News The Royal Mint, official maker of British coins, begins mining gold from motherboards — a 40,000 square feet facility yields half a ton of gold per...

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To help become more sustainable and eco-friendly, the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom has opened a new factory that will recover thousands of tons of gold each year from e-waste.

The Royal Mint, official maker of British coins, begins mining gold from motherboards — a 40,000 square feet facility yields half a ton of gold per... : Read more

 

[Unolocogringo]

I think the author should consult a dictionary.
Recycling and mining are 2 totally different methods of obtaining something.
They are not interchangeable like the author tries to imply.

 

[Jeff Butts]

I think the author should consult a dictionary.
Recycling and mining are 2 totally different methods of obtaining something.
They are not interchangeable like the author tries to imply.

It's an industry-accepted usage, also referred to as "urban mining." Please bear in mind that dictionaries are edited over time to add new definitions to words.

 

[thesyndrome]

Whilst I'm happy that e-waste is being reduced, and I think the recycling of previous materials is a great thing, I would prefer if the metals were being used for other computer parts instead of jewellery.

I never wear any jewellery of any kind though, so maybe I'm just biased