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Royal Mint opens factory to extract gold from electronic waste

The Royal Mint has opened a new factory in Llantrisant, Wales, to extract gold from electronic waste for jewelry and commemorative coins.
“What we're doing here is urban mining,” says Inga Doak, highlighting the value in recycling societal waste.
The plant aims to process over 4,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, keeping resources in the UK, according to Leighton John.

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IFLScience

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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.

1 year ago

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Sky News UK

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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.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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RTÉ

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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.

1 year ago·Ireland

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BBC News

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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.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

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Royal Mint opens new factory to recover gold from e-waste

Up to 4,000 tonnes of Printed Circuit Boards from items like laptops and TVs will be processed by The Royal Mint per year.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN Greece

London recycles gold from e-waste to mint collectible coins

The Royal Mint, the public body responsible for minting coins in the United Kingdom, has opened a factory to recycle the precious metals of electronic... Read more...

1 year ago·Greece

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