Eastern Cape is South Africa's second largest province with a population of almost 7 million people. It is home to Port Elizabeth and it's seen much economic growth over the past few decades. The scrap metal industry has seen a huge amount of growth and it has become a great place for the purchase and sale of scrap metal. Before you start selling scrap metal in Eastern Cape make sure that you know the laws that control the buying and selling of scrap metal in the area. South Africa has seen changes in the law to combat the growing threat of scrap metal theft. Make sure to always take ID with you to the scrap yard otherwise you will not be able to sell anything. Also, when possible take a receipt for you to sell scrap metal, even if it's a hand written one. All sales must have a receipt.
The best way to learn the laws in your area is to speak to local scrap yards they will know the best insider information and all the things you will need to bring for a successful sale. The next important factor is having knowledge of scrap metal prices before you go to sell. This will help you understand if you are getting a fair price. No matter whether you are selling titanium, steel or gold make sure you have a good understanding of the price per kilogram of your scrap metal.
Eastern Cape is home too many great scrap yards. While some are better than others, we recommend that you try each of them and find the scrap yard that best fits your needs. Some scrap yards are better for raw materials, others are more specialized dealing mainly in one type of scrap. Car scrap yards are an example of specialist dealers. If you are not sure how to find valuable scrap then the following tips will help. Go for higher valued material. The price of scrap copper is higher than the price of scrap steel for example. However, finding large amounts of scrap steel is much easier than scrap copper. Copper is most commonly found in wiring and old industrial equipment.
As you can imagine scrap gold has one the highest prices of all materials but isn't found easily. Scrap gold can be use make consistent money by buying old jewelry at below the scrap value and once you have collected it scrap it for a small profit. Whatever scrap you are going for make sure that you are 100% sure that you can legally take it. Scrap theft is a serious offence and can get you in a lot of trouble. Below you will find guide prices for all things scrap metal in Eastern Cape, South Africa. For more tips and prices list all around the cities and provinces of South Africa click here.
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Aluminium | R45.57 |
Aluminium Alloy | R41.21 |
Copper | R161.38 |
Brass | R124.97 |
Lead | R35.71 |
Nickel | R274.51 |
Tin | R522.22 |
Zinc | R54.28 |
Last Updated On 2024-12-21
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Aluminium 1100 | R31.44 |
Aluminium 3003 | R31.44 |
Aluminium 356 Wheels (clean) | R31.44 |
Aluminium 356 Wheels (dirty) | R22.33 |
Aluminium 5052 Scrap | R42.38 |
Aluminium 6061 Extrusions | R27.80 |
Aluminium 6063 Extrusions | R36.91 |
Aluminium 6063 Extrusions/Fe | R26.89 |
Aluminium/Cu Radiators | R73.82 |
Aluminium/Cu/Fe Radiators | R68.35 |
Aluminium Radiators | R17.77 |
Aluminium/Fe Radiators | R13.21 |
Transformers | R7.75 |
Breakage 50% Recovery | R10.02 |
Chrome Wheels | R29.62 |
E.C. Wire | R48.76 |
Litho Sheets | R31.44 |
Mixed Turnings | R18.23 |
MLC Clips | R30.99 |
Aluminium Old Cast | R30.07 |
Aluminium Old Sheet | R29.62 |
Painted Siding | R29.16 |
UBC | R30.99 |
Zorba 90% NF | R29.62 |
Aluminium Cans (clean) | R22.78 |
Aluminium Cans (dirty) | R11.39 |
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Red Brass | R85.01 |
Yellow Brass | R80.01 |
Brass Rod | R78.10 |
Brass Hair Wire | R83.82 |
Brass Pipe | R76.20 |
Brass Radiators | R64.77 |
Brass Shells | R72.01 |
Brass Turnings | R73.53 |
Bronze | R87.63 |
Bronze Turnings | R45.71 |
Dirty Brass | R38.10 |
Dirty Brass Radiators | R38.10 |
Plumbers Brass | R76.20 |
Semi-Red Brass | R77.34 |
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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#1 Bare Bright Copper Wire | R141.40 |
#1 Copper Tubing | R131.96 |
#1 Flashing Copper | R131.97 |
#2 Copper Tubing | R124.43 |
#2/3 Mix Copper | R120.66 |
#3 Copper with Tar | R113.11 |
#3 Roofing Copper | R116.89 |
Dirty Roofing Copper | R109.35 |
Electric Motors - Copper | R98.04 |
Enameled Copper | R111.23 |
Insulated Copper Wire | R113.12 |
Lead Coated Copper | R95.40 |
Silver Plated Copper | R120.66 |
Tin Coated Copper | R105.58 |
Tin Insulated Copper Wire | R105.58 |
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Lead Batteries | R7.41 |
Lead Shot | R16.84 |
Lead Wheel Weights | R10.78 |
Solid Lead | R22.57 |
Soft Lead | R23.25 |
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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New Zinc Die Cast | R33.68 |
Old Zinc Die Cast | R28.99 |
Metal | Price per Gram | Price per Troy Ounce |
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9ct Gold | R561.75 | R17,472.53 |
14ct Gold | R876.35 | R27,257.61 |
18ct Gold | R1,123.53 | R34,945.78 |
22ct Gold | R1,372.21 | R42,680.54 |
24ct Gold | R1,497.90 | R46,589.84 |
In the table above you'll find today's scrap gold price for the different purities of gold. Scrap gold prices (as well as scrap prices for other precious metals) are usually set in troy ounces.
One troy ounce (Oz) is equal to around 31.1 grams.
Metal | Price per Gram | Price per Troy Ounce |
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Palladium | R396.37 | R12,328.45 |
Platinum | R400.24 | R12,448.85 |
Silver | R14.04 | R436.65 |
Above are today's scrap prices for silver, palladium and platinum.
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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#1 Bundle | R3.89 |
#1 Busheling | R4.03 |
#1 HMS | R2.90 |
HMS 80/20 | R2.40 |
Sheet Metal | R2.26 |
Shredded Auto Scrap | R3.04 |
Structural Steel | R2.86 |
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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201 SS | R11.73 |
301 SS | R17.53 |
304 SS Solid | R25.10 |
304 SS Turning | R21.66 |
309 SS | R32.66 |
310 SS | R49.51 |
316 SS Solid | R32.66 |
330 SS | R80.79 |
Above are today's prices for stainless steel. Stainless steel is very much in demand currently due to it's use in construction.
Metal | Price Per Kilo |
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Scrap #1 Prepared | R3.09 |
Scrap #2 Prepared | R3.43 |
Scrap #1 Unprepared | R2.40 |
Scrap #2 Unprepared | R2.58 |
Scrap Auto Slabs Whole | R2.75 |
Scrap Cast Iron | R4.13 |
Scrap Dishwashers | R2.75 |
Scrap Dryers | R2.75 |
Scrap Oversize Torch | R3.78 |
Scrap Rebar | R8.25 |
Scrap Washing Machines | R2.75 |
Scrap Water Heaters | R2.75 |
Electronics | Price Per Kilo |
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Scrap Back Panels | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Cellphones | |
Scrap Computer Wire | |
Scrap CPU Chips | |
Scrap CRT Monitors | |
Scrap Empty PC Servers | |
Scrap Graphics Cards | |
Scrap Hard Drives | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Hard Drive Boards | |
Scrap Laptops | |
Scrap LCD Monitors | |
Scrap Low Grade Boards | |
Scrap Mainframes | |
Scrap Memory | |
Scrap Mice | |
Scrap Motherboards | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Non-Green PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Tower | |
Scrap Power Supplies | |
Scrap Printers/Fax Machines | |
Scrap Servers | |
Scrap Speakers | |
Scrap Telecom Equipment | Contact local scrap yard |