Urban miners look for precious metals in cell phones

**MIG-31** · Apr 27, 2008, 10:58 AM

HONJO, Japan (Reuters) - Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices.

It's called "urban mining", scavenging through the scrap metal in old electronic products in search of such gems as iridium and gold, and it is a growth industry around the world as metal prices skyrocket.
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Source: Reuters

**dj_stick** · Apr 27, 2008, 11:22 AM

hmm got a couple of old zip drives with iridium in them

Necrosis · Apr 27, 2008, 06:39 PM

They also look for them in cell sites too.

Apr 27, 2008, 10:58 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Urban miners look for precious metals in cell phones HONJO, Japan (Reuters) - Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices. It's called "urban mining", scavenging through the scrap metal in old electronic products in search of such gems as iridium and gold, and it is a growth industry around the world as metal prices skyrocket. ____________ Source: Reuters __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Apr 27, 2008, 06:39 PM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	They also look for them in cell sites too.