

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Family squabble escalates; father and son charged


A Sunday afternoon family squabble escalated into shoving and eventually into gunplay, state police said. ...
timesonline.com

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Metal thieves put fire districts on high alert


Some have contacted scrap metal buyers in the Portland area in an attempt to dissuade them from buying stolen items. The brass connectors are easily ...
columbian.com

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Sewer grate thefts leave dangerous holes


AP A rash of sewer grate thefts around Northern Kentucky has police worried about safety as thieves seek scrap metal to sell. At least 26 sewer grates have ...
kentucky.com

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Don't scrap this bill


If you've never been able to wrap your arms around the idea of globalization, try this one: As the price of scrap metal soars on the world market, ...
newsday.com

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Thieves hit metal shop


AN ENGINEER is today counting his losses after scrap metal thieves ripped him off to the tune of more than $20 000. ...
nationnews.com

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Help the countryside by reporting the fly-tippers


A strange opening for my column – I agree – but given that I have met some Scrap Metal Thugs (SMT) who came knocking on my door to see if I wanted any ...
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

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Metal prices polish up value of old cellphones


It is called "urban mining": scavenging through the scrap metal in old electronic products in search of such gems as iridium. It is a growth industry around ...
busrep.co.za

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Planning Board Rejects Scrap Metal Firm’s Expansion Plans


The company, which does some processing of scrap metal, is looking to expand its operations to include accepting old vehicles for scrap. ...
recyclingtoday.com

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Governor wants Legislature to make life harder for metal thieves


"The scrap metal theft is a destructive and dangerous criminal trend,” said Mark James Director of the Department of Public Safety. ...
ky3.com

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UPDATE 1-Russia's Norilsk says to bid for giant copper field


... giant Norilsk Nickel (GMKN.MM: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it was going to take part in a tender to develop the large Udokan copper field. ...
reuters.com

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Copper Falls in London as Dollar's Gains Erode Appeal of Metals


Nickel and zinc slid. Copper had a correlation of 0.63 to the dollar in the past month, more than triple the reading for last year. ...
bloomberg.com

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Second Quarter Cashflow and Activities Report 31 March 2008


The principle contracts for the construction and operation of the open pit mining phase of the Copernicus Nickel Project were awarded after a well supported ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Quarterly Report - March 2008


KEYPOINTS RAMU NICKEL PROJECT 7 Project moves to large scale construction and operating phase. 7 Financing for the project expected to be finalized in the ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Reports


Copper values up to 150 ppm and cobalt up to 192 ppm confirm the prospectivity of the project for ultramafic hosted nickel - copper - cobalt sulphide ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Quarterly Activities Report


... in turn, underlain by a lower ultramafic which contains anomalous nickel and copper, indicating another exploration opportunity While the mineralisation ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Appendix 4D and Half Year Report


PALABORA PROJECT As advised to the ASX on 1 April 2008, installation of the Palabora nickel recovery plant in South Africa is nearing completion and ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Appendix 4D and Half Year Report


PALABORA PROJECT As advised to the ASX on 1 April 2008, installation of the Palabora nickel recovery plant in South Africa is nearing completion and ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Global steel prices - brace for a correction?


... the cost increases of iron ore, coking coal and scrap prices. "Underlying steel demand is expected to remain solid for at least H1 2008," the Bank said. ...
guardian.co.uk

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RECORD HIKE FOR US STEEL PRICES


Producers need to offset the large increases in raw materials, such as iron ore and scrap. Consequently transaction values continue to advance, ...
meps.co.uk

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Nucor Corp.


Nucor has also acquired two scrap metal processors this year in order to temper its exposure to higher volatility in scrap metal prices. ...
zacks.com

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(AMM) Raw material costs driving long products hikes


Many sources?mills and buyers?lament that scrap prices are rising not only because of supply tightness but also due to export demand. ...
metalbulletin.com

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Govt probe body orders ship breakers to curb price


The probe body also said scrap metals and mild steel (MS) rods should not be sold for over Tk 40000 and Tk 52000 a tonne respectively. ...
thedailystar.net

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Metal prices, thefts up


In the nearly three decades he has been in the scrap-metal business Ron Vogt, who runs Maryland Recycle Co. in Glen Burnie and other locations, said prices ...
hometownannapolis.com

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Webb Responds to Increased Raw Material Costs


No 1 heavy melting steel and shredded steel scrap. Rising prices for these commodities is further fueled by a weak US dollar and limited supply. ...
forconstructionpros.com

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Govt plans duty rejig to cool steel prices


Steel prices have risen about over 60% in last one year. In recent months, the hikes have been frequent. While steel companies maintain a voluntary ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Vindictive policies will hurt the steel industry


High international steel prices are, therefore, here to stay, at least for one more year. Coming to domestic steel prices, the bogey of cartelisation is ...
deccanherald.com

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Steel and global contracts need to be studied


Raw materials have only chased steel. The scrap that sells for $600 or more today at $1000 plus HRC prices, were selling at $80 or less when the HRCs were ...
financialexpress.com

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One man's scrap is another's treasure


The high cost of scrap has forced domestic mills to raise steel prices and are putting US minimills at a disadvantage, said steel analyst Charles Bradford. ...
nwitimes.com

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'A huge effect'


The drop in the supply of steel scrap and its huge price increase can pound the profits of the small manufacturers who use it to ...
nwitimes.com

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Booming copper exports, but no copper mines...


Record copper and steel prices are fueling a South African crime wave that's targeted monuments, rail tracks, street lights and cables. With 3000 unlicensed scrap-metal dealers in Cape Town alone, politicians plan to regulate the ...

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Orissa, a hunting ground for scrap dealers


With iron ore prices hovering around Rs 3600 per tonne, steel-makers are looking for alternative inputs for steel-making facilities.
sahihai.com

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High price of scrap metal killing all parts cars


The price of scrap metal is at an all time high. It was $250 / ton last week. Scrap guys are buying and rounding up all the cheap cars and parts they can find and taking them to the scrap yard. China is buying all the steel it can get ...
mx6.com

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Misc Busse & Scrap Yard


User Steel Heart Ergo black/black (Factory nylon sheath) - $425 Sage Mini Sus Scrofa with black micarta - $210 Sage Active Duty - $225 Heavy Heart FSH (HHFSH) Black with standard black micarta, basic tan leather sheath, has been used, ...
bladeforums.com

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Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings


Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a steel producer. The Company, with its acquisition of OmniSource Corporation (OmniSource), is a scrap processor in the United States.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, its consolidated shipments, ...
stock-net.com

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CMC: Scrap steel prices are up - 3/26/2008 9:54:00 AM - Purchasing


Purchasing.com forecast an increase in first quarter scrap prices late in 2007 (see Steel scrap prices to rise in the first quarter). ...
email.purchasing.com

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Monday, 28 April 2008
 

Wartime cluster bombs still reap deadly harvest in Laos


Poverty has fuelled a deadly trade: collecting war junk for scrap metal. In nearby Hing Kor village, the wailing of a widow echoes from a bamboo hut,...
afp.google.com

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High times for heavy metal


That fact is there's only so much scrap metal out there." From Lonchar's perspective, the business is evolving rapidly. These days many plumbing contractors ...
nj.com

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Fallen scrap metal flattens tires on I-29


Sioux City police say the tires on as many as 50 cars were flattened after they ran over scrap metal that fell off a truck on ...
kgan.com

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Largest Scrap Metal Auction to date.


27 million pounds of scrap metal from aircraft hulls, wings and wheels will soon be available for bid through online auction marketplace, ...
hub-4.com

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Fallen scrap metal flattens tires on I-29


Sioux City police say the tires on as many as 50 cars were flattened after they ran over scrap metal that fell ...
argusleader.com

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Two men arrested for taking scrap metal, littering


Two men were arrested Thursday by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for taking scrap metal and littering a pasture on Swicegood Road in Linwood....
the-dispatch.com

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Hubbard cops seek copper-pipe thieves


Police believe the thieves are selling the copper piping for scrap metal — something that police Chief Marty Kanetsky said is exacerbating the problem. ...
vindy.com

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Turning to Scrap Metal For Extra Cash


The lines are long and the loads are full at area scrap yards. The price for scrap metal is up about $100 from last month. A full load can bring in a lot of ...
abclocal.go.com

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Money for Scrap Metal


"A couple of hundred dollars," he said, laughing. "So that's not a bad day." Once compressed, the scrap metal is shipped to mills to be melted down and used ...
13wham.com

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Scrap metal drive


Northern Virginia
nvdaily.com

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Shanghai, LME copper up; strike, technicals support


... Nickel 29200.00 -300.00 -1.02 26350.00 10.82 LME Lead 2755.00 -15.00 -0.54 2550.00 8.04 LME/Shanghai arb^ 4739 ** 1st contract month for COMEX copper ...
forbes.com

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A Sleeper Stock to Revisit


The NorthMet deposit is a world class polymetallic magmatic sulfide deposit containing primarily copper, nickel and PGM's, hosted near the base of the ...
resourceinvestor.com

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The tinpot miner is suddenly respectable


LES Emery's Marengo Mining (ASX: MGO) is on a bit of a roll thanks to a combination of a Toronto listing, strong copper and molybdenum prices, ...
business.theage.com.au

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Quarterly Report March 08 and Appendix 5B


Assay results indicated elevated values of nickel, copper, chrome, cobalt and platinum group metals. More recently the Company undertook a high resolution ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Steel screams on LME despite recession talk


The last scream before the bell sets the benchmark price for copper, nickel, aluminium, zinc, tin, and lead, respectively, across the world. ...
telegraph.co.uk

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Sunday, 27 April 2008
 

BHP: Copper, nickel, aluminium output down in Q3


But copper output in the first nine months of BHP's fiscal year was at a record 984000 tonnes, up 8% year-on-year. Nickel and aluminium output were also ...
metalbulletin.com

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BHP reports fall in copper, nickel and aluminium output


During the quarter, industrial disputes and adverse weather conditions also reduced output of nickel 6% year-on-year. While alumina output rose 1% ...
metalmarkets.org.uk

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Shanghai copper down


... with declines of less than 1 per cent for copper and marginal increases for both zinc and nickel," Sempra Metals economist John Kemp said in a note. ...
theaustralian.news.com.au

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Noront Says Sample Results From Ontario Mine Delayed (Update1)


2 interview that Noront would announce minimum copper and nickel reserves in the deposit by the end of 2007. The delay in assay results doesn't mean ...
bloomberg.com

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India copper futures flat on overnight losses


... the benchmark April zinc (MZIJ8> was up 0.11 percent to 89.05 rupees, per kg. Other base metals like nickel and lead also opened flat tracking copper.
in.reuters.com

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MEIR ON METALS


Copper: We are at $8516 per tonne on copper, down $7, and well above the intraday lows of $8370. The US dollar’s strength is again overriding copper’s ...
metalbulletin.com

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Saturday, 26 April 2008
 

Badal writes to PM to ban forward trading in steel


He said that the setting up of a Regulatory commission would be a right step to resolve all the issues relating to Steel Prices. Punjab has a large number ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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MEASURES TO CONTAIN STEEL PRICES


(i) In the Union Budget Proposal 2008-09, the import duty on melting scrap has been reduced from 5% to NIL. (ii) General Rate of Excise Duty has also been ...
pib.nic.in

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India Inflation Rate Climbs to Near Three-Year High (Update3)


... and scrap import duties to safeguard domestic supplies and tame prices. Prime Minister Singh also persuaded Indian steelmakers including Tata Steel Ltd. ...
bloomberg.com

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Soaring Steel Makes Winners and Losers


And scrap steel has climbed 237%, doubling since last year. These price increases have put severe pressure on the entire steel supply chain, ...
businessweek.com

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Iron and steel prices weigh heavy


It also stated that, after the Indian government reduced the import duty on scrap by five percent, the prices of iron ore and coking coal went up by 2.7 and ...
kuenselonline.com

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Iron and steel prices weigh heavy


It also stated that, after the Indian government reduced the import duty on scrap by five percent, the prices of iron ore and coking coal went up by 2.7 and ...
kuenselonline.com

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Thursday, 24 April 2008
 

Steel Dynamics Reports Record Sales and Earnings for First Quarter ...


"Prices for both flat-rolled steel and scrap climbed faster and higher than we had anticipated, accelerating the margin growth we had predicted for the ...
pr-canada.net

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India to become 3rd largest steel producer in 2013


The prices for long products are marked up over the cost of import price of
steel scrap. from a large number of mini mills. Therefore, long products too are ...
commodityonline.com

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SSAB Q1 profits up on strong sales, price hikes; beats ...


'The scrap metal prices increased and had an almost immediate impact on the costs for the North America Division, which could not be fully offset by price ...
forbes.com

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SSAB sees small margin effect from steel price rises


He also said the cost of scrap metal, the main raw material for the firm's IPSCO division in North America, had continued to rise in the second quarter ...
reuters.com

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AK Steel predicts improved quarter


Average selling prices are expected to rise another $100 a ton to about $1235 a ton, offsetting higher prices for scrap metal, iron ore and natural gas. ...
news.enquirer.com

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Scrap metal prices, thefts up


The price of scrap metal is up to record highs and consequently so is the number of thefts of what was previously thought of as junk. ...
zwire.com

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Vermont's Scrap Metal Market


If you bring a piece of copper into a scrap metal dealer today, you'll likely receive around $3.00 per pound. That's up substantially from the 75 cents per ...
vpr.net

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Police making scrap metal arrests


Police described the material stolen as several large primer-colored beams. metal drove into the scrap yard on McNeill Street. Police converged on the area ...
shreveporttimes.com

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UPDATE: Tractor-Trailer Burns at St. Louis Scrap Metal Yard


Fire crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire at a scrap metal yard in St. Louis. Bob Keuss, a spokesperson, for the St. Louis City Fire ...
ksdk.com

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Metal thefts rate quadruples over a year


In the 12 months up to the start of April there was a total of 988 metal thefts across the county, fuelled by the soaring price of scrap metal, ...
northamptonchron.co.uk

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Police search for scrap metal


British Transport Police (BTP) visited the scrap metal yard yesterday along with others across London and Surrey while officers in Austria, Belgium, ...
epsomguardian.co.uk

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Police target dealers in bid to beat metal thefts


At another site, a man arrived with scrap metal that he could not give an explanation for. Although police could not prove it was stolen, the man was found ...
thisisyork.co.uk

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سرقات غامضة في بريطانيا


Lead is also being stolen from church roofs, and road signs and manhole covers sell well as scrap metal. Its value has increased by 50 percent in one year. ...
news.bbc.co.uk

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Thieves Stealing Sewer Grates For Scrap Metal


Police are looking for the thieves who stole sewer grates from Fort Thomas and Green Township to sell as scrap metal. We have a warning to watch out for a ...
local12.com

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DelDOT sees jump in storm grate thefts


Now, desperate for cash, thieves are making off with storm grates, railroad rails, guardrails, light poles, basically any scrap metal they think they can ...
delawareonline.com

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UPDATE 1-BHP Q3 copper, nickel, aluminium output drops


... Profile, Research) reported an 8 percent fall in third quarter copper production on Wednesday, its top revenue earner, as well as declines in nickel and ...
uk.reuters.com

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Wallbridge Announces $2.7 Million Program for Xstrata Nickel JV ...


The monies allocated will allow us to continue copper-nickel-PGE exploration on three properties that have previous mineralization discoveries. ...
foxbusiness.com

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Manicouagan Completes Airborne Survey of Mouchalagane Nickel ...


A diamond drill was mobilized and has been set up on the Mouchalagane Nickel/Copper/ PGE property. Drilling is expected to commence in late May or early ...
marketwire.com

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Dollar bounce knocks copper, tin sentiment strong


Zinc closed at $2239 from $2270/2271 on Tuesday, lead at $2805 from $2840 and nickel at $28700 from $28900. Metal Prices at 1745 GMT Metal Last Change Pct ...
forbes.com

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Lundin warns of spiralling costs at Tenke mine


He added that Lundin, which also has six mines producing copper, nickel, lead and zinc in Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Ireland, remains "extremely positive ...
thestar.com

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Tin scales new peak on supply fears; copper banks on Chile


Lead fell $65 to $2775/2776 a tonne and nickel shed $400 to $28500. Discuss this story with other readers. Click on 'Discuss' link at the top and bottom of ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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URSA Major Minerals Updates Shakespeare Nickel Mine/Mill ...


The updated feasibility study defines a diluted Probable Reserve of 11824000 tonnes grading 0.33% nickel, 0.35% copper, 0.02% cobalt, 0.33 g/t platinum, ...
northernminer.com

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Wednesday, 23 April 2008
 

Officers In Sheffield Tackle Metal Thefts On European Day Of Action


Officers in Sheffield have this morning descended on local scrap metal dealers across the city, as part of the European day of action on metal thefts. ...
southyorks.police.uk

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CAMBS: Police make two arrests and seize vehicles as part of metal ...


Checks were also carried out on roads leading to scrap metal dealers using ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) technology. ...
cambstimes.co.uk

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Scrap metal thieves cause of transmission tower collapse


Scrap metal thieves appear to be the culprits that caused the massive blackout in Sabah on Monday after a 15m transmission tower collapsed because 20 iron ...
nst.com.my

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Police have pledged to continue targeting metal thieves across the ...


Nationally British Transport Police, meanwhile, is undertaking action across Britain including raids and arrests of known suspects, checks at scrap metal ...
westyorkshire.police.uk

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TheStreet.com Ratings Top Five All-Around Value Stocks


Nucor NUE manufactures steel products and is also one of the nation's largest recyclers of scrap metal. The company has facilities in 13 states and operates ...
thestreet.com

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Scrap Metal Recycling Making Noise Amongst Neighbors


The price of scrap metal is on the rise, and one Springfield company is seeing booming business because of it. ...
kspr.com

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Scrap Metal Boom


If you're looking for cash, grab some scrap metal and head to the nearest recycling facility. Experts say metal prices like copper and iron are ...
fox17.trb.com

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Some Say Scrap Metal, Some Say Art


About 40 students from five North Dakota Schools cut and reshaped Scrap metal into anything they could think of. This gives the students the chance to let ...
kfyrtv.com

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Dresner Partners Advises Mercer Company on Its Sale to Liberty ...


Liberty's partner, privately-held Scholz AG, based in Essingen, Germany, is one of the largest global metal recyclers, operating over 500 scrap facilities ...
earthtimes.org

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Mustang Tests Chromite Horizon at Maskwa Property


Additional field investigation is warranted as one of the anomalies is associated with elevated copper nickel and pgm values. Numerous gabbro bodies are ...
earthtimes.org

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India copper futures little changed on supply fears


April copper will not go below 337 rupees, and should trade firm at 345-346 levels, analysts said. Nickel is expected to remain volatile and trade at ...
in.reuters.com

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Copper Advances in Asia Trade as Chile Strike Threatens Supply


Among other LME-traded metals, aluminum gained 0.7 percent at $3060 a ton, zinc was up 1.6 percent at $2255 a ton, lead rose 1.3 percent to $2805, nickel ...
bloomberg.com

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Quarterly Activities Report


... mine developments at 7 Significant new nickel exploration upside revealed at Carnilya Hill and McMahon Wannaway Mine 7 First copper resource announced ...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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World Business Briefing | Americas Canada: Minerals Company ...


... copper in Zambia and Congo, agreed to buy Scandinavian Minerals for about 281 million Canadian dollars ($280 million) to add a nickel mine in Finland. ...
nytimes.com

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Copper prices fall on demand risks


COPPER prices in London and New York softened overnight as concerns about sluggish Chinese demand outweighed recent fears of a supply shortfall in Chile, ...
theaustralian.news.com.au

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Platinex adds Ontario properties to its portfolio: Six new PGE ...


North McFauld's Lake - is located 22 km north of Noront Resources' Eagle One and Eagle Two nickel-copper-PGE discoveries. This property comprises 608 ...
newswire.ca

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Bullish outlook for precious and base metals and bulk mined ...


If these funds are caught short and squeezed, they "can have a large positive impacts on prices at times (copper, nickel, lead). ...
mineweb.com

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Tuesday, 22 April 2008
 

Cramer: Learn From Your Fellow Investors


As someone who has been possessed by the need by steel companies for scrap metal -- Nucor NUE just bought a company -- I don't know how I missed this one. ...
thestreet.com

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Bangladeshi rebar makers against price


The Daily Star reported that leaders of the steel and re rolling industry have urged Bangladeshi government to free the import of old scrap ships and ...
steelguru.com

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Rising prices put new shine on scrap metal


Soaring scrap-metal prices are restoring the luster to broken-down cars and other junk — and putting a gleam in the eye of a new ...
arkansasonline.com

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Lawmakers join efforts to stop 'epidemic' of metal thefts


However, under Calderon's bill, anyone who sells scrap metal five or more times a month would not be subject to the three-day holding period. ...
pe.com

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Clean house at recycle event


Scrap metal, including de-valved propane tanks. No barbed wire, motorized vehicles or major vehicle parts will be accepted. Check with a scrap-metal ...
theolympian.com

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Putting the burden on thieves


Proposed changes to scrap metal laws that might have deterred the thieves have come too late for Christian and his company. Instead, he's had to spend ...
ohio.com

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Scrap metal dealers cry foul


Scrap metal dealers here are seeing red over the state’s move to appoint a sole agent to purchase scrap metal despite their ...
thestar.com.my

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Copper Looks Like Gold to Thieves


"The price is the highest in history, so everybody out there is trying to get a quick buck," says Steven Petriello, a scrap metal dealer. ...
abcnews.go.com

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Thieves Targeting Cars In Broad Daylight


"There are some parts inside cars that are desired by those for scrap metal," says Wichita Police Sergeant Steve Hiser. Metal thieves could cash in big time ...
kake.com

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GRD Limited AnnuAl RepoRt 2007


Tenke Fungurume Copper/Cobalt Project, Ravensthorpe Nickel Project, Australia Democratic Republic of Congo Client: BHP Billiton Limited Client:...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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India copper futures up on supply fears


The upside for April copper on MCX could be at 345 rupees, said Amrut Deshmukh, senior technical analyst at Way 2 Wealth Securities Ltd. April nickel MNKJ8 ...
in.reuters.com

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Metals - Tin hits record as stocks dip further amid mid-term ...


Meanwhile copper was steady at $8545 against $8570 on Friday. Prices remain supported at elevated levels by dwindling stockpiles and lingering fears of a ...
forbes.com

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Jinchuan to lift nickel output 6.7% to


It has also expanded its copper production capacity to 400000 tonnes per year from 200000 million tonnes per year in 2007. Its copper products output is ...

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World Copper Consumption to Reach 21.2 Million Metric Tons by 2010 ...


Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd, Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Norilsk Nickel, Rio Tinto Group, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd, Teck Cominco Limited and ...
emediawire.com

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Monday, 21 April 2008
 

Global Growth Creates Market Winners


The cost of the scrap metal that Nucor buys has been relatively flat, even as the steel it produces rises in price, helping the company's profit margins. ...
online.wsj.com

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Copper theft rising in Canada alongside global commodity prices


The stolen wire is then sold to scrap metal dealers, currently for more than $3 a pound. Late last year, police in Quebec busted an organized-crime ...

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City eyes tougher laws on sales of scrap metal


Phoenix is considering further limiting the items scrap metal dealers could buy from off the street peddlers. Next month, the city council is expected to ...
azcentral.com

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Task force warns about metal theft


Law enforcement officers have asked scrap yard owners to get as much information as possible about the person who is turning in scrap metal. ...
dailybulletin.com


 

Federal legislation needed to reduce copper theft problem ...


Scrap metal dealers said last week copper was being purchased for $3 to $3.50 a pound, depending on the quality. To combat the increasing incidents of ...
nwaonline.net

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ATI Allegheny Ludlum changes to its


The surcharge is based on the London Metal Exchange monthly average copper price. 3. Modification of HTA nickel alloy and stainless surcharge for chromium ...
steelguru.com

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Tin rises on strong global cues


On the other hand, nickel plate 4x4, 9x9 and 4x24 lacked necessary buying support and shed Rs 10 each at Rs 1340-1395, Rs 1345-1405 and Rs 1355-1415 a kilo ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Exploration manager/Xstrata Copper, North Chile division


The company boasts significant output of nickel, zinc, coal and copper from operations around the world. Xstrata's foot in the door in red metal giant Chile ...
bnamericas.com

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Sunday, 20 April 2008
 

Riding on steel demand fortunes


This could see an augment in the use of steel and iron scrap as a raw material in the production of steel instead of iron ore. HEG had enhanced the graphite ...
financialexpress.com

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Steel growing


Minimills are manufacturing plants that produce steel by melting scrap metal in electric arc furnaces. SDI has 47 scrap facilities. ...
roanoke.com

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Steel inspectors ‘panic’ business


... prices of steel and rod will obviously decline by at least Tk 10000 per tonne if the government can ensure a level playing field between melting scrap ...
thedailystar.net

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Scrap metal collection April 26


Ottawa County residents may bring their old appliances and scrap metal to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds from 9 am to noon Saturday, ...
portclintonnewsherald.com

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Suspect charged in second metal theft in week


For his effort, Grahn got $11 from the scrap metal shop for the traffic control box. It could not be determined what happened to the gas grill. ...
enterprisenews.com

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'Neo-Nazi vandals' were scrap metal thieves


Scrap metal prices have been soaring, largely because of the rapid industrial growth in China, and some experts blame the demand generated by the massive ...
timesonline.co.uk

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City eyes tougher laws on sales of scrap metal


Phoenix is considering further limiting the items scrap metal dealers could buy from off the street peddlers. ...
azcentral.com

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Concentration Camp Hit by Scrap Metal Thieves


Scrap metal thieves are becoming increasingly audacious, with some even stealing from cemeteries and memorials. Now some 1000 bronze plaques have gone ...
spiegel.de

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Cumberland Scrap ready to serve community


The scrap yard opened its doors to the public Monday and is currently accepting all kinds of scrap metal from ...
newsdemocratleader.com

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Town to collect appliances and scrap metal


The Town of Vestal will pick up appliances and scrap metal on two dates in May. Residents must call to schedule an appointment prior to the pickup date for ...
pressconnects.com

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Cops, companies team up to stop metal thefts


Copper and scrap metal thefts are becoming such a problem in the metro area, the City of Lakewood is doing ...
cw2.trb.com

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Saturday, 19 April 2008
 

Stronger dollar curbs copper rally


Tin was flat at $21350 -- within range of its all-time high of $21750 a tonne hit on Thursday and nickel was at $29001 versus $29250.
africa.reuters.com

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East Delta Subsidiary Completes Its Chinese Facility for Producing ...


The process mixes nickel-copper ore with several other raw materials, including coal, sulfur, iron, and limestone into its furnace and upon heating ...
primenewswire.com

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Perspective: What are your two cents?


Until that date pennies were made from 98 per cent copper but after that, the recipe changed to 94 per cent steel, a little nickel and a zinc/copper coating ...
tbsource.com

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Steel prices boost profit as Nucor lifts dividend


... company to offer a more optimistic near-term earnings assessment given its ability to rake in wider margins on steel prices despite rising scrap costs. ...
marketwatch.com/

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Scrap steel, to import or not?


The scrap steel price is $200/tonne cheaper than ingot steel. While ingot steel prices have soared to $900/tonne from $700/tonne late last year, scrap steel ...
english.vietnamnet.vn

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ISRI Spotlight speakers are bullish on prices


... and international steel markets along with the root causes of the higher prices we’re seeing for both finished steel and scrap – both here and abroad. ...
purchasing.com

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Nucor Corp 1Q Net $409.8 Million, Helped By High Steel Prices


... billion the year before on a 15% increase in the average steel sales price per ton and an 11% increase in average steel product sales price per ton. ...

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Govt plans 10% duty on steel exports


... per cent on export of steel, reduction of excise duty to 8 per cent from the current 14 per cent, abolishing import duty on scrap and metcoke prices and ...
ndtvprofit.com

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Dissecting the Surge in Steel Prices


... still the primary contributor to the sharp rise in steel prices (iron ore costs up 65% year over year, coking coal costs tripling, scrap prices jumping, ...
seekingalpha.com

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Steel mill owners against fixing prices of rods


Leaders of the steel and re-rolling industry urged the government to free the import of old scrap ships and vassals from the control of certain vested ...
independent-bangladesh.com

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Fury over pile of scrap metal


A heap of scrap metal was left piled up on grassland in Bedford – just weeks after travellers camped on the site claimed the community should ...
lutontoday.co.uk

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RM63m lost to metal thieves


Police believe there are several big time syndicates that are paying big money to obtain the stolen metal parts from unscrupulous scrap metal dealers in the ...
dailyexpress.com.my

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BOY SCOUTS COLLECT SCRAP METAL FOR RECYCLING, FUNDING


SCRAP FOR CASH: The Boy Scouts from Troop 131 in Carrollton and Troop 132 in Warsaw helped collect over 12 tons of scrap metal for Household Scrap Metal ...
madisoncourier.com

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Deputies nab two in scrap-metal theft


... and alloy rims from an Albany scrap yard, a type of theft that investigators said Thursday they fear is on the rise because of high scrap metal prices. ...
2theadvocate.com

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Rise in scrap metal theft


Police are asking Ottawa recycling companies to install video surveillance and step up record-keeping to combat a jump in scrap metal thefts. ...
canada.com

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Nucor Overcomes Cost Surge


With scrap metal prices soaring due to strong demand in China, Nucor is showing it knows how to turn a profit regardless. On Thursday, America's largest ...
forbes.com

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New law targets metal thieves


People selling scrap metal have to show identification to dealers and sign a statement attesting they are the owner of the goods or have the authority to ...
cibolabeacon.com

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Metal thefts team launches daily bulletin for dealers


Police working on Operation Saruman are set to launch a new initiative to tackle metal thieves in the county. The system is designed to help scrap metal ...
towncriertoday.co.uk

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Nucor's 1Q profit climbs 8 percent despite higher costs


s first-quarter profit rose 8 percent despite soaring raw material costs, especially for scrap metal. The steelmaker and scrap metal recycler reported ...
chron.com

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Water valves, old car frames sold for scrap metal


Deputy Trey Nunley reported thieves stole the frame of an old vehicle and other scrap metal from a home owned by Larry H. Melton on US Highway 231 North ...
murfreesboropost.com

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Friday, 18 April 2008
 

Fox Resources makes new nickel discovery


Fox Resources Limited (FXR) said it had discovered massive nickel and copper sulphides at the Bertram Prospect, located near the company’s Radio Hill nickel ...
egoli.com.au

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URSA Major Minerals Reports Positive Open Pit In Fill Drill ...


URSA Major is an emerging mining company that is focused on growth through nickel, copper, and precious metal development and exploration, primarily in ...
northernminer.com

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Copper dips after hitting new high


Aluminium closed at $US3060 a tonne versus $US3069 on Wednesday, while lead shed $US55.50 to $US2810 and nickel fell to a quoted $US29,250/29300 per tonne ...
theaustralian.news.com.au

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India copper futures up on supply concerns


Other base metals are also seen rising tracking copper. At 11.51 am, the benchmark April Nickel MNKJ8 on the MCX was up 0.55 percent to 1198 rupees per kg, ...
in.reuters.com

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Prominent Australian miner now in charge at Arc Nickel


This was in relation to Arc Nickel Limited, an Australian company which is investing in mining exploration and development here, and its former chairman, ...
solomonstarnews.com

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Officers warn of copper burglary spree


"In the last two weeks, we've had six involving scrap metal," Jackson said. "It's really getting to be a bad situation that's only going to get worse unless ...

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2 more arrested in theft of brass vases


One of those businesses, Poland Scrap Metal Works, purchased the brass vases from Centorbi, Boudreaux and two other men arrested last week in connection ...
nola.com

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Steel Dynamics Inc.


The drop in earnings was a result of the Steel Dynamics acquisition of the scrap metal company Omnisource, completed in October of 2007. ...
zacks.com

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Salvage firm owner credited with cracking case of ammo plant thievery


Why did the copper look fresh and unused, not like scrap metal the salvage business usually bought? What was it used for? Shaped like small cups, ...
Ekansascity.com

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Unexpected windfall for scrap metal dealers as hoardings fall


It is an unexpected windfall for scrap metal merchants in the city after the Supreme Court ordered the removal of all unauthorised hoardings and ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Three tons of scrap metal stolen from vo-tech school


A thief has taken 6500 pounds of scrap metal that is used in welding classes at Shreveport's vocational/technical school, police said. ...
ktbs.com

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CMC Recognized by Eaton for Supplier Excellence


CMC's recognition was in the Corporate-Indirect supplier category for its scrap metal management program. Richard D. Holder, Vice President - Eaton Business ...
earthtimes.org

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Lawmakers want scrap metal transactions recorded to prevent theft


Members of the 9th legislative district are touting proposed regulations on scrap yards that would require buyers to maintain purchasing records ...
app.com

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Mitsubishi stolen from dealership, sold for scrap


The Eclipse, which was reportedly worth $1600, was sold at Ocala Recycling Center for $254.60 so it could be used for scrap metal, according to the ...
ocala.com

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Mississippi bill designed to curb copper theft


Haley Barbour a bill that would put new regulations on dealers that buy copper, aluminum and other scrap metal. "These people that are law abiding should ...
chron.com

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Mississippi bill designed to curb copper theft


Haley Barbour a bill that would put new regulations on dealers that buy copper, aluminum and other scrap metal. "These people that are law abiding should ...
chron.com

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Thursday, 17 April 2008
 

ArcelorMittal to Increase US Prices by $250 a Ton (Update3)


``The steel industry has seen unprecedented volatility in 2008, primarily as a result of cost increases related to iron ore, coke, scrap, ...
bloomberg.com

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China Steel Raises Steel Prices by 18% in Domestic Market in Q2, 2008


This year`s incredibly whopping rises in prices of steel ore, coal and steel scrap have added an increase of US$1-1.3 million, or 30-40%, in China Steel`s ...
news.cens.com

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End monopoly in scrap ship import to cut rod prices


The government should break the monopoly in scrap ship import to reduce the prices of rod, steel and re-rolling mill owners said at a press conference in ...
thedailystar.net

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Scrap metal theft on the rise in Essex County


According to the OPP, thieves recently made off with almost $35000 in scrap metal -- four 20-foot I-beams, 60 24-foot trusses, and a green steel conveyor ...
canada.com

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traders fail to hedge risk using steel


Between 80 and 85 per cent of the rebar is made from scrap and the rest from iron-ore and coke. The rise in steel prices reflects the steep increase in the ...
business24-7.ae

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G Steel likely to post surge in profits for


The average price of hot rolled steel in the first three months of the year was THB 24 per kilogram up by 16% QoQ. Meanwhile, the price of scrap also rose ...
steelguru.com

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SKF First-Quarter Net Rises 7.9% on Energy, Farming (Update2)


``They need to increase prices again and I think they will.'' Steel prices are surging on higher input costs for energy, iron ore and scrap. ...
bloomberg.com

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Oxiana reveals big nickel ambitions


... at Rio's Northparkes copper and gold mine in NSW, which is up for sale. Oxiana yesterday said it had taken a 25 per cent stake in some nickel tenements ...
theaustralian.news.com.au

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Copper nears record on Codelco strike, tin at new peak


Nickel rose to an intraday high of $30300, up 4.8 percent before closing at
$29775/29800, up $875. "We believe prices can creep higher from this level to ...
forbes.com

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European Stocks Advance; Infineon, BHP, Deutsche Bank Climb


Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc prices rose on the London Metal Exchange. Crude oil futures rose to a record $114.95 a barrel in New York. ...
bloomberg.com

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Sector Snap: Major metals, both base and precious, gaining


Total inventories of aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc remain at historically low levels, supporting current high prices, H. Fraser Phillips of RBC Capital ...

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Sector Snap: Major metals, both base and precious, gaining


Total inventories of aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc remain at historically low levels, supporting current high prices, H. Fraser Phillips of RBC Capital ...

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BASE METAL EXPLORATION - More high grades cut at Lac Levac


QUEBEC - Montreal-based GOLDEN GOOSE RESOURCES has hit multiple high-grade nickel, copper and palladium intersections at its Lac Levac project in the James ...
canadianminingjournal.com

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Wednesday, 16 April 2008
 

Lawmakers begin home stretch of session


Among bills that deserved approval is the one requiring scrap metal dealers to register with the state and for those attempting to sell scrap metal to show ...
knoxnews.com

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Police Make Arrest In Local Scrap Metal Thefts


Employees of American Vault in Waco were puzzled by the regular disappearance of scrap metal from the bin so they set up the camera and it was rolling as a ...
kwtx.com

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Thieves target base metals; London pair captured by police


While police investigators work with area scrap metal dealers to uncover suspect loads, officers can't contact every scrap yard located within the ...
theobserver.ca

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Government's financial woes affect beautification efforts


Balli Steel and the mayor's office have signed a memorandum of agreement regarding the removal of scrap metal, particularly junk vehicles, on Saipan. ...
mvariety.com

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All clear at M5


Traffic has returned to normal following last night's incident involving a scrap metal lorry and three other cars. ...
somersetcountygazette.co.uk

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Theft on rise as copper prices soar


Scrap metal dealer Scott Fitzgerald, who operates Fitzgerald's Auto Salvage in Lincoln, said prices being paid for scrap copper, aluminum cans and scrap ...
delawareonline.com

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Steel ETF Stocks May Be Overvalued


"Nucor has a good valuation, a good management team, is integrating on the scrap side and is buying back shares," he says. "US Steel is well-positioned from ...
thestreet.com

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Exploding metal prices hit manufacturers


"On the cost side, iron ore prices are up more than 50% in the past year, coal nearly 10%, natural gas 13% and carbon steel scrap over 40%," Reed added. ...
fleetowner.com

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Commentary: Higher commodity prices a worry, but slowdown should help


Prices for scrap steel, chemicals and fertilizers rose the most. The government will report on consumer prices on Wednesday, with economists looking for a ...
marketwatch.com

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Picasso, Braque, Nolde Claim Top Prices at Slimmer Art Cologne


In February, Art Cologne announced it will scrap a sister event on the Spanish island of Majorca after just one fair. ``We can't hide the fact that we still ...
bloomberg.com

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Canadian Royalties/Nunavik Nickel Project Allammaq Update: 2.5 ...


The high-grade Nickel and Copper resource is also complemented by significant Platinum and Palladium grades and the deposit remains open for further ...
earthtimes.org

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Canadian Royalties adds to Nunavik Nickel resource


Indicated resources now stand at 19.4 million tonnes (up 2.1 million tonnes) grading 0.97% nickel, 1.18% copper, 0.05% cobalt, 0.14 gram gold per tonne, ...
northernminer.com

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Copper sluggish, tin hits high on supply worries


In other metals, aluminium was $25 down at $3020/3025 while zinc was $20 higher at $2320/2330 per tonne, lead was down $20 to $2900 and nickel was down $150 ...
africa.reuters.com

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Hajime Hishida General manager for Chile/JOGMEC


Hishida: Again I cannot provide specific information, but one is a nickel sulfide project and another is copper, nickel and PGMs. BNamericas: Aside from its ...
bnamericas.com

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Marifil Mines Announces Start of Drill Program at Las Aguilas East ...


The proposed holes are designed to extend the nickel-copper-PGE (platinum group elements) mineralization in the Las Aguilas West and East deposits as well ...
marketwire.com

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Tuesday, 15 April 2008
 

Pipe bombs found in Hastings scrap metal yard


Several streets have been cordoned off in Hastings after a number of pipe bombs were discovered in a scrap metal yard. The owner of the yard in Coventry Rd ...
newstalkzb.co.nz

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Akron looks to curb metal thefts


Selling your neighbor's water pipes could be a bit tougher in Akron under a new scrap metal law proposed this week. ...
ohio.com

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NEW SEWICKLEY TWP. Scrap theft charged


Two Ohio men were charged with theft after police said they stole scrap metal from a former business. Randy Copenhaver, 42, of Hubbard and Adam Soulcheck, ...
timesonline.com

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Tennessee law could impact Arkansas thieves


Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen recently signed a bill to require all Tennessee scrap metal dealers to be registered and to also require people selling ...
thnews.com

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Tennessee law could impact Arkansas thieves


Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen recently signed a bill to require all Tennessee scrap metal dealers to be registered and to also require people selling ...
thnews.com

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Lights out for substation vandalism as scrap dealer turns in suspect


Police and municipal officials said the man, aged in his early thirties, was arrested at a Sidwell, Port Elizabeth scrap metal dealership on Friday while ...
theherald.co.za

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Steel prices jump higher


These are the base prices. The surcharges are jumping as well, doubling since December due to mostly to much higher scrap prices. Steel buyers are usually ...
reedconstructiondata.com

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Steel prices jump higher


These are the base prices. The surcharges are jumping as well, doubling since December due to mostly to much higher scrap prices. Steel buyers are usually ...
reedconstructiondata.com

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ISRI Convention: Steel is Hot, Molten or Not


And while the booming economies of China and India are well known for their steel and scrap consumption, Harris also noted that the Middle East is playing a ...
recyclingtoday.com


 

Nippon Steel, JFE Holdings to post profit fall in FY08 on higher ...


When rises in prices for additives such as manganese -- as well as higher prices for crude oil, scrap iron and shipping -- are factored in, the total cost ...
forbes.com

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ISRI Convention: Panelists Look at Consolidation


Looking forward, he also expects to see further acquisitions in the scrap metal business. "We anticipate steel mills will acquire more scrap yards....
recyclingtoday.com

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Indian forging industry seeks 25% duty on


Mr Vidhyashankar president of AIFI said that steel prices in India have shot up 33% in the last eight weeks. Mr Vidhyashankar added that ex factory steel ...

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Australian copper/nickel/cobalt project in Finland reaches milestone


It has a resource of 7.85 million tonnes grading 1.17% copper, 0.24% cobalt, 0.22% nickel, 0.49% zinc and 0.7 grams/tonne gold. ...
mineweb.com

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GobiMin posts solid 2007 results; dividends up 150%


So far the joint ventures have nailed more than 25 exploration licences for copper, nickel, lead and zinc projects all over Xinjiang region. ...
northernminer.com

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Metals - Copper continues lower as weak equities weigh on sentiment


Three-month tin eased to $20700 per tonne against $20750, while aluminium was trading at $3055 against $3090. Only nickel bucked the trend, ...
forbes.com

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Monday, 14 April 2008
 

Sims and Metal weld together well


Asked if prices for scrap metal were likely to remain high, Mr Dienst said: "Everything you read shows us that we are in a resource-short world. ...
theaustralian.news.com.au

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Thefts of metal rise in step with surge in prices


In Fallbrook, a 6-foot bronze statue of a hawk valued at $16000 is stolen in February from a private park and sold for scrap metal for $198. ...
signonsandiego.com

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Car parts another casualty in metal thefts


Chattanooga police say scrap metal sales involve an increasing amount of stolen material with precious-metal components because resale values have risen ...
timesfreepress.com

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Sims says integration going well


Sims, which is the world's biggest scrap metal recycler and has operations in Western Australia, completed a $1.7 billion merger with Metal Management last ...
thewest.com.au

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Demand for steel to rise by 31% in UAE


It forecast that global steel prices were set for double-digit percentage increases this year. "Steel mill transaction prices continue their positive trend ...
business24-7.ae

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Alarm bells ring for Indian foundries


According to an Engineering Export Promotion Council data on steel prices, the domestic price of pig iron on April 3 was $850 a tonne (inclusive of VAT and ...
hindu.com

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ISA and ASSOCHAM release on steel price


Scrap prices have gone up from USD363 to USD 650 in a year's time. 6. Manganese Ore India Ltd, a government of India enterprise, has increased its ore ...

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POSCO raises steel prices by up to 21 pct


South Korea's POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steel maker, said on Thursday it would raise steel prices by up to 20.7 percent, ...
guardian.co.uk

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Nickel falls sharply


Nickel price plunged by Rs.25 a kilo on the non-ferrous metal market on Saturday on stockists selling influenced a weakening trend in global ...
thehindubusinessline.com

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In praise of the lowly penny


Once almost entirely copper, the coin is now almost all steel and costs more to produce and distribute -- four cents, by one estimate -- than it is worth. ...
canada.com

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In tight times, dropping penny might make sense - and cents


In my dad's day, pennies were gray steel for a while - part of an effort to conserve copper during the war years. When I was a kid, if you went down for a ...
monroenews.com

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Sunday, 13 April 2008
 

AG charges state workers with stealing from government


A state employee from Bordentown Township was charged yesterday with taking money from the sale of recycled scrap metal and ...
phillyburbs.com

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Scrap-metal truck flips on side at 30-81


A semi-truck filled with scrap metal flipped on its side about 10:30 am Friday as it turned north on US 30 at the US 81 junction. ...
columbustelegram.com

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Copper thieves cut Meigs power


Outside of Knoxville, some scrap buyers are suspected of running "fencing" operations for thieves, Linkins said. In addition to copper, scrap metal dealers ...
knoxnews.com

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Saving the earth with metal art


A whimsical dragon was crafted by sculptor John Rose out of scrap metal at his Antioch home/studio. John Rose collects scrap metal from junk yards and dump ...
oakleypress.com

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Metal Thieves Target Recycling Centers


State officials are warning that metal thieves are targeting recycling centers for scrap metal around the state. The Epping Recycling Center ...
wmur.com

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Steel In US Gains An Edge On Dollar Woes


Japan's largest steel maker, Tokyo Steel, on April 4 said it would curtail exports. The reason: A strong yen and soaring scrap prices were killing its ...

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Recycling Ships


Similarly, other countries utilise scrap steel in their domestic iron and steel industry. Have you sent the prices of steel recently? ...
desicritics.org

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GobiMin Announces Outstanding 2007 Financial Results and Increases ...


The joint ventures have already obtained over 25 exploration licenses of copper, nickel, lead and zinc projects all over Xinjiang region and will apply for ...
usetdas.com

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Nickel prices up, copper down on global cues


Marketmen said increased buying by stockists and consuming industries on the back of higher global advices, largely attributed to the rise in nickel. Copper ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Golden Goose pulls high grades of nickel, copper and palladium at ...


The best nickel grade was 2.3% over 2.0 metres as part of a 5.0-metre intersection grading 1.94% Ni in Hole 56-08. The company also intersected 4.44% Cu and ...
resourceinvestor.com

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Nickel Capital Wolves back on ice; Sudbury midget manager ...


Offers came from Copper Cliff and Valley East," Corradini said. "The (Sudbury Figure Skating Club) really busted their butts trying to get us time. ...
thesudburystar.com

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Penny Hoarding and Possible Melting Due to High Price of Copper


A recent article on Associated Content entitled; "How Much Is a Nickel Worth? Because of Copper's Price, It's More Than Seven Cents" discusses the value of ...
associatedcontent.com

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Saturday, 12 April 2008
 

Record prices, anonymity driving up scrap-metal theft


It's a popular crime because the sources of scrap metal are nearly untraceable, he said. Greiner, also a state senator, has been pushing legislation to end ...
sltrib.com

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Jackson man among five accused of stealing surplus equipment from ...


He admitted participation in the scrap metal thefts and taking $1400 in illegal payments from a recycling company, Milgram said. Scrap metal from the ...
app.com

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Dallas leaders tackle metal thefts with new law 9:15 AM CT


The bill will require stronger identification requirements for sellers of scrap metal and increased criminal penalties for buyers and sellers of stolen ...
dallasnews.com

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Taming the scrap business


But the Government appears to be having success in bringing order to the trade in scrap metal. But success, it seems, has its price. ...
jamaica-gleaner.com

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Longview Police Arrest Two In Scrap Metal Theft


Two men were taken into custody by Longview police early Thursday morning after an attempted scrap metal theft, police said. ...
tylerpaper.com

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Investigation team to probe food price fixing


The commission has just handed down a fine of R145million to a scrap metal company, the biggest uncontested fine ever for price fixing and collusion in the ...
dispatch.co.za

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Scrap metal drive slated for April 26 Annual event boosts Rotary ...


The Rotary Club of Waterdown's third annual Scrap Metal Day might just be the answer. Slated for April 26, the Scrap Metal Day will allow for the free ...
flamboroughreview.com

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Scrap Metal Thieves


Police say the economy is partly to blame for the rise in scrap metal thefts. Metals like copper and platinum can bring in big bucks with ...
wmbb.com

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Theft of valuable metal raises recycling alarm


Police believe the cans, which were valued at about $1350, were likely sold for scrap metal. These days, aluminum beverage cans are selling for about 80 ...
unionleader.com

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State takes over public works audit


The Division of Municipal Audit of the Tennessee Comptroller's Office takeover of the investigation of allegations of misdirected scrap metal in city ...
crossville-chronicle.com

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UPDATE 1-POSCO Q1 profit tops fcast on strong steel prices


... steel firms to turn to the spot market, where prices are about triple those in term contracts, while other cost pressures stemming from freight, scrap ...
reuters.com

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Steel price in March 2008 up by 9.37% MoM


... sustained cost rise as a result of iron ore, scrap and coke price hikes and the internationally substantial uptrend in steel price, which is shaped by ...

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Watchdog on drawing board to tear through steeling prices


... coking coal and scrap. The negotiated settlement could be in addition to fiscal measures being considered by the government to contain steel prices that ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Hinterland Discovers 1.8m of 1.12% Copper and 0.36% Nickel at Ebay ...


The intervals listed in the following table are the best copper-nickel drill intersections ever reported in this part of the Bell River Complex and as such ...
earthtimes.org

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Golden Goose hits multiple high nickel, copper and palladium ...


"We are also seeing higher nickel grades and significantly higher copper and palladium content in this area that in the main section of the deposit....
foxbusiness.com

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Chindia's Demand for Base Metals to Remain Strong in 2008


China is now the world's largest consumer of copper, nickel and zinc, and it is among the largest consumers of many other metals as well, according to the ...
resourceinvestor.com

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Russia's biggest copper prize will likely be decided on clout


The two major Russian copper producers have long confirmed that they are contenders for Udokan - Norilsk Nickel, controlled by Vladimir Potanin, ...
mineweb.com

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Pure Nickel Announces Initial Results From Its William Lake Drill ...


Pulps are geochemically analyzed for nickel, copper, cobalt and sulphur and samples containing over 0.50% copper or nickel are reanalyzed with an assay ...
foxbusiness.com

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Copper Declines in Asia as Stockpiles Gain on Slower Purchasing


Copper declined in Asia on speculation stockpiles in China, the world's biggest user of the metal, rose for a second ...
bloomberg.com

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Friday, 11 April 2008
 

Enforce: Target scrap metal theft with stricter laws, concerted effort


Local authorities must crack down on businesses that continue to accept stolen scrap metal. The seemingly never-ending reports of stolen copper wire, ...
guampdn.com

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The East Hampton Star


East Hampton Town Police Detective Sgt. Chris Anderson said thieves take stolen copper from the South Fork to scrap metal yards in western Suffolk, ...
easthamptonstar.com

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Two charged with scrap metal thefts


The arrests stem from thefts of scrap metal from a closed business in the Morgan City area of Morgan County. On April 2, deputies with the Morgan County ...
hartselleenquirer.com

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Scrap knuckle-rap


Scrap metal merchant Reclamation Group has been fined R146-million by the Competition Commission for price-fixing and collusion, further enhancing the ...
business.iafrica.com

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WISBECH: Innocent scrap dealer protests over police raid


A WISBECH scrap metal dealer who has been cleared on suspicion of theft says the police raid on his premises was heavy-handed and excessive ...
wisbech-standard.co.uk

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SIM declares Chapter 11


Sturgis Iron & Metal is one the nation's largest scrap metal recycling businesses. The bankruptcy affects Sturgis Iron in Sturgis, Kalamazoo Scrap and ...
sturgisjournal.com

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NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM ...


Further strengthening in the scrap market is expected in April with prices remaining firm in the short term. Consequently, transaction values for all flat ...
meps.co.uk

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buyers face record-high prices as imports slow to a halt


... steel buyers about the current unprecedented steel price run-up by noting that by May domestic sheet prices will have increased by $250-$300 while scrap ...
purchasing.com

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Govt set to cool steel prices


Besides, it has been proposed that excise duty be reduced from 14% to 8% on pig iron, sponge iron, iron and steel scrap, granules and powder of pig iron, ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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UPDATE 1-POSCO raises steel prices by up to 21 pct


KS: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's fourth-largest steel maker, said on Thursday it would raise steel prices by up to 20.7 percent, a move widely ...
reuters.com

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Sector Snap: US Steel Makers Advance


"Most steel producers are well positioned to report better-than-expected results due to the recent surge in global and North American steel prices," CIBC ...
forbes.com

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Steel hubs and spokes for Turkey


Turkey is considered an important base for scrap steel. - Billet prices have more than tripled since 2003. - The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is ...
turkishdailynews.com.tr

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Steel hubs and spokes for Turkey


Turkey is considered an important base for scrap steel. - Billet prices have more than tripled since 2003. - The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is ...
turkishdailynews.com.tr

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Five killed in scrap yard blast in Pakistan


The blast, which occurred in the congested downtown market of Misri Shah, caused the galvanized steel roof of the building to collapse and trap several ...
monstersandcritics.com

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Govt set to cool steel prices


After taking fiscal steps on Monday like scrapping Customs duty on crude edible oils etc, it seems the government will not hesitate to resort to drastic ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Govt set to cool steel prices


After taking fiscal steps on Monday like scrapping Customs duty on crude edible oils etc, it seems the government will not hesitate to resort to drastic ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Thursday, 10 April 2008
 

Quality of German drinking water in households with children


KUS also provides evidence that as late as 2003 to 2006, there may have been levels of lead, copper, nickel and uranium in some household in excess of ...
environmental-expert.com

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Aura Minerals Provides Arapiraca Project Update


Separation of copper, iron and nickel was achieved and to date, separate copper and magnetite concentrates were produced to acceptable grades and recoveries ...
marketwire.com

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Around the Traps ... with THE FERRET


Latest intersections include 39m at 4.41 g/t platinum palladium, 0.52pc copper and 0.3pc nickel, 37.7m at 6.27 g/t platinum palladium, 0.75pc copper and ...
tradingmarkets.com

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It takes more than a penny to make one


Pennies are made of copper and zinc, while nickels are made of nickel and copper. Since early 2003, high demand worldwide has driven up prices, with copper ...
purchasing.com

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Arctic Star reports on developing nickel play on its Credit Lake ...


Wide spaced orientation soil sampling undertaken in 2007 has revealed two zones of anomalous nickel and copper along the belt (Ni 106ppm Cu 120ppm Max, ...
foxbusiness.com

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Strongbow Mobilizes a Second Drill to Nickel King, NWT


As temperatures warm both drills will be moved to further define nickel-copper sulphide mineralization at the central Main Zone as well as test additional ...
foxbusiness.com

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Shareholder Newsletter April 2008


A large copper geochemical foot print overlies this area. Drilling database Update compilation has highlighted a distinct lack of drilling (only six RC...
newsstore.smh.com.au

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Plan aims to stem scrap metal thefts


David Mejias (D-North Massapequa) said they are introducing legislation to require scrap metal dealers to electronically transmit a record of every purchase ...
newsday.com

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A 'PUBLIC SERVICE' IN SCRAP


A day later, two men from JR's Scrap Metal Recycling were the Aubles' Cayuga Avenue home in Watertown to haul away the appliances and siding. ...
watertowndailytimes.com

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Scrap metal sorting company buys Alton Park industrial site


The company currently operates a metal scrap sorting and processing facility on Riverfront Parkway. Its output is shipped to other firms for melting into ...
timesfreepress.com

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Combat metal thefts to save neighborhoods


Last year, the Farmington Police reported the theft of backyard air conditioning units for the value of the scrap metal inside. ...
detnews.com

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High Metal Prices Fueling Copper Thefts


Scrap metal prices for copper are running $4 per pound, giving thieves every incentive to accumulate as much as possible. Including breaking into the vacant ...
wwnytv.net

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Scrap metal gang chops down electricity poles


A GANG of thieves diced with death by cutting down poles carrying 11000 volt electricity cables in the hunt for scrap metal. ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

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Scrap metal thieves recruit Anderson County teenager to help load ...


Telling deputies that "he was between schools," the teenager told deputies that both men, friends of his parents, asked him for help in finding scrap metal. ...
independentmail.com

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Soaring scrap metal prices 'a one-day wonder,' dealer says


People were lined up in their vehicles on Monday with as much scrap metal they could carry, hoping to cash in on skyrocketing metal prices. ...
northumberlandtoday.com

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Brockton scrap metal incident under scrutiny


But, that didn't happen to the signs two school custodians found behind the BB Russell School last month and sold to a scrap metal shop for cash....
wickedlocal.com

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Scrap metal profitable for residents


An employee at Otsego Auto Crushers, counter woman Brenda Boest, said prices went up last week on a number of scrap metal items such as steel....
thedailystar.com

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Scrap iron stockpiled in Bangladesh as iron


Best quality 60 grade rod measuring 8mm of Bangladesh Steel Re rolling Mills were selling at BDT 70500 per tonne. The price of 60 grade rods of other ...
steelguru.com

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Can Indian steel prices be at par with China?


Industry experts insist that rising steel prices are triggered by rising input cost like scrap, iron ore and coking coal. The main area of concern is iron ...
commodityonline.com

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Nippon Steel says to pay BMA $300/tonne for coal


... which are already seeing their earnings dented by higher freight costs and soaring prices of other raw materials such as steel scrap and iron ore. ...
guardian.co.uk

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Wednesday, 9 April 2008
 

Base Metals


Aluminium, copper, nickel and lead will trade higher than previously forecast this year because of Demand for infrastructure in China, the world's biggest ...
commodityonline.com

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Jubilee Platinum finds nickel, copper, platinum


'This 500m-stepped-out borehole is the second on the Ranomena formation to show significant nickel copper mineralization. This hole would suggest there is ...
hemscott.com

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How Much is a Nickel Worth? Because of Copper's Price, It's More ...


Both the nickel, and certain pennies, are now worth far more than their face value. This is mostly due to their copper metal content. ...
associatedcontent.com

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Mixed trend in metal prices


In the domestic market, nickel fell Rs 10 per kilo to Rs 1370, copper scrap heavy by Rs 2 per kilo to Rs 368, copper armiture by Rs 2 per kilo to Rs 354, ...
tradingmarkets.com

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Tuesday, 8 April 2008
 

In US, Metal Theft Plagues Troubled Neighborhoods


Even manhole covers and sewer drains are being stolen out of streets to be sold as scrap metal, Mr. Polensek said. Houses, however, are the greatest targets ...
nytimes.com

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More Arrests in Scrap Metal Theft Ring


Two more arrests have been made in a scrap metal theft ring in Live Oak we first told you about last month. 51 year old Elizabeth Yawn was arrested in March ...
wctv.tv

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Metal thieves steal a canoe, more air conditioners


The Saginaw News Saginaw Township police suspect scrap metal scavengers in the thefts of a canoe and at least three air conditioners over ...
mlive.com

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Governor signs bill seeking to crackdown on scrap metal thefts


The proposal, which unanimously passed both chambers, requires scrap metal dealers to register with the state Department of Commerce and Insurance....
wztv.com

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Property owner shoots at scrap metal thieves


"Although the person who was shot is not admitting to trying to take the metal, it's clearly going to be related," Pace said. What appears to be a bullet ...
vicksburgpost.com

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Nebraska lawmakers OK bill targeting metal thieves


The bill was prompted by thefts of items including stadium seats and guardrails by thieves who want to cash in on the high price of scrap metal.
kptm.com

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Mali: Children Scrape By On Scrap


Moumini and Seyba are just two of the many children who dominate the supply-side of the increasingly lucrative scrap-metal trade. ...
allafrica.com

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Price-fixing scrap metal dealer fined R146m


THE Competition Commission said yesterday it had imposed a R146m fine on scrap metal company New Reclamation Group for its involvement in collusion and ...
businessday.co.za

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Web site sells military surplus, including 45 tons of metal from ...


With the price of scrap metal going through the roof, Robins Air Force Base will become a scavenger's paradise next week ...
macon.com

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Lead turns to gold


In the past year, the price of scrap metal has increased four-fold - with 1877 metal thefts reported in Oxfordshire over the same period. ...
oxfordmail.net

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High steel scrap prices to boost substitution -IISI


High levels of steel scrap prices will push consumers to shift to using other materials such as pig or liquid iron, a senior industry ...
in.reuters.com

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South Africa: Price-Fixing Scrap Metal Dealer Fined R146m


Mittal Steel SA is appealing against a R692m fine imposed in September by the Competition Tribunal for abusing its dominant market position in the steel ...
allafrica.com

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Steel cos threaten to oppose govt on steel prices


Steel is the key input in forgings at 60-70% of the input cost. Pig iron and steel scrap are the key input to castings. He further told FE, ...
financialexpress.com

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Tokyo Steel stops exports due to unfavorable exchange rate, rising ...


Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. has stopped all exports because soaring steel scrap prices and the strong yen are making such contracts unprofitable ...
iht.com

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Sector Snap: Steel Producers Gain


Goldman Sachs analyst Aldo Mazzaferro, writing in a client note last week, said that "much higher-than-expected steel prices, partly offset by record scrap ...
chron.com

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Manganese bronze and copper nickel from James Coppell Lee


... bronze leaded, cadmium copper, chrome zirconium copper, chromium copper, titanium chromium zirconium copper, copper nickel, copper silicon, copper tin, ...
ferret.com.au

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Drill Moved Onto the Loveland


About AmadorAmador Gold is well positioned to discover and capitalize on worldclass gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper/nickel and diamonddeposits. ...
ad-hoc-news.de

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Western Areas announces record nickel intersection at Forrestania


According to the press release, drill hole WBD 064 at Spotted Quoll intersected 17.3m at an estimated average grade of 9.8% nickel and 0.5% copper from ...
metalmarkets.org.uk

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US Stocks Gain; Mining Companies, Washington Mutual Advance


Freeport-McMoRan, the biggest copper company, added $2.30 to $109.99. Aluminum, copper, nickel and lead price forecasts for this year were raised by ...
bloomberg.com

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Albidon says drilling confirms nickel discovery at Sunnyside, Botswana


The company said that Nickel, Copper and Cobalt have been confirmed by partial assay results received for one drill hole, with up to 1.3 percent Nickel, ...
forbes.com

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UK Stocks Climb to Highest in Five Weeks, Led by Antofagasta


Aluminum, copper, nickel and lead will trade higher than previously forecast this year, Citigroup said. The brokerage raised its forecast for nickel by 19 ...
bloomberg.com

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WSA announces: Record nickel intersection at Spotted Quoll ...


Formal assay results are required to confirm the nickel and copper grades. The massive sulphide seen in the drill core is significant for a number of ...
newswire.ca

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Monday, 7 April 2008
 

Recycling: A personal thing in the Valley


They were piled high with scrap metal of all kinds. The sellers were varied, too. There were grandfather-types with rusty bicycles and what looked like junk ...
rrdailyherald.com

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Copper thieves target empty American houses


Once the thieves rip out copper wiring and maybe a pipe from the front of a
boiler, they could get perhaps $300 in cash at the scrap metal merchant....
business.timesonline.co.uk

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Find better ways than new laws to fight metal thieves


And how about working with scrap metal dealers to help encourage better cooperation between them and authorities looking to stop metal theft? ...
freep.com

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What would be the best way to stop the theft of items made of ...


The best way to combat metal theft from buildings is to license all dealers in scrap metal. If anyone buys scrap metal from a noncertified seller, ...
freep.com

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Sector Snap: Scrap Steel Shares Rise


Shares of scrap steel processors rose Thursday as a Canaccord Adams analyst redicted a sharp uptick in scrap steel prices. ...
chron.com

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Japan Commodity Shares Surge on Metal Prices; Steelmakers Drop


Nippon Steel is likely to accept BHP Billiton Ltd.'s plan to triple the price of coking coal for this fiscal year, the Nikkei newspaper said. ...
bloomberg.com

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Booming metal prices turn scrap merchants into millionaires


Norton is based in Liverpool and processes about one million tonnes of scrap a year. Most of its iron and steel scrap is exported to smelters in Europe. ...

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Fencing wire price to increase up to 14%


The price hike is due to a global shortage of scrap metal and strong demand for steel in China and India. The latest increase follows a 12% rise in March. ...
radionz.co.nz

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Rising steel prices mean higher consumer prices


Prices for scrap, which is used in steel production, rose to record levels this week. "The mills have good reason to need to raise prices, and they're able ...
thetimesonline.com

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Wait worthwhile for Gold Aura


Archer believes that, based on historical work, the areas will be highly prospective for manganese and copper. The licences will complement Archer's ...
theaustralian.news.com.au


 

Nickel futures crashes 10%, gold weaker


Copper futures and gold futures prices also weakened marginally on continued offerings by operators following weak international Markets. ...
financialexpress.com

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Councilor catches Brockton school custodians selling scrap metal ...


The value of scrap metal has risen sharply in recent years, fueling a major black market for selling to scrap dealers. Often, it's thieves who are cashing ...
wickedlocal.com

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Six Recycling invests in the future


Business is pretty good for the scrap metal industry. Metal markets are still up, according to Six, and he said the company buys all types of metal for ...
reviewonline.com

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Nucor Swallows Two Metal Companies


Nucor is a scrap metal recycling heavyweight, but it wants to get even bigger. Adding two more scrap companies to its pile of recent acquisitions ought to ...
forbes.com

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Man gets prison for scrap metal thefts


A man who smuggled $108000 worth of scrap metal out of a South Hadley manufacturing plant was sentenced Thursday ...
dailyhampshiregazette.com

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Nucor wraps buy of 2 scrap metal cos.


Steel producer Nucor (NYSE:NUE) Corp. said Wednesday it completed the purchase of two scrap metal companies, Metal Recycling Services ...

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Sunday, 6 April 2008
 

Steel scrap declines on poor offtake


Scrap price turned weak in the local iron and steel market here on Saturday following increased arrivals amid withdrawal of support at higher ...
thehindubusinessline.com

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Some Say Scrap Steel Prices are the Grail . . .


"Shares of Scrap Steel Processors Climb as Analyst Predicts a Sharp Uptick in Scrap Steel Prices" was a cheerful headline that I bet slipped right by a ...
rightsideadvisors.com

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Ship breakers seek end to scrap pipes' smuggling


A growing number of re-rolling mills are buying these pipes instead of ship scrap to make mild bars. Locally called Pharra (torn) these steel pipes were ...
thenews.com.pk

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Steel mill gets approval to increase production


The mill uses electric-arc furnaces to melt scrap steel, which is then rolled into new products. That means two constant issues for Nucor are the prices of ...
seattlepi.nwsource.com

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