Numbers: Copper goes to China

Mon, 06/25/2007 - 3:40pm
$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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