Urban Mining

🌱 Why is urban e-waste worth mining? Consumer electronic devices, such as mobile phones and computers, are a valuable source of precious metals. According to the World Economic Forum, a mobile phone consists of “15% copper and other compounds, 10% other metals and 3% iron”. Generally, iron, copper,

🌱 What is urban mining? Urban mining is the process of reclaiming materials from urban waste. A common form of urban mining involves recovering metals and minerals from e-waste. 🌱 Is urban mining widespread? There is currently a significant gap between the amount of raw materials found in urban w

🌱 Can gold be recovered through urban mining? Through urban mining, gold can be reclaimed from urban waste, such as old circuit boards. A ton of circuit boards entails about 100 times the amount of gold found in a ton of newly mined gold ore. It is estimated that globally there are precious metals