Let's be real here. Most of us toss old phones and computers into a drawer and forget they exist. Some go straight to the landfill. Here's the thing: you're literally throwing away gold mines. Not ...

Elderly man's hands holding pieces of gold nuggets - TSViPhoto/Shutterstock For many people, gold mining conjures images of an old prospector sifting sandy water through a metal pan in the blazing sun ...

If you have old electronics sitting around your home, you may be able to recycle them for cash for the precious metals they contain. However, the quantities are small, so it usually makes sense if you ...

Forward-looking: A team of Australian researchers has unveiled a breakthrough method for extracting gold that could dramatically reduce the environmental and health hazards long associated with mining ...

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has developed a safer and more sustainable approach to extract and recover gold ...

Electronic waste represents one of the fastest growing streams of municipal waste worldwide, driven by rapid technological change and shortening product lifespans. Discarded devices such as mobile ...