Price of lead?

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Price of lead?

Postby mj74 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:19 am

Anyone know what the going price is for lead?

I know that some people use it to make sinkers,bullets,and other things,bt I don't know what the going price is per pound.

Any ideas?
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Re: Price of lead?

Postby bankmining » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:50 am

Just go to Kitco base metals to get the latest spot prices - lead right now is about 1.11/lb.
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Re: Price of lead?

Postby bankmining » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:52 am

I might add that it usually tracks pretty close to Al and Zn prices.
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Re: Price of lead?

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:41 am

I got 41 cents a pound for wheel weights.
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Re: Price of lead?

Postby Kurr » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:01 am

Local Ace Hardware sells 5lb ingots of pure lead for plumbing purposes for $15 or 3 per pound new.
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Re: Price of lead?

Postby mj74 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:38 pm

Thanks for the help!
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