Processing gold from phones
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:08 pmWonder what the overhead is vs. the value of the gold they recover.
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:08 pmWonder what the overhead is vs. the value of the gold they recover.
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:24 pmCool video, thanks for sharing.
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:50 pmGreat site for learning this and finding people who have quantified it is:
Goldrefiningforum.com
Goldrefiningforum.com
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:27 pmI deal in used/scrap phones.
Getting a large volume of them is difficult. This is why you see those "recycle your old phone" boxes in stores, it greatly cuts down on the labor involved in collecting them.
Most cell phones are worth more for refurbishing and parts than for scrap.
Taking them apart is extremely labor-intensive - notice how this facility is overseas, where labor is cheaper.
Honest precious metal refining operations typically have very small margins, but they do a very high volume of material. Overhead costs for facilities that shred and process ewaste can be millions of dollars per year.
Getting a large volume of them is difficult. This is why you see those "recycle your old phone" boxes in stores, it greatly cuts down on the labor involved in collecting them.
Most cell phones are worth more for refurbishing and parts than for scrap.
Taking them apart is extremely labor-intensive - notice how this facility is overseas, where labor is cheaper.
Honest precious metal refining operations typically have very small margins, but they do a very high volume of material. Overhead costs for facilities that shred and process ewaste can be millions of dollars per year.
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:56 pmGreat video.
Whats that powder they put on the gold at the end to cool it down?
Whats that powder they put on the gold at the end to cool it down?
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:10 pmjasmatk wrote:Great video.
Whats that powder they put on the gold at the end to cool it down?
Someone said Borax, someone else said Catalyst Powder.....I dunno?
Re: Processing gold from phones
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:15 pmI wonder how many cell phones it takes,to make that bar of gold?