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We Throw It Away Every Day: Yet There May Be a Hidden Treasure Inside

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LONDON - Behind the walls of the heavily guarded Royal Mint near Cardiff, old Bank of England telephones are being dismantled and submerged in huge tanks to extract their hidden treasure - the gold contained in their circuits. Behind barbed wire and coded security gates, the state-owned maker of British coins and commemorative medals is transforming electronic waste into luxury jewelry, AFP reports.
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LONDON - Behind the walls of the heavily guarded Royal Mint near Cardiff, old Bank of England telephones are being dismantled and submerged in huge tanks to extract their hidden treasure - the gold contained in their circuits. Behind barbed wire and coded security gates, the state-owned maker of British coins and commemorative medals is transforming electronic waste into luxury jewelry, AFP reports.

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topky.sk broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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