Watch the fascinating process of turning scrap copper wires into fine, usable wire! From scrapping and melting to rolling, ...

See how scrap copper wires are transformed into fine, usable copper wire! This step-by-step video covers everything from scrapping and melting the copper, to rolling, forming, and drawing it into ...

Washington is seeing a sharp rise in copper and fiber-optic wire theft. It’s not just an inconvenience — it’s a growing ...

There are different rules in different states on selling scrap copper. A 2023 inquiry found that makes it hard to stop ...

Data centres and green grids are heavy users of the red metal, but mine supply is stagnating and new discoveries are rare ...

A man caught stealing nearly 100 pounds of copper wire from a tornado-damaged St. Louis school now faces felony charges.

An accused thief is facing felony charges after police claim he spent the entire year repeatedly stealing and selling copper ...

Joshua Westervelt faces felony charges for the theft of copper wire from AT&T, causing significant service disruptions.

Authorities announced an arrest Tuesday in a months-long investigation that involved 80 separate incidents alleging theft of ...

San Jose has documented about 2,200 incidents since last June and repaired 1,500 of those since then. But there's still a ...

Despite the known dangers, Brown said copper theft remains a persistent problem. Thieves steal the wire to exchange it for money, he said.

European companies that make products from copper have warned they are facing critical shortages unless the EU takes action to curb exports of scrap, as it has for aluminum. Large amounts of refined ...