using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public static void Main()
string mainstr = "\"" + "Operational Metrics~Copper C1 Cash Costs (US$/lb) - Lalor~9999" + "\"" + "*" + "\"" + "Operational Metrics~Canadian Dollars (Canadian $/US$)~9999" + "\"";
string replacesfrom = @"""Operational Metrics~Copper C1 Cash Costs \(US\$\/lb\) - Lalor~9999""";
string replacesto = "A10";
string afterreplace = Regex.Replace(mainstr, replacesfrom, replacesto);
Console.WriteLine(afterreplace);