Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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It Just Hangs in There In other words, copper is indestructible, and it has been that way for more than 5,000 years. The copper in your electric wiring, in your automo- bile, or in your radio and television sets may contain particles of copper mined 50 centuries ago by the Egyptians. It ' s a fact that more than 65 percent of all the copper ever mined throughout the ages still is in circulation today. Most of the remaining 35 percent is just not accessible. It could be buried under other civilizations, or lying in sunken ships. Some, which was lightly alloyed with other metals, could have disintegrated. Last year, copper recovered from scrap material accounted for more than 30 percent of the 3,125,000 tons of copper consumed in the United States. This scrap copper was re-melted and then rolled, extruded, cast or drawn into new products. Perhaps it will be around for another 5,000 years. In d scussmg waste control disposal of used products, a Western New Mexico University student suggested the idea for this advertisement. KenneCOti Tjn Chino Mines Division Copper Corporation f Hurley, New Mexico An Equal Opportunity Employer