International Business News - Metal http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the sector activity stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: DENVER (AP)--Shares of precious metals mining companies sank Thursday as the gold price fell and investors worried about the government's proposed $700 billion financial bailout plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sector-roundup-precious-metal-miners-fertilizer.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:33:06 EDT Police in Ohio are about to get help in trying to crackdown on scrap metal thieves who steal aluminum siding off houses and copper wiring from basements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/new-ohio-law-aims-to-slow-down-scrap-metal-thefts.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:55:48 EDT A New Zealand bakery was ordered to pay more than 11,000 New Zealand dollars ($7,700) for selling a pie with a dangerous filling--metal slivers. A customer, Brendon Love, needed emergency surgery to remove a metal shaving from his stomach after eating a contaminated breakfast pie in August last year, New Zealand's Food Safety Authority told a court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/nz-pie-bakery-fined-for-serving-up-metal-shaving.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:37:16 EDT A Jamaican official says far tougher fines are needed to fight thieves plundering metal from construction sites, power lines and houses. Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda said Sunday that anyone caught in possession of stolen scrap or attempting to illegally export recyclable copper and other metals should be fined up to about $28,000. The current fine is $50. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/jamaica-eyes-penalties-for-metal-thieves.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:20 EDT A Jamaican official says far tougher fines are needed to fight thieves plundering metal from construction sites, power lines and houses. Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda said Sunday that anyone caught in possession of stolen scrap or attempting to illegally export recyclable copper and other metals should be fined up to about US$28,000. The current fine is US$50. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/jamaica-eyes-penalties-for-scrap-metal-thieves.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:55:39 EDT More than 50 New York City sanitation department workers have been suspended for using the department's trucks to collect and sell scrap metal for their own profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/nyc-workers-suspended-in-scrap-metal-probe.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:07:09 EDT Guyana is allowing scrap metal dealers to export iron again, but is retaining a four-month ban on aluminum and copper. A spokesman for the scrap metal dealers' association says vandalism is still a concern. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/guyana-lifts-ban-on-scrap-iron.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:46:02 EDT Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure making it easier for law enforcement officers to track scrap metal dealers that have been plundering copper and aluminum. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/mo-lawmakers-ok-bill-targeting-metal-thieves.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:25:24 EDT Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck speeding across the barren landscape. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/military-cracks-down-on-scrap-metal-scavengers.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:12 EDT Gold futures ended with strong gains on Thursday as record energy costs and weakness in the U.S. dollar boosted the demand for a hedge against inflation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/gold-commodities-oil-metal-silver-futures.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:02:03 EDT Gold futures edged lower on Wednesday while platinum surged to a historic high above $2,000 an ounce on continuing concerns of lower output by South Africa, the world's largest platinum producer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/23801-platinum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/gold-commodities-platinum-metal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/gold-commodities-platinum-metal.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:03:15 EST Gold futures tumbled sharply on Tuesday as traders cashed in profits from the precious metals after three days of steady gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/gold-commodities-metal-platinum-dollar-oil.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:31:07 EST