The U.K.’s official coinmaker is aiming to reduce its reliance on traditional mining and encourage more sustainable practices by extracting gold from electronic waste. Kamal Afzali reports.
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Hope they are getting the silver too. You can get the copper, iron and even turn the silicon back into sand and sell it back to the fabs.
😢thats heart breaking. When did the Royal mint go all step toe and son.
Its official we are a poor country now.
So it cost a few billion to make a few hundred.
That’s why they want our old phones
Better than raw extraction, by far.
How i apply for a E-waste job? (Usa)