Researchers in China have introduced a room-temperature process that extracts over 98% of gold from discarded electronics, ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

Chinese scientists have developed a rapid e-waste mining method that extracts gold in under 20 minutes at around one-third of ...

Gold recovery from carbonaceous ores represents a significant challenge in mineral processing due to the inherent presence of organic carbonaceous matter that can adsorb gold cyanide complexes, a ...

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million ...

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Justin M. Chalker is an inventor on patents associated with the gold leaching and recovery technology. Both patents are wholly owned by Flinders University. This research was supported financially by ...

Keith Boyle, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are pleased with the results of the most recent phase of metallurgical test work at Queensway, which confirms high gold recovery to a saleable gold ...

Let's be real here. Most of us toss old phones and computers into a drawer and forget they exist. Some go straight to the landfill. Here's the thing: you're literally throwing away gold mines. Not ...