Copper thieves rip plumbing from vacant homes (CBC Saskatchewan)

Landlords in Regina have noticed a troubling new trend: vacant houses targeted by thieves who tear out the copper plumbing.

Landlords in Regina have noticed a troubling new trend: vacant houses targeted by thieves who tear out the copper plumbing.

Police say a string of copper wire thefts have hit Mountain View in recent days, with the third incident reported last Friday after thieves ripped $32,000 worth of copper wire from the roof of a vacant building on Shorebird Way.

At this time of year it’s not uncommon for farmers to discover that copper wire has been stolen from their irrigation pivot lines. Investigator Rick Cohen with the Jerome County Sheriff’s Office says yesterday at 300 South 800 East of Jerome, a farmer had discovered several of his pivot lines had copper wire removed from them.

March 12 (Bloomberg) — Copper on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained as much as 0.8 percent to 59,800 yuan a metric ton on Friday.

Bonsalls Hailey Johnson twice reached quarterfinal rounds at the Copper Bowl tennis tournament January 2-7 in Tucson.Johnson and Murrietas Meghan Sheehan Dizon reached the quarterfinals of the girls under-18 doubles competition while Johnson advanced to the consolation quarterfinals of the girls under-18 singles division.It was a pretty good tournament, Johnson said.

Genesee County’s prosecutor has charged 11 people for their alleged roles in stealing $1 million-worth of copper from the old Buick City complex.

SYDNEY, March 12 (Reuters) – Australian miner Cape Lambert Resources plans to sell its Lady Annie copper project to China Sci-Tech Holdings Ltd for about A$130 million ($106.3 million), the Australian Financial Review said on Friday.

SYDNEY, March 12 (Reuters) – Australian miner Cape Lambert Resources plans to sell its Lady Annie copper project to China Sci-Tech Holdings Ltd for about A$130 million ($106.3 million), the Australian Financial Review said on Friday.

LONDON, Mar 11 (Reuters) Copper slipped on Thursday as production and inflation data from China stoked concerns of monetary tightening from the world’s top metals consumer, to offset inventory falls.