Numbers: Copper goes to China

Posted By Travis Daub Monday, June 25, 2007 - 3:40 PM Share

$11 million	Value of copper exported from [the Western Cape province of] South Africa to China last year [link]
0	Number of copper mines in [Western Cape,] South Africa [link]
$70 million	Annual cost to replace copper cable stolen from South Africa’s power grid [link]
$1,944	Price for one ton of copper in 2000 [link]
$6,855	Price for one ton of copper in 2007 [link]
148.3%	Amount China's imports of copper increased in May 2007 over May 2006 [link]

Note: Corrections to original version in brackets

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