Non Ferrous Metal

Investors run from gold as fears of inflation in U.S. ease

2013-04-15 08:34:00

Gold prices plunged to a two-year low as investors fled from precious metals. It was the second day of decline for gold as the economy improves and fears of inflation in the U.S. ease. Gold is often purchased as a hedge against inflation. The price of...

Chinese copper firms in Zambia abusing workers, rights group says

2011-11-03 16:37:07

A 'miracle' in Chile, but mining accidents are often tragedies across Latin America

2010-10-14 16:34:01

Checking in on Chile: Pinera taps copper fund

2010-03-18 16:34:12

700 streetlights in L.A. out due to copper thefts

2007-12-05 09:37:00

Thieves have disabled about 700 streetlights in Los Angeles, making off with 370,000 feet of valuable copper wiring over the last four months. L.A. officials said it is a twist on copper thefts that have plagued new home sites and even some office...

Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economy

2013-05-22 05:20:04

KABUL, Afghanistan The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule, and the state-owned Chinese company that won the bidding has...

Ticketmaster agrees to settle lawsuit

2013-05-17 02:14:02

Ticketmaster settles Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million in a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who after buying a ticket online were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any...

Group urges fair rates

2013-05-17 03:34:02

Three industries in the greater Owensboro area have formed a new group to get customers at the grassroots level to speak out for what they call fair and reasonable utility rate increases from Big Rivers Electric Corp. and Kenergy Corp. Fair Rates...

Smelter, Big Rivers reach tentative deal

2013-04-30 02:54:04

Century Aluminum of Kentucky and Big Rivers Electric Corp. have reached a tentative agreement that will involve the electric co-op buying power for the Hawesville smelter at the wholesale open market price with Century paying that bill plus any fees or...

Valley Police Beat: Homicide suspect arrested at Calexico port

2013-03-27 23:25:00

CALEXICO - A 38-year-old Mexican citizen wanted by the California Highway Patrol in Riverside in connection with a homicide was arrested at the Calexico East Port of Entry on Sunday. Pablo Gutierrez Ceja, of Los Angeles, was detained about 6 p.m. after a...

Sparrows Point sale closes; buyers say they will look for steelmakers

2012-09-14 16:56:34

The massive Sparrows Point complex changed ownership Friday for the fifth time in less than a decade, potentially its last sale as a steel mill. The new owners, redevelopment firm Environmental Liability Transfer and liquidator Hilco Trading, paid $72....

The story of Chicago's Nazi spy

2012-05-20 00:00:00

A spy story worthy of John le Carre began and ended 70 years ago this summer in Chicago. It had classic elements of an espionage tale — enemy agents landed from submarines, explosives hidden in the sand of an East Coast beach, orders written in...

Workers from Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's mine gather in their tent at Kuala Kencana, Timika, in Indonesia's Papua province, as they continue their strike. A strike for higher pay has paralysed production at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's mine in Indonesia, which holds the world's biggest

2011-07-06 00:00:00