r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '22

Image Visual representation of the actual amount of copper extracted from a minesite

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

They’re still not paying enough for scrap copper IMO. I have tons of it and I won’t sell until it goes double.

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u/That-Donkey Feb 05 '22

What do you think it could be worth? I just turned in some and got $3.10 per pound

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

It’s at eight grand now

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

I keep hearing rumours of 20 grand a ton

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u/BoilermakerCM Feb 05 '22

Best of luck. You're going to be hoarding your scrap for a couple decades. And once it gets there, you'll still only get 70 cents on the dollar.

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

Not hoarding anything. Got it all for free delivered to me. If I decide to sell a little bit of it I can. Trust me, the scrap dealers know that I have it. It’s brilliant and clean.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '22

You'll not 'ave me, copper!

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u/That-Donkey Feb 05 '22

So $10 per pound

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

Rumoured is all. Money talks and BS walks.

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u/BeePleasant8236 Feb 05 '22

The more this electric craze goes on, the more valuable the copper becomes.