21.   The family money comes from J.H. Fletcher and Co., which manufactures customized equipment used in coal, salt, diamond and copper mines around the world.

22.   The San Manuel mine, one of the largest underground copper mines in the nation, has been closed.

23.   They may be forced to postpone the development of new copper mines and consider shutting down some of their older, less productive mines as profit margins get squeezed.

24.   This has helped offset disruptions to supply from copper mines caused by strikes and dry weather, which is reflected in declining stockpiles.

25.   It was said to be the largest group of copper mines in Asia after the one in Jiangxi, a Chinese province.

26.   Many went to Minnesota, others were attracted to the copper mines in Michigan.

27.   The quake caused no damage to the large copper mines in the area, which were all reported to be operating Sunday.

28.   GNI trading house said that if the copper mines of Kolwezi and Likasi fall to the rebels, production and exports from the region might be interrupted.

29.   An executive of the mining group RTZ-CRA, Philip Crowson, explained that there had been heavy selling of options to cover future output from copper mines.

30.   Dealers feared that the military insurgency might hamper production at the Kolwezi and Likasi copper mines, which in turn would delay shipments of Zairean copper.