A way of life dating back more than a century appeared over in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when the last copper mine closed in 1995, idling more than 1,000 employees and turning this once-thriving company town into a forlorn outpost.

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Michigan environmental regulators say a company is updating is plans for a copper and silver mine in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula.

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The price of copper is pushing higher on a bet that it may be one of the first commodities to benefit if the U.S., Europe and China prove successful in building up their economies. Copper rose 3.3 percent Friday to ...

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Wisconsin Public Service says someone is stealing copper from power poles in the Wausau area.

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Copper prices rose slightly Wednesday after a report on U.S. home sales offered some signs that the market is slowing getting better.

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Police in the southern Illinois city of Murphysboro are investigating the death of a man they believe was electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire with two other suspects. Authorities responding to a report of an electrocution early Monday found the body of the 26-year-old victim in an abandoned manufacturing building.

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Copper is rallying as the housing market shows more signs of improvement.

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Copper prices are rising on optimism that the U.S. housing market is poised to grow again.

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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With copper prices at a near record, thieves across the country have been stealing copper wiring from power lines, construction sites and warehouses. Now federal officials say thieves are targeting power substations ...

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Thieves have been stealing irrigation wire from potato farms in central Wisconsin, endangering one of the state’s bigger cash crops. Portage County police Sgt. Gary Koehmsteadt said thefts of the copper wire have forced the ...

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