Royal Mint opens factory to extract gold from electronic waste

A New Way To Recover Gold From E-Waste Is Being Used By The UK's Royal Mint

Around $60 billion worth of precious metals could be sitting in landfill sites and scrapyards.

Trashed circuit boards prove a literal gold mine for The Royal Mint

Using a proprietary chemical process pioneered by Canadian firm Excir, England's The Royal Mint has begun mining old circuit boards from electronic devices for gold and converting what's harvested into attractive, if pricey, jewelry.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: E-waste, Recycling, Gold, Consumer Electronics

The Royal Mint launches new factory extracting gold from electronic items to make jewellery

As part of its diversification factory it has opened a new precious metal extracting facility in Llantrisant

Royal Mint opens factory to extract gold from electronic waste

The UK's coinmaker has opened a new factory in South Wales which will be processing up to 4,000 tonnes of printed circuit boards from e-waste every year.

Britain's Royal Mint to extract gold from e-waste

Britain's Royal Mint today said it will extract gold from electronic waste such as televisions, laptops and mobiles at a new factory in south Wales, providing a more sustainable source of gold and reducing reliance on mining.

Royal Mint starts turning e-waste into gold

The UK’s coin-maker opens a new industrial plant to extract gold from old circuit boards.