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Copper mining (57 miners and 80,600lbs)
Posted:
Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:29 pm
by mtalbot_ca
I would be interested to know how much copper pounds do the members of this fine mining community extract from circulation each year. I propose that through this thread we each indicate the following:
1. FV sorted by period (average an amount by week or month)
2. Indicate average % of CU
3. Machine or hand sorted
I'll compile the results as often as I can until no more members indicate their mining activities.
For me:
1. 25FV per week
2. 47%
3. Hand sorted
Re: Copper mining
Posted:
Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:35 pm
by SilverDragon72
For me, my handsorting totals are about 100 pounds or a little more. I do manage to pick up small amounts of Canadian coppers and nickels from my LCS from time to time.
Re: Copper mining
Posted:
Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:19 pm
by mtalbot_ca
So tonight's total:
2 members
404 lbs per year mined (average)
Let's have a good sample going. See you next week.
Re: Copper mining
Posted:
Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:24 pm
by doug
1) 500/week
2)35%
3)Ryedale
Re: Copper mining
Posted:
Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:50 pm
by rsk1963
I like this, great idea!
1. 500 /month
2. 30 %
3. Ryedale
Re: Copper mining
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:19 am
by CardsNCoins
$75 per week
30%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:15 pm
by mtalbot_ca
All added so far. 5 hoarders for over 6,800lbs per year of copper.
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:06 pm
by RichardPenny43
$150/week
28%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:16 pm
by duane1966
$100 per week
25 %
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:27 pm
by mbailey1234
$100 per week
28%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:49 pm
by Doctor Steuss
$25/wk
10%
Handsort
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:20 pm
by uthminsta
It's hard to put a set amount on my sorting. But I do a MINIMUM of $100 per week. Some weeks it's much more; if a bank calls, I go. Know what I mean?
Let's say $150/week average.
I get about 23% copper, I guess.
And that's a Ryedale accomplishment, not just my own.
Re: Copper mining (up to 6,800 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:40 pm
by mtalbot_ca
10 miners and 11.000 lbs of copper per year.
Re: Copper mining (up to 11,000 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:53 pm
by NHsorter
$150+ per week. What uthminsta said.
Avg of about 28%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 11,000 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:02 pm
by 68Camaro
$125-ish per week, average.
22%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 11,000 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:27 pm
by Mr Paradise
$50 a week
25%
Hand sorter
Re: Copper mining (up to 11,000 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:39 pm
by pennyguy
$1200 month
30 % copper
I have three Ryedales
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:57 pm
by mtalbot_ca
So far from 14 miners, we have over 14,700lbs of copper removed from circulation eah year. Keep it coming.....
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:24 pm
by ScrapMetal
$1500 per month on average
28%
Machine sorted
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:54 am
by jacer333
$350 each week (I usually just sort whatever is needed to pull $100 of copper per week)
29%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:40 pm
by creshka46
I'm averaging about $115/month
22%
Ryedale
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:18 pm
by m83striker
$300.00 per month
30% average
Ryedale
Of that 30% about 7% is Canadian, not that it matters, just something I keep track of separately.
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:25 pm
by shinnosuke
$1000/month
12% (Looks like San Antonio is not much better than Las Vegas.)
Ryedale
I'm flabbergasted by mtalbot's 47% ratio. JUST SORT MORE!
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:40 pm
by natsb88
shinnosuke wrote:I'm flabbergasted by mtalbot's 47% ratio. JUST SORT MORE!
Canada made coppers up through 1996, lots more copper in circulation up there.
Re: Copper mining (up to 14,700 lbs per year)
Posted:
Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:24 pm
by shinnosuke
natsb88 wrote:shinnosuke wrote:I'm flabbergasted by mtalbot's 47% ratio. JUST SORT MORE!
Canada made coppers up through 1996, lots more copper in circulation up there.
Then I'm definitely living on the wrong side of the continent.