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Tigers hope to defend Copper title  11 Dec 2003
By Stan Grubb. Globe High School will once again play host to the 22nd annual Copper Cities boys' basketball tournament beginning tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 11). ... (San Carlos Apache Moccasin, AZ)

US copper service center shipments rise in October  11 Dec 2003
NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters) - US shipments of copper and copper alloy products in October rose to 34.18 million lbs, a 9.3 percent increase over October 2002 ... (Forbes)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Announces Realignment of ...   11 Dec 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that it has separated ... (Business Wire (press release))

Rising copper prices could mean production increase  11 Dec 2003
By JIM OWEN. Due to rising copper prices, "there will be a return to production" of some copper mines, according to an article in Pay Dirt. ... (Silver City Daily Press, NM)

Mind company realigns top posts  11 Dec 2003
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., which runs one of the world's largest mines in Indonesia, on Wednesday separated the roles of ... (Times Picayune, LA)

Keweenaw Academy Will Close Its Doors  11 Dec 2003
The Keweenaw Academy in the Copper Country is closing. The center for troubledyouth will be shutdown in February. Aministrator Chuck ... (WLUC-TV, MI)

Don't sweat the small stuff  11 Dec 2003
That's what I should have told the friend who called early this morning, asking why the metals equities weren't rising in turn with gold, copper and platinum. ... (CBS MarketWatch)

Entree Gold Completes Successful 2003 Exploration Program at ...   11 Dec 2003
TSX VENTURE:ETG) - ("Entree" or the "Company") has completed the 2003 exploration program at its Lookout Hill (Shivee Tolgoi) gold-copper property in Mongolia. ... (Business Wire (press release))

ANALYSIS-Why China is scooping up Europe's old coins  11 Dec 2003
Christian de Barrin, spokesman for the Brussels-based European Copper Institute (ECI), estimated around 260,000 tonnes of old European coins would be recycled ... (Forbes)

Deutsche Bank revises up base metal forecasts  11 Dec 2003
Deutsche Bank said on Thursday that it had upgraded its base metal price forecasts on the back of an improving economic and fundamental outlook and that copper ... (Forbes)

The Queen halted by a very long walk  11 Dec 2003
THE Queen had a surpise on Sunday when she found her Jaguar car blocked from entering the Long Walk as it approached The Copper Horse statue. ... (Reading Chronicle, UK)

A bird lover tries to outsmart hungry squirrels  11 Dec 2003
Use a copper wire stripped from a Romex cable as your hanger. The squirrels can climb down every type of hanging wire, rope, or ... (Boston Globe, MA)

Freeport appoints new chief exec  11 Dec 2003
By Stewart Yerton. Richard Adkerson, a 56-year-old former accountant who was tapped as president of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

Gaston Copper cleanup reviewed  Dec 10, 2003
By MONIQUE ANGLE. Area residents and former employees weighed in Tuesday on a Gaston Copper cleanup plan that would ready the site for another industry. ... (The State, SC)

Residents talk about Gaston Copper clean-up plans  Dec 10, 2003
Final plans to clean the old Gaston Copper plant in Lexington County are being reviewed before they are to be implemented next year. ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

Residents Talk About Gaston Copper Clean-Up Plans  Dec 10, 2003
COLUMBIA, SC -- Final plans to clean the old Gaston Copper plant in Lexington County are being reviewed before they are to be implemented next year. ... (WSOCtv.com, NC)

Public meeting on Gaston Copper cleanup Tues. night  Dec 9, 2003
...(Gaston) Dec. 9, 2003 - Cleanup is underway at the site of the former Gaston Copper chemical plant. At a public meeting Tuesday ... (WIS, SC)

Nalco capacity hike under review  Dec 9, 2003
He said the labour ministry has granted permission for closure of Khetri copper mines. “Hindustan Copper Ltd has taken various ... (Calcutta Telegraph, India)

WMC copper woes easing  Dec 8, 2003
WMC Resources regained some credibility yesterday when it said it should be over the latest costly operational problem at its Olympic Dam copper/uranium/gold ... (The Age, Australia)

BOCC examines Copper density  Dec 9, 2003
BRECKENRIDGE - Intrawest officials and Copper Mountain residents and property owners faced off over Copper's future residential density at a meeting of the ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Copper development plan undergoes further review  Dec 8, 2003
BRECKENRIDGE - Intrawest's ambitious build-out plan for Copper Mountain will go before the county commissioners today at 1:30 pm in the third of four public ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Commences Tender Offer for ...   Dec 8, 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today an offer to pay a cash ... (Business Wire (press release))

Copper wire broadband LANS shown to have advantages over fibre ...   Dec 9, 2003
Penn State engineers have developed a copper wire transmission scheme for distributing a broadband signal over local area networks (LANS) with a lower average ... (Continuity Central (press releases), UK)

Ovations improves reporting at Konkola Copper Mines with Crystal ...   Dec 9, 2003
...[Johannesburg, 9 December 2003] - Ovations ' successful deployment of Crystal Enterprise at Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia has enabled the mining company to Web ... (ITWeb, South Africa)

Exco acquires new copper projects  Dec 9, 2003
...in Queensland. The leases contain reported resources of 4.2Mt at 2% copper within two main deposits and two smaller deposits. The ... (Mining Australia News, Australia)

TEXT-S&P rates Americas Mining Corp  Dec 9, 2003
...to 'CCC+/Stable/--' from 'D', and Southern Peru Copper Corp. (SPCC) to 'CCC+/Stable/--' from 'CC/Negative/--'. Several unsecured debts were also upgraded. ... (Forbes)

For a Triple Play Over Copper, Just Add IP  Dec 8, 2003
Telcos, on the other hand, can leverage their existing twisted pair copper plant to deliver streaming video on demand through an IP-based DSLAM. ... (Converge Network Digest)

Copper climbs as miners strike  Dec 6, 2003
Copper futures in New York rose, capping their biggest weekly gain in two years, after workers went on strike yesterday at a mine in Chile, disrupting output ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

COMMODITIES-Platinum at 23-yr high, copper drops  Dec 4, 2003
COPPER RETREATS London Metal Exchange (LME) copper futures dropped back sharply on Thursday as profit-taking hit the complex and knocked prices away from six ... (Forbes)

COMMODITIES-Copper price surge aided by Chile strike talk  Dec 3, 2003
...comments please contact Tony Austin on +44 207 542 6056, email Anthony.Austin@reuters.com or Reuters Messaging Anthony.Austin.reuters.com@reuters.net) Copper ... (Forbes)

Writ moved on copper industry disinvestment  Dec 4, 2003
4. – A writ petition challenging the Centre’s decision to disinvest the copper industries in the country and to sell al their property has been moved in ... (The Statesman, India)

BHP sells copper interests  Dec 4, 2003
BHP Billiton will reap $US91 million ($A123.6 million) after announcing yesterday it would sell its 33.6 per cent interest in Highland Valley Copper and its ... (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia)

Copper Miners in Chile Vote to Strike  Dec 4, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP)--Workers at one of Chile's state-owned copper mines appeared headed for a strike Thursday, after a major union rejected a management ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)

Copper miners in Chile vote to strike  Dec 4, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Workers at one of Chile's state-owned copper mines appeared headed for a strike Thursday, after a major union rejected a management proposal ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

Copper Miners in Chile Vote to Strike  Dec 4, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile - Workers at one of Chile's state-owned copper mines appeared headed for a strike Thursday, after a major union rejected a management proposal ... (Miami Herald, FL)

Billiton Sells Two Copper Mines  Dec 6, 2003
BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, is selling interests in two North American copper assets for $91m to Canadian mining company ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

Copper price surge aided by Chile strike talk  Dec 3, 2003
London - Copper prices soared on Wednesday to their highest for more than six years as talk of a looming strike in Chile reinforced market perceptions of a ... (Independent Online, South Africa)

PHILIPPINES PRESS: Lepanto Plans To Revive Copper Mine  Dec 3, 2003
MANILA (Dow Jones)--Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. (LC.PH) plans to revive its copper mining business, encouraged by improving world copper prices, Philippine ... (Yahoo News)

Singapore Bourse:Change In Kingboard Copper Foil Hldgs  Dec 4, 2003
Name of substantial shareholder: Hallgain Management Limited Date of notice to company: 04 Dec 2003 Date of change of interest: 03 Dec 2003 Name of registered ... (Yahoo News)

Copper won't apply for NZ role  Dec 7, 2003
..."While I continue to aspire to be head coach of the All Blacks, I have weighed up all options and feel that the time is not right for me to apply for the ... (The Age, Australia)

Platinum at 23-year high but copper down  Dec 4, 2003
By Clare Black. London - The price of platinum, a precious metal used mainly in jewellery and to cleanse exhaust fumes, hit its highest ... (Independent Online, South Africa)

BHP Billiton Announces Sale of Highland Valley Copper and ...   Dec 3, 2003
...(PRESSI.COM 12/04/2003) BHP Billiton announced today that it had entered into agreements to sell its 33.6% interest in Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine and 100 ... (Pressi.com (press release))

BHP Billiton to sell 2 copper interests  Dec 3, 2003
Global resources group BHP Billiton (BIL) has announced that it had entered into agreements to sell its 33.6% interest in Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine and ... (Business Day, South Africa, South Africa)

Italy's Copper Age Iceman is now chilling out in style  Dec 4, 2003
1991. Since then, he and his clothing and tools have opened a window on the previously little known world of Copper Age Europe. ... (The Star, Africa)

Copper project awaits last OK  Dec 5, 2003
...and apartments. The project would be south of Highway 4 on both sides of Little John Road, north of Copper Cove Drive. Now that ... (Union Democrat, CA)

Man charged with theft of copper coil  Dec 5, 2003
UNION CITY - A homeless man was charged with theft yesterday after police saw him stealing a spool of copper coil from a construction site and then hauling it ... (New Jersey Journal, NJ)

Copper council banks on SEBs  Dec 4, 2003
Several organisations, associations and government bodies were already working in conjunction with the ICPCI on various projects to support the use of copper. ... (News Today, India)

Monterrico shares up 8 pct on copper project news  Dec 5, 2003
LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Shares in UK-listed copper miner Monterrico Metals plc gained over eight percent on Friday after a positive report on its Peru-based ... (Forbes)

Researchers: Central Wis. was mecca for copper crafting  Dec 6, 2003
BY TRUDY STEWART. American Indians work ed copper with as much artistry 5,600 years ago in central Wisconsin as anywhere in the world, archaeologists say. ... (Stevens Point Journal, WI)

Copper wire shown to be competitive with fiber optic cable for ...   Dec 4, 2003
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State engineers have developed and simulation tested a copper wire transmission scheme for distributing a broadband signal over ... (Penn State Live, PA)

Copper wire shown to be competitive with fiber optic cable for ...   Dec 5, 2003
Penn State engineers have developed and simulation tested a copper wire transmission scheme for distributing a broadband signal over local area networks (LANS ... (Innovations-Report, Germany)

Copper factory jobs go  Dec 5, 2003
By Jenny Watson Liverpool Echo. Yorkshire Copper Tube Ltd in is making 117 workers redundant and cutting production by a third. Workers ... (Liverpool Echo, UK)

Lepanto sees brighter year for copper, gold  Dec 5, 2003
Florendo Fajilan, Lepanto's vice president for administration said that the mining company is planning to resume its copper mining operations as copper's price ... (Sun Star, Philippines)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Announces Redemption of its ...   Dec 4, 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) announced today that it has called for ... (Business Wire (press release))

Meeting on cleanup of Gaston Copper Dec. 9  Dec 5, 2003
State and federal environmental regulators will hold a public meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 9 to discuss the clean-up of the Gaston Copper site. ... (Lexington County Chronicle, SC)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Receives Approval to Return ...   Dec 8, 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that the Department ... (Business Wire (press release))

REPEAT&CORRECT:Chile Cos See Major Copper Concentrate Gap  Nov 25, 2003
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (Dow Jones)--Executives at major Chilean copper producers expect a major deficit in copper concentrates on world markets due to the Grasberg ... (Yahoo News)

Chile Mining Executives See Major Copper Cathode Deficit  Nov 25, 2003
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (Dow Jones)--Executives at major Chilean copper producers expect a major deficit in copper cathodes on world markets due to the Grasburg ... (Yahoo News)

Philippines' Lepanto Mining To Reopen Copper Mine By 2004  Dec 1, 2003
MANILA (Dow Jones)--Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corp. (LC.PH) plans to reopen its copper mine by next year to take advantage of the recent improvement in ... (Yahoo News)

China Jiangxi Copper To Buy Blister Copper From Parent  Nov 30, 2003
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Jiangxi Copper Co. (Q.JGX) Monday said it had signed a deal to buy up to 70,000 metric tons of blister copper a year from its parent. ... (Yahoo News)

China's Copper, Aluminum Demand "Still Booming"-Macquarie  Dec 1, 2003
1 (Dow Jones) - China's demand for copper and aluminum shows no signs of slowing, said Australia's Macquarie Bank, citing statistics on output of semi ... (Yahoo News)

Copper market nervous  Nov 26, 2003
Benchmark three-months copper ended the kerb at $1,993 a tonne up from $1,983.50 at Tuesday's kerb. Nervousness remained a feature ... (The Age, Australia)

Highland Valley Copper Contract Talks To Resume Dec. 8  Dec 1, 2003
VANCOUVER (Dow Jones)--Contract negotiations at the Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia will resume on Dec. 8, a union official said Monday. ... (Yahoo News)

Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials to Combine Copper Tube ...   Dec 1, 2003
Tokyo, Japan, Dec 01, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TSE: 5406)and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (TSE: 5711) have agreed to combine their copper ... (Japan Corporate News, Japan)

Highland copper mine, union turn to labor mediator  Dec 1, 2003
VANCOUVER, British Columbia , Dec 1 (Reuters) - Canada's Highland Valley copper mine and its unionized workers have agreed to bring in a mediator to help kick ... (Forbes)

Copper rally, rate speculation underpin dollar  Nov 28, 2003
The Australian dollar consolidated its gains above US72c, underpinned by firmer base metal prices such as copper, and on speculation the Reserve Bank of ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

Japan's Copper Smelters To Cut Production - Nikkei  Nov 26, 2003
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Facing worsening profitability caused by a stronger yen and rising ore prices, the nation's copper smelters plan to reduce output, the Nihon ... (Yahoo News)

Copper having a season to remember  Nov 27, 2003
By KEVIN TRAVIS, Sports Editor. GREENVILLE -- When Terrance Copper sits down at the Thanksgiving dinner table today, he'll has plenty of reasons to give thanks. ... (Washington Daily News, NC)

Copper makes final catch of game, career  Nov 29, 2003
Copper held the ball in his hands when the game, the season, and his career came to an end. "It felt good (to have the ball)," Copper said. ... (Washington Daily News, NC)

COPPER PRODUCTION EXCEEDS TARGET IN APRIL-OCTOBER, 2003  Nov 27, 2003
The total Copper cathode production in the country during April-October, 2003 has been 2,29,107 tonnes against 2,16,476 tonnes during the same period last year ... (Press Information Bureau (press release), India)

Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Form Copper Joint Venture  Dec 1, 2003
Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials Corp have agreed to form a joint venture which will see them combine their copper tube businesses. ... (Azom.com)

Kobe, Mitsubishi to merge copper tube businesses  Dec 2, 2003
Kobe Steel Ltd and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. have agreed to combine their copper tube businesses in Japan and Southeast Asia into a new joint venture. ... (Eetasia.com)

Copper mansions draw a big crowd  Nov 29, 2003
The Scotts' home at 610 E. Vista in Warren is the first stop in this year's Bisbee Chamber of Commerce Historic Home Tour, which had the theme of Copper ... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

INTERVIEW:Bangkok Cable Optimistic On Thai Copper Demand  Dec 2, 2003
2 (OsterDowJones) - Thailand's copper demand growth will continue to pick up in 2004, powered by rising consumption by the real estate and infrastructure ... (Yahoo News)

Lady Tigers hope to defend Copper title  Nov 25, 2003
By Stan Grubb. Globe High School will once again play host to the 22nd annual Copper Cities girls' basketball tournament beginning next week. ... (San Carlos Apache Moccasin, AZ)

Copper Ridge Institute to get $100000 grant  Dec 3, 2003
Copper Ridge Institute in Sykesville will receive $100,000 in federal funds to help it continue its research into caring for the memory-impaired. Sen. ... (Baltimore Sun, MD)

Chile strike threat pushes up copper futures  Dec 2, 2003
Copper futures in New York had their biggest gain in almost two years after unions threatened to strike at a mine owned by Chile's Codelco, the world's biggest ... (The Age, Australia)

Copper output up 5.84 % in Apr - Oct  Nov 28, 2003
Copper production increased 5.84% to 2,29,107 tonnes during April-October 2003 as compared to 2,16,476 tonnes during the same period last year. ... (Business Standard, India)

Demands for Tax Incentives Are Delaying Konkola Copper Mines Deal ...   Nov 27, 2003
...tax incentives by both Sterlite Industries Limited of India and J &W Group of Switzerland are delaying the conclusion of mining deals for both Konkola Copper ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

Chile stocks up on US economy data, eye copper  Dec 1, 2003
Improved global prices for Chile's principal export, copper gave a boost to copper products manufacturer Madeco (nyse: MAD - news - people) which rose 3.6 ... (Forbes)

Intel's copper whoppas message mute  Nov 28, 2003
WHILE INTEL CONFIRMED this week that it has successfully moved to the .13 micron process and using copper interconnects, that message was terrifically muted ... (The Inquirer, UK)

Intel releases 1.2GHz copper Celeron  Dec 1, 2003
The move, predicted here earlier this year, is part of a move to eventually switch all of its Celerons - currently based on Pentium III technology - to .13 ... (The Inquirer, UK)

Strike Threatened at Chilean Copper Mine  Nov 28, 2003
Unions at a Chilean mine owned by Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, plan to strike next week because the company has failed to meet their demands ... (New York Times)

The Great Mongolian Gold Rush  Dec 10, 2003
...the initial clink!—of the Great Mongolian Gold Rush took place in July 2001, when a Canadian company called Ivanhoe Mines announced a large gold and copper ... (Fortune (subscription))

NIU flushes copper  Dec 3, 2003
The copper content in NIU’s water is under control with temporary fixes, and permanent solutions are being studied, said Bob Albanese, director of NIU’s ... (Northern Star Online)

Copper Mountain Earns USDA RUS Product Acceptance for the ...   Dec 2, 2003
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN), a leading provider of intelligent ... (Business Wire (press release))

Asia Warms to New Copper Technology  Dec 2, 2003
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A new copper joining technology is rapidly gaining acceptance in every corner of Asia. Many Asian ... (Yahoo News (press release))

Birla Copper Declares Force Majeure For Dec  Nov 26, 2003
SINGAPORE, NOV 26: Birla Copper has declared force majeure on December cathode shipments after an output disruption at its smelter and refinery in Gujarat ... (Financial Express, India)

Copper Mountain, CO  Nov 29, 2003
The tools are picked up, construction is finished and the new Copper Mountain Village is here. Chronically criticized as a resort ... (Ski Magazine)

Combining copper tube  Dec 1, 2003
Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials are to combine their copper tube businesses in Japan and Southeast Asia into a new joint venture. ... (E4engineering.com, UK)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Updates Activities at its ...   Nov 26, 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that its mining affiliate ... (Business Wire (press release))

Copper opens Super Bee lift  Nov 27, 2003
COPPER MOUNTAIN - Only one lift in Summit County can whisk you and five of your friends 2,300 vertical feet in less than nine minutes - Copper Mountain's Super ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Chiropractor can operate from Copper Ridge home  Nov 26, 2003
...added. There’s also the added distance for patients who will now have to travel to Copper Ridge, Harris argued. However, as Coun. ... (Whitehorse Star, Canada)

Lady Tigers bid for Copper title  Dec 2, 2003
By Stan Grubb. Globe High School will once again play host to the 22nd annual Copper Cities girls' basketball tournament beginning tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 4). ... (San Carlos Apache Moccasin, AZ)

COPPER BEACH IMPRESSIVE DEBUT WINNER  24 Oct 2003
At Alexandra Park on Friday night (October 24)—Small produced the well-bred Beach Towel 3-Year-Old filly Copper Beach—to record an easy debut victory. ... (Harnesslink, New Zealand)

COPPER PRODUCTION IN APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2003  24 Oct 2003
The total copper cathode production in the country during April-September 2003 has been 1,93,883 tonnes against 1,58,970 tonnes during the same period last year ... (Press Information Bureau (press release), India)

Copper Output Increases In H1  24 Oct 2003
NEW DELHI: Total production of copper cathode during April-September has been placed at 1,93,883 tonne as against 1,58,970 tonne in the same period last year. ... (Financial Express, India)

Bhp Billiton Plc AGM Speech  24 Oct 2003
While the recent rally in commodity prices, particularly nickel, copper and oil, eases some immediate pressures on the industry, the global economic situation ... (News24, South Africa)

TABLE-Southern Peru's Q3 net soars, output up  24 Oct 2003
LIMA, Peru, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Southern Peru Copper Corp. (nyse: PCU - news - people), Peru's leading copper producer, reported ... (Forbes)

Asian demand boosts BHP ore output  24 Oct 2003
In other commodities, BHP Billiton's copper and aluminium output increased as project expansions came on line, while crude oil and condensate output slipped ... (Independent Online, South Africa)

SHERIFF'S LOG: Wednesday, Oct. 22  24 Oct 2003
12:33 am, Copper Cove - Several subjects possibly attempting to break into neighbor's residence. Gone upon arrival of deputy. 8:03 ... (Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

Chile stocks fall on Wall St slump, telecoms results  24 Oct 2003
...said the market was also likely to back track slightly after hitting successive lifetime highs over recent weeks on rising prices of Chile's main export, copper ... (Forbes)

Pacific Minerals and Ivanhoe Mines Restructure Joint-Venture ...   24 Oct 2003
The project has similar geological characteristics and is within the same copper-rich mineral belt that hosts Ivanhoe's Turquoise Hill and Kharmagtai porphyry ... (Business Wire (press release))

Chile Govt/World Mkt Copper Price:Notes Increased Stks  Oct 23, 2003
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chile's government copper commission Thursday increased its estimates for average world market copper prices for both 2003 and 2004. ... (Yahoo News)

China Jiangxi Copper/Earnings: Copper Prices Higher  Oct 21, 2003
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China copper producer Jiangxi Copper Co. (Q.JQX) Wednesday said net profit for its fiscal third quarter more ... (Yahoo News)

Delhi address for Hindustan Copper  Oct 21, 2003
Calcutta, Oct. 21: Hindustan Copper Ltd will shift its headquarters from Calcutta to the Scope complex in Delhi. The sick public ... (Calcutta Telegraph, India)

Australia Oxiana Boosts Gold Output; Copper Proj On Track  Oct 21, 2003
Oxiana also said Wednesday that its Khanong copper project in Laos remains on schedule for first production in 2005. Earlier this ... (Yahoo News)

Corriente Resources Inc.: Copper-Gold Feasibility Study Awarded ...   Oct 21, 2003
The Mirador project, located in southeast Ecuador, has an inferred resource estimate of 182 Million tonnes at a grade of 0.76% copper and 0.22 g/t gold. ... (Business Wire (press release))

Roosters still facing challenges  Oct 23, 2003
But the Copper City's most popular football code is facing a number of season 2004 challenges including the lack of a first grade coach and the pending loss of ... (Cobar Age, Australia)

Inmet Mining announces third quarter earnings of $1.01 per share  Oct 23, 2003
...facility. Both the third quarter and nine month year to date earnings were positively impacted by higher copper, gold and zinc prices. ... (Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada)

Copper Mountain, CO  Oct 22, 2003
The tools are picked up, construction is finished and the new Copper Mountain Village is here. Chronically criticized as a resort ... (Ski Magazine)

40, 000 tones copper to be produced annually  Oct 21, 2003
ISLAMABAD: An Australian Company Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) is scheduled to invest 130 million dollars on a copper mining project to produce 40, 000 tones of ... (PakTribune.com, Pakistan)

International mining funds for Tethyan Copper Company  Oct 21, 2003
Mining Funds from three of the largest mining centers of the world - Canada, united kingdom and Australia gave an overwhelming response to the Tethyan Copper ... (Pakistan Link, CA)

Copper dandy for making candy  Oct 21, 2003
A: Copper pans are the most useful for boiling sugar and making candy. An unlined copper pan melts sugar quickly and is made to ... (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

Copper prices soaring  Oct 20, 2003
21, (Xinhuanet) -- Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have soared 11.55 percent since trading began after the seven-day national holiday due to ... (Xinhua, China)

Escondida Chile : September Copper Output 87487 Tons  Oct 17, 2003
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chilean Escondida mine, the world's largest privately-held copper supplier, in the first nine months of the year produced 760,124 metric ... (Yahoo News)

HK Shares End: Jiangxi Copper Sets 6-Year Closing High  Oct 17, 2003
Thursday. Among H-shares, Jiangxi Cooper ended up 5%, or 12.5 HK cents, at a six-year closing high of HK$2.625, on rising copper prices. ... (Yahoo News)

Falconbridge earnings up on higher prices for nickel and copper  Oct 17, 2003
TORONTO - Higher prices for nickel and copper helped Falconbridge (TSX:NRD) turn around its bottom line in third quarter, the company said Friday. ... (CBC News, Canada)

Chile's stocks rise on copper prices, bank hopes  Oct 20, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Chilean stocks scaled fresh lifetime highs on Monday on rising prices of copper, the country's chief export, and positive ... (Forbes)

Phelps Dodge says Morenci copper output restored  Oct 20, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Phelps Dodge Corp. (nyse: PD - news - people), the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, said Monday full production ... (Forbes)

GlobeStar Mining reports substantial increase in Cerro de Maimon ...   Oct 23, 2003
Highlights include a 45% increase in gold recovery and 11.4% increase in copper recovery and, as significantly, successful separation of zinc and copper in the ... (Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada)

COPPER MEDITATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Part 1  Oct 19, 2003
With this introduction we are now ready to explore the utilization of Swami Satyananda's method in a dynamic technique I have dubbed "Copper Meditation". ... (Llewellyn Journal, MN)

Kerosene fire erupts at Morenci copper mine  Oct 20, 2003
By John Kamin and Walter Mares, staff writers. A large kerosene fire ignited at the Phelps Dodge open-pit copper mine in Morenci early Thursday morning. ... (Eastern Arizona Courier, AZ)

Copper levels a contention for board candidates  Oct 18, 2003
In July 2002, the water district learned that the water at a handful of new homes in the Murrieta Ranchos tract had tested for extremely high levels of copper. ... (Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA)

Brian's scouting is copper bottomed  Oct 18, 2003
Big Brian, who patrolled the streets of Pendle before joining the Warriors backroom staff, is the man who has provided Wigan with a new dynasty of home-grown ... (Manchester Evening News, UK)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Reports Third-Quarter and ...   Oct 16, 2003
...-- Third quarter sales volumes of 345 million pounds of copper and 763,500 ounces of gold exceeded previous estimates by approximately 25 million pounds and ... (Business Wire (press release))

NY copper hits 2-3/4-year peak early, eyes Freeport  Oct 9, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - COMEX copper futures notched fresh contract and 2-3/4-year highs Thursday morning as speculators continued this week's base metals ... (Forbes)

Yunnan Copper wants more concentrate from Freeport  Oct 12, 2003
HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China's third largest copper producer, Yunnan Copper Co Ltd <000878.SZ>, says it is keen to significantly boost purchases of raw ... (Forbes)

NY copper closes off a tad from 2-3/4-year peak  Oct 9, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - COMEX copper futures slipped from new contract and 2-3/4-year highs at Thursday's close as the market corrected slightly lower amid ... (Forbes)

NY copper soars early to new contract, 2-3/4-year high  Oct 13, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - COMEX December copper shot to a new contract high Monday, driven up by continued fund buying on technical factors, brokers said ... (Forbes)

NY copper surges, ends at fresh 2-3/4-year highs  Oct 10, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - COMEX copper settled at 2-3/4-year highs Friday on broad-based buying, as a rally in base metals carved out new contract highs in ... (Forbes)

Hind Copper selloff: Deadline for bids extended  Oct 14, 2003
The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for submitting financial bids for privatisation of Hindustan Copper Ltd till the end of this month as ... (Rediff, India)

Sumitomo Metal Mining To Postpone Copper Increase -Nikkei  Oct 10, 2003
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (5713.TO) has decided to postpone an increase in copper production that was planned for as early as this autumn until ... (Yahoo News)

Noranda to cut 220 jobs at Quebec copper smelter  Oct 15, 2003
...is cutting the workforce at its Horne copper smelter in northwestern Quebec by nearly a third in hopes of turning around the money-losing operation. ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

Hind Copper sale-off possible: Govt  Oct 9, 2003
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation -- the government has decided to go ahead with the privatisation of Hindustan Copper Ltd ... (Rediff, India)

Zambia Lumwana copper mine aims for 140,000 t/yr  Oct 12, 2003
LUSAKA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Australia's Equinox Resources said it aims to produce an average of 140,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate each year at its Lumwana ... (Forbes)

Rising copper price lifts resource stocks  Oct 16, 2003
CMC Group client adviser James Foulsham said the resource surge was being fuelled by the strong copper price. "When the copper price ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

Noranda set to slash jobs at Horne copper smelter  Oct 15, 2003
...is cutting 220 jobs, or nearly a nearly a third of the workforce, at the Horne copper smelter in northwestern Quebec in hopes of turning around the money ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

Chile stocks up on copper prices, economy optimism  Oct 10, 2003
Reuters) - Chile's stocks rose to fresh lifetime highs on Friday, riding a wave of optimism for output in the domestic economy in 2004, helped by rising copper ... (Forbes)

Chile stocks at new record highs, copper shines  Oct 9, 2003
IPSA <.IPSA> blue-chip stock index rose 1.4 percent in morning trade on Thursday, breaking the psychologically important 1,500-point barrier, led by copper ... (Forbes)

Chile stocks hit fresh record highs as copper gains  Oct 9, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Chile's stocks rose on Thursday as optimism for the domestic and world economies and recent gains in world copper prices ... (Forbes)

Fire at Ariz. copper ops; no injuries-Phelps Dodge  Oct 16, 2003
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Phelps Dodge Corp. (nyse: PD - news - people), the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, said on Thursday a fire at its ... (Forbes)

Receptions not translating into wins for Copper, Pollock  Oct 9, 2003
Copper, a senior wide receiver at East Carolina, leads the nation in catches per game, but he derives no pleasure from the fact, considering all those grabs ... (Durham Herald Sun, NC)

Copper development plan wins first OK  Oct 11, 2003
FRISCO - The Ten Mile Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval late Thursday of Intrawest's build-out plan for Copper Mountain after 20 months of ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Copper build-out set for final review  Oct 9, 2003
COPPER MOUNTAIN - Intrawest's ambitious build-out plan for Copper Mountain, which would add up to 1,200 new units and a horizontal gondola, among other ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Copper Mountain Networks Announces Third Quarter 2003 Earnings ...   Oct 15, 2003
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003--Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTN), a leading provider of intelligent ... (Business Wire (press release))

Imperial Metals Corporation: Nak Drilling Hits Long Intervals of ...   Oct 15, 2003
Holes NAK-03-03 through NAK-03-07 intersected widespread copper mineralization in the Joss'alun area, hosted by volcanic stratigraphy of the Cache Creek Group. ... (Business Wire (press release))

Noranda to cut 220 jobs at Horne copper smelter in Quebec to ...   Oct 15, 2003
...said Wednesday it is cutting 220 jobs or nearly a nearly a third of the workforce at its Horne copper smelter in northwestern Quebec in hopes of turning around ... (CJAD, Canada)

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold downgraded to "neutral"  Oct 9, 2003
NEW YORK, October 9 (New Ratings) — Analysts at Merrill Lynch downgrade Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc (FCX) from “buy” to “neutral.”. ... (New Ratings)

Fire shuts nation's largest copper mine at Morenci  Oct 16, 2003
A fire at the Phelps Dodge Morenci mine this morning forced the evacuation of the open pit copper mine. No injuries were reported ... (Tucson citizen, AZ)

COPPER PRODUCTION SHOWS GROWTH  Oct 9, 2003
The copper production in the organised sector during April-August 2003 has been 1,59,744 tonnes against 1,32,830 tonnes during the same period last year. ... (Press Information Bureau (press release), India)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Announces Increase in Common ...   Oct 15, 2003
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) announced today that its Board of Directors ... (Business Wire (press release))

Ask Food Network: Copper pans perfect for making candy  Oct 8, 2003
Lori Mueller, Lakeville, Minn. A: Copper pans are the most useful for boiling sugar and making candy. An unlined copper pan ... (Fort Pierce Tribune, FL)

Copper Kettle goes to Wynford  Oct 11, 2003
...years. Wynford won the famed Kiwanis Copper Kettle for the sixth straight season with their 28-14 win over the Redmen Friday night. ... (Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, OH)

Clash for Copper Kettle here  Oct 9, 2003
Tough football. It is the hallmark of the Wynford-Bucyrus rivalry, every bit as pre-eminent as the Kiwanis Copper Kettle itself. ... (Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, OH)

Copper to perk up but dogged by stocks, idle mines  Oct 9, 2003
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Copper prices could crack the $2,000/T barrier some time in 2004 but gains will be constrained by the expected release of stockpiled ... (Forbes)

Noranda cutting 220 jobs at Quebec copper smelter  Oct 15, 2003
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC - Noranda (TSX:NRD) is cutting staff by 220 at its Horne copper smelter in Quebec, the company announced Wednesday. ... (CBC News, Canada)

Copper offers new wealth from Brazil's Amazon  Oct 14, 2003
CARAJAS, Brazil - A huge copper mine is rapidly taking shape on a southern Amazon plain stripped of rainforest cover by wildcat gold diggers, loggers and ... (Planet Ark, NY)

Copper offers new wealth from Brazil's Amazon  Oct 13, 2003
CARAJAS, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A huge copper mine is rapidly taking shape on a southern Amazon plain stripped of rainforest cover by wildcat gold diggers ... (Forbes)

Copper kids fighting fire with safety  Oct 9, 2003
By SUNNY LOCKWOOD. Thirty-five Copperopolis Elementary School students played firefighter yesterday, taking turns spraying water ... (Union Democrat, CA)

Copper futures gain is biggest since February  Oct 13, 2003
NEW YORK - Copper futures in New York had their biggest gain Monday since February, extending a 33-month high, on speculation that US manufacturers will use ... (Arizona Republic, AZ)

Freeing the final copper mile  Oct 14, 2003
New Zealand should "unbundle the local loop" has less to do with engineers diving into the trenches of the Information Super Highway to fiddle with copper ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

Pint-sized joker adds polish to copper's cuppa  Oct 9, 2003
The local constabulary is on the warpath after a pint-sized prankster at a recent meeting surreptitiously pinched a copper’s helmet while he relaxed with a ... (The Times (subscription), UK)

Drilling extends high-grade copper-gold zone 350 metres in Hugo ...   Oct 14, 2003
Exploration- Turquoise Hill Project, Charles N. Forster today announced the results of three additional drill holes that further expand the gold- and copper ... (Yahoo News (press release))

Copper still has hopes for bowl game  Oct 15, 2003
GREENVILLE -- While his team might still be winless, Terrance Copper said that there is still plenty of motivation for his Pirates to keep going. ... (Washington Daily News, NC)

Proper Stovetoppers  Oct 22, 2003
The base is a sandwich of stainless steel with a copper core. Power says that the best pots feature a stainless steel body with copper accents. ... (Metro Weekly)

Copper gets first win in hockey 'A' league  Oct 9, 2003
Still, 17 male hockey players took to the ice at the Stephen C. West Arena Tuesday night for a Week 3 "A" League match-up between Copper Mountain/Coors and ... (Summit Daily News, CO)

Multi-Loop DSL Technology Seeing Growing Interest Among Copper- ...   Oct 12, 2003
At the opening of the ITU Telecom World 2003 Show, Spediant Systems declared that progress by the ITU-T G-BOND committee toward establishment of a Copper ... (PRNewswire (press release))

Copper mining focus of Weis Museum event  Oct 10, 2003
The Weis Earth Science Museum will celebrate a national “Earth Science Week” with a temporary exhibit and presentation about Michigan’s Copper Country. ... (Appleton Post Crescent, WI)

Copper Management Demands Attention  Oct 14, 2003
Of the six metallic micronutrient elements, copper (Cu) is one of the least abundant in plant tissues. Only molybdenum and nickel ... (TurfGrass Trends, OH)

Church opposes gold, copper mining in Socsargen  Oct 9, 2003
Leaders of the Catholic church in South Cotabato, Sarangani and General Santos City (Socsargen) have reaffirmed their opposition to the gold and copper mining ... (Mindanao Times, Philippines)

Church opposes gold, copper mining in Socsargen  Oct 9, 2003
CITY -- Leaders of the Catholic church in South Cotabato, Sarangani and General Santos City (Socsargen) have reaffirmed their opposition to the gold and copper ... (Minda News, Philippines)

First Quantum Zambia Copper Plant Beats Capacity  Oct 9, 2003
It does. boost the mid-tier's production by on average 102,000 tonnes of copper a year. First Quantum produced just 11,878 tonnes of copper cathode last year. ... (CBC News, Canada)

Karabashmed ups blister copper production by 8.3 % to 33779.385 ...   Oct 10, 2003
Karabashmed (Chelyabinsk Region) has increased blister copper production by 8.3% to 33,779.385 tons over 9 months, sources with the company said. ... (Analytical Information Agency, Russia)

New copper-clad steel jacket furnace should last for years  Oct 11, 2003
A: It sure is. A Thermo-Pride furnace is warranted ``for life,'' with a copper-clad steel jacket, and the Becket burner is a good brand. ... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

Copper keys GCC's rout  Oct 16, 2003
By SAM KAUFMAN. Glendale College tight end AJ Cooper was likely seeing stars last season after a scary injury he sustained when landing ... (Glendale Star, AZ)

Hindalco net rises 18 pc; sales up 22 pc  Oct 23, 2003
August. Copper cathode manufacture was 48,940 tonnes. Copper contributed 53 per cent of Q2 revenues, aluminium, 47 per cent. LME ... (Business Line, India)

A company goes back to the future  Oct 22, 2003
One such company is Hindustan Copper and its story is, to use a bad pun, a shining example of how bad policy can harm a good company. ... (Business Standard, India)

Sale of Shipping Corp, Hind Copper put off  Oct 17, 2003
The government deferred ‘indefinitely’ bidding for Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) after a spate of petitions ... (Business Standard, India)

Copper prices soaring  Oct 20, 2003
Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have soared 11.55 percent since trading began after the seven-day national holiday due to strong demand for the ... (EastDay.com, China)

Inmet Mining profit up on Antamina sale  Oct 23, 2003
...reported a sharply higher third-quarter profit on Thursday on a one-time gain from selling its interest in the Antamina copper-zinc mine in Peru. ... (Forbes)

Inco reports results for third quarter of 2003  Oct 21, 2003
The ramp-up of Ontario's Copper Cliff smelter was complicated by several problems which have been resolved, but which adversely affected downstream processing ... (Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada)

Copper-led rally offering hope  Oct 4, 2003
Joe Villalobos is counting on a jump in copper prices to get him his job back at Phelps Dodge Corp., the world's second-biggest copper producer. ... (Arizona Republic, AZ)

Contract Talks Start At BC's Highland Valley Copper Mine  Oct 1, 2003
VANCOUVER (Dow Jones)--Highland Valley Copper and the union representing more than 700 workers at the British Columbia copper mine have started negotiations ... (Yahoo News)

Australia Oxiana Readies Laos Copper Proj;Inks Sales Deal  Sep 30, 2003
...has signed a sales contract for all output from its 80%-owned Khanong copper project in Laos, and said it is on schedule to start production at the end of the ... (Yahoo News)

Norilsk core unit sees 04 copper output up 15 pct  Sep 30, 2003
NORILSK, Russia, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The core production unit of Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel said on Tuesday copper production will grow up to 15 ... (Reuters, UK)

FBI Eyes Copper Theft at Brookhaven Lab  Oct 7, 2003
By Dawn Wotapka. It's not unusual for people to purloin bits of copper from Brookhaven National Laboratory to sell for cash. But ... (Newsday)

Chile stocks up on economic optimism, copper prices  Oct 8, 2003
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Chile's stocks rose on Wednesday reaching new highs for the year as strong copper prices and optimistic expectations for ... (Forbes)

Labor talks start at Highland Valley copper mine  Oct 1, 2003
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Talks for a new labor contract have started at Canada's Highland Valley copper mine, a spokesman said on ... (Forbes)

Australia's WMC Restarting Olympic Dam Copper Smelter  Oct 1, 2003
Ltd. is restarting its Olympic Dam copper smelter in South Australia after seven weeks of maintenance and construction work. The ... (Yahoo News)


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