Archive for the ‘Copper’ Category
Monday, November 5th, 2007
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
EW YORK -- Supply disruptions at Grupo Mexico SA de CV and uncertainty over production at Asarco LLC's Hayden smelter in Arizona following a partial roof collapse over the weekend have had little effect on copper prices, traders said.
With the strike at Grupo Mexico's La Caridad Mine now nearly three ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
Although demand for both copper and plastic piping was down in 2004 compared to 1999, a forecast from The Freedonia Group Inc., Cleveland, sees both markets rebounding as the decade continues. The research company's study shows that copper pipe demand in the United States stayed relatively flat in 2004 compared ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
As with most types of metal, robust demand for copper scrap from Chinese buyers has propelled pricing for the material to record levels. This surge in demand has soaked up a tremendous amount of copper scrap throughout the world, including the United States. The record prices have resulted in ...
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Copper and copper alloys are amongst the most versatile materials available and are used for applications in every type of industry. World consumption of copper now exceeds 18 million tonnes per annum.
Copper is well known for it’s conductivity but it has other properties that have been exploited in a wide ...
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Copper is the oldest metal used by man. It’s use dates back to prehistoric times. Copper has been mined for more than 10,000 years with a Copper pendant found in current day Iraq being dated to 8700BC. By 5000BC Copper was being smelted from simple Copper Oxides.
Copper is found as ...
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
Vancouver-based Peru Copper (TSX: PCR, Amex: CUP) has started drill testing a second large zinc-copper zone immediately north of its Toromocho orebody, the company said in a statement.
Based on sampling of underground workings and very limited drilling in 2004, Peru Copper has identified an exploration target with potential for 125Mt-135Mt ...
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
The tumbling price of copper, which hit a new low on Friday, is causing concern that the price of other base metals is about to plummet.
The price of copper has fallen 36 per cent since its peak last May of $8,800 per tonne. On Friday, it closed at $5,611, exposing ...
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
Peru's output of gold fell in November, while that of copper, zinc and silver rose in the month, the Energy and Mines Ministry said Friday.
Mineral production has become a motor of the Andean nation's economic growth, with a number of new mines opening in recent years.
The government said that gold ...
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
An anonymous investor submits: Crystallex International Corp (AMEX: KRY) is a small gold miner based in Canada with current interest in Venezuela. It has been holding permits to mine over 13 million ounces of gold in the Las Cristinas property. But these permits have been wilting in the midday sun.
This ...
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