I am sorry Devin, I am not at liberty to disclose the final figures. The salvage operation was completed for a corporation and as such a business secret. I can tell you it cost more to remove the ferrous and non-ferrous metals than the return on them. As far as processing the wire, no it was sold as is. The cost of processing out weighed the return in this type of operation.
The reason for the last statement are the variables a business must consider are different than those for individuals. The learning curve on this job was huge for me. As an individual it would have been worth the investment of purchasing the equipment and materials to process. But a corporation must consider time lines, man hours, workman's comp. benefits, theft, etc. To put it in perspective, some members of this forum are turn and burn scrapers not taking the time to prepare anything because they can make more money with the huge inventory they are processing. Others prepare everything they can because of limited materials, hauling capacity, or other reasons.
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