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E-waste is a mine; one ton of iPhones can be refined to produce 9 ounces of gold.
Release time:
08 May,2015
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E-waste is an urban mine
The industrialization process is a process of resource relocation. We know that one ton of ore containing about 5 grams of gold can be called a rich ore. We have calculated that the gold content of one ton of television main board is 140 grams, and the gold content of one ton of mobile phone board is about 700 grams, and they are all 100% pure. So it can be said that it is an urban mine. One day, people may not need to mine, because the resources in the city can be recycled. I saw a data that 90% of steel in the United States last year came from renewable energy.
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iPhones are valuable; one ton can yield 9 ounces of gold
As everyone knows, Apple phones are very expensive. The reason for this is that their components contain many precious metals, such as platinum, aluminum, copper, gold, silver, and other metals. A well-known foreign blog made a comparison: One ton of ore mined from the famous Yanacocha Complex gold mine in Peru can refine 0.03 ounces of gold, while one ton of iPhones can refine 9.72 ounces of gold, a difference of 324 times, which shows the value of iPhones.
One ton of ore mined from the Escondida copper mine in Chile can refine 21 pounds of copper, while one ton of iPhones can refine 283.5 pounds of copper, a difference of 13 times. As for silver, one ton of iPhones compared to one ton of ore from the Australian Cannington silver mine shows a difference of 6.5 times. However, platinum is different. Compared to the South African Bushveld Complex platinum mine, iPhones refine 3.3 times less platinum than the ore for the same weight. Therefore, Apple phones are not just electronic products, but also collectible treasures.
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