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• Olympic medals forged from humble beginnings

  February 8, 2010 in Business, City, Idaho, Green Breaking News More than 6,000 pounds of metal went into the medallions that will be awarded to top athletes during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic games. The metals were provided by …

• With mine closure, town’s future uncertain

    January 31, 2009 Zinc from the Teck’s mine in Metaline Falls, Wash., is used to rust-proof steel, much of which ends up in new cars and trucks. Over the past year, sharp declines … 2