Richmond Police Seek Assistance in Copper Theft Investigation
Richmond Police Seek Assistance in Copper Theft Investigation **Richmond, VA** - Third Precinct detectives in Richmond are investigating incidents involving the theft of copper downspouts in the Museum District. During one such…
Russian copper builds up in LME warehouses -sources
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) – Significant volumes of unwanted Russian-origin copper have been deposited in London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in Germany, the Netherlands and Taiwan since the middle of September,…
Antofagasta CEO voices concern about recession hitting copper prices
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The chief executive of Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc, Ivan Arriagada, voiced concern on Wednesday that a more recessionary environment could depress copper prices, adding he expects any global…
Bucks County Man Charged with Causing More Than $1.5 Million in Damage to Decommissioned Power Plants Across Philadelphia Region by Stealing Copper Wire to Sell for Scrap
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Garrison, 43, of Croydon, PA, was charged by Information with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of…
Glencore cuts ties with Chinese trader caught up in scandal over missing copper -FT
(Reuters) – Switzerland-based Glencore Plc and other major traders have stopped supplying Chinese metals merchant Huludao Ruisheng over a brewing scandal about missing copper inventories in the port of Qinhuangdao, the Financial…
Copper speculators anticipate downturn for market and the world
By Eric Onstad LONDON – Speculators in the copper market, viewed as an indicator of the health of the economy, are betting a global downturn means the metal used in power and…
Exclusive-Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine revives after protest; but deal talks stall – data, sources
By Marco Aquino and Adam Jourdan LIMA – Copper output at Peru’s huge Las Bambas mine has returned to normal levels after a two-month shutdown due to protests was ended last month,…
Exclusive-Copper giant Codelco sees ‘very firm’ copper price ahead despite recent drop – chairman
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco, the world’s top producer of the red metal, sees a firm copper price ahead despite a recent sharp fall, chairman of the…
Copper Thieves Strip Oxford Home of Pipes and FIttings
OXFORD, CT – Copper thieves stipped a home on Oakwood Drive in Oxford of all of its copper piping and fittings over the past few days while it was unoccupied. Now, police…
Copper Dog Partners With Dog Charities Across The Country To Match Pet Adoption Fees on National Rescue Dog Day
Copper Dog Pledges Funds To Animal Welfare Organizations Making Big Impacts In Local Communities NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 — In honor of National Rescue Dog Day on May 20, Copper Dog Scotch…
Miners turn to bacteria and other new ways to leach copper from waste rock
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Rio Tinto Ltd, Freeport-McMoRan Inc and other global miners, spurred by rising prices and demand, are deploying a raft of new leaching technologies that can extract low…
Chile’s Codelco says it is optimistic about copper price for 2022
(Reuters) – Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco is optimistic about copper prices for 2022 boosted by higher demand, its president Maximo Pacheco said on Friday during a press conference. Pacheco, who spoke after a…
Dover Industrial Copper Thieves Identified After Police Investigation
DOVER, DE – A man who robbed a construction site of $20,000 in copper wiring is being sought by police after detective work helped the Delaware Police identify the suspect. Delaware State…
Southern Copper says Peru mine remains halted despite latest deal to end protests
By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – Southern Copper Corp said on Wednesday that its Peruvian mine remains closed after six weeks of a standoff with protesters, accusing Peru’s government of failing to intervene…
Copper Thieves Who Made Off with $50,000 in Wiring Arrested After Investigation
NEWARK, DE – Two men have been arrested after a weekslong investigation of a rash of copper thefts from a property on Center Road. The men were nabbed trying to sell the…
Wilmington Man Caught on Roof Stealing Copper from Family Dollar Store
WILMINGTON, DE – Police caught a Wilmington man on the roof of a Family Dollar store as he was trying to cut and steal copper pipe from the store’s HVAC system. Thieves…
Chile’s February copper production down 7%, manufacturing output dips
SANTIAGO – Copper output in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the metal, fell 7% year on year to 399,817 tonnes in February, the country’s statistics agency said on Thursday. This follows…
Antofagasta expects high copper prices for next 12 months, CEO says
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – The copper market has solid fundamentals despite current market volatility and will maintain high prices for at least the next 12 months, Ivan Arriagada, CEO of Chile’s…
Union at BHP’s Escondida Chile copper mine threatens work stoppage
SANTIAGO – A union representing workers at BHP’s sprawling Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine, on Thursday threatened a work stoppage over what it claims are breaches in…
Gloucester Township Police Capture Copper Thief
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Gloucester Police Department conducted a stakeout in an attempt to catch a copper thief that has been burglarizing work vehicles stored in a yard at the PSE&G…
Peruvian community blocks road used by MMG copper mine, source says
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese company said…
Chile copper giant Codelco profits surge on higher metals prices
By Fabian Cambero and Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO – Pre-tax profits for the world’s largest copper producer Codelco surged to $7.4 billion in 2021 from $2.1 billion a year earlier, boosted by high…
Armed Copper Thief Flees Police in Suffolk County
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK – An SCPD police officer was in the parking lot of Home Depot in North Patchogue for Park, Walk & Talk, during which an officer visits with store…
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