Farmers Copper Blog
Jul, 2014
Copper in the USA
Copper’s healthy maintenance of markets and its promise to gain new ones, such as superconductivity applications, new marine uses such as ship hulls and sheathing of offshore platforms, electric vehicles,…
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Where Does Copper Come From?
Copper is found in many parts of the world. It usually comes from copper ore, but small amounts are occasionally found (“native copper”) in distorted cubic crystal chunks. Keweenaw Peninsula near Lake…
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Stainless Steel Type Characteristics
Farmer’s Copper carries an extensive stock of the stainless products in types 303, 304, 316, and 17-4. Known for its’ corrosion resistance characteristics, the different grades and finishes of stainless…
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Metal Facts on US Coins
What are current circulating coins made from?Quarters and dimes are composed of cupro-nickel clad, with a pure copper core, and an outer layer of a 75 percent copper, 25 percent nickel alloy. Nickels are…
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Probe to Slow the Flow of Metals to China
China’s imports of copper and iron ore may drop due to an alleged financing scandal, as banks withhold credit and customs officials tighten checks on incoming shipments, metals traders say. Western banks…
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Dick Farmer to Serve as CBSA’s President
We are pleased to announce that Farmer’s Copper Co-President, Dick Farmer, has been elected to serve a two-year term as Copper & Brass Servicenter Association’s President on the Board of Directors.…
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A Legacy In Copper
From humble beginnings to four generations of family partnership When people stepped off the boat in America, they dreamed of new opportunities.Those dreams, along with hard work and dedication, allowed…
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