Price of scrap lead

Fez_uk

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• Mar 4, 2011

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Anyone know the price I can expect for scrap lead/soldering lead per kg.

They are all in ingots and about 35kgs in total.

Got some at work from when we changed to lead free.

 

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about a grand a ton on the open market, but this is Wales of course.:augie

 

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thought it would be alot more, Can't understand why people steal it for just a few quid.

 

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• Mar 4, 2011

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Fez_uk said:

thought it would be alot more, Can't understand why people steal it for just a few quid.

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give it to the church for their church roof fund and ya might just get into heaven or at least answers to a couple of prayers.:lol

 

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if theyll steal copper cable with 700v dc running through it from down side tracks,theyll steal anything lol

 

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lacroupade said:

about a grand a ton on the open market, but this is Wales of course.:augie

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£1000 per ton, or in metric then about the same,
£1000 per tonne, ie 1000kg,

so £1 per kg then.
So you have £35 value.

But your soldering lead will probably have a percentage of tin as well, so maybe a little less.
And less if it contains flux.

 

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If you want to make more money, buy a few fishing weight moulds, melt the lead in a suitable pan with an outdoor gas ring with plenty of ventilation... and sell sea fishing weights.

 

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I thought the value was quite high on all scrap at the mo? I think lead must be because the thieving bastards have been out on a night near us

 

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coper cable around £3.5k tonne

 

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jace said:

coper cable around £3.5k tonne

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£5100 per tonne stripped clean wire

 

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who can be arsed to strip the armouring off though,probibly the extra weight of that + the plasticks gonna make up difference!

 

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jace said:

who can be arsed to strip the armouring off though,probibly the extra weight of that + the plasticks gonna make up difference!

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had trumpton out to quite a few of those bonfires :augie:augie

 

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thatd stink an smoke i bet,the old ford foundrys been tatted out and small fires found inside lol weve been noticing the side gates always skew whiff for weeks then happend one the lads new security guard who told us hordes of people roaming about ripping place to pieces!

 

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jace said:

who can be arsed to strip the armouring off though,probibly the extra weight of that + the plasticks gonna make up difference!

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Its only £1400 with the plastic on.......... yes i can be arsed!