Metal Prices http://nwpr.org en Idaho Silver Feels The Slip In Metals Prices http://nwpr.org/post/idaho-silver-feels-slip-metals-prices <a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/04/042613JR_SilverAndGold_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>The decreasing price of gold has gotten a lot of attention among investors in recent weeks. The price of silver has received fewer headlines, but it's also dropped. That price has real economic impact in north Idaho, which has one of the richest silver deposits in the country.<p>There's not much wiggle room when silver drops down to $22 an ounce. That's only a little more than it costs the Galena Mine near Kellogg, Idaho, to get the silver out of the ground. Owner U.S. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:23 +0000 Jessica Robinson 26664 at http://nwpr.org Idaho Silver Feels The Slip In Metals Prices Costly Metal Thefts Prompt Push For Statewide Seller Blacklist http://nwpr.org/post/costly-metal-thefts-prompt-push-statewide-seller-blacklist <p></p><p>Stricter recordkeeping requirements for scrap metal dealers and sellers have not stopped trafficking in stolen copper wire and metal parts. That's according to Northwest police agencies and crime victims. So in Olympia Friday, Washington state lawmakers promised to look at further steps, including a possible blacklist of suspicious sellers. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:32:30 +0000 Tom Banse 19171 at http://nwpr.org Costly Metal Thefts Prompt Push For Statewide Seller Blacklist