Have you ever wondered why companies are so eager for your old electronics? It's not because they want your previous iPhone ...

Extracting gold from ore is a poisonous business. The most common method is cyanide leaching, where cyanide salts in solution are used to suck the gold out from its ore. You get gold, but you also get ...

Researchers have found a greener, safer way to get gold from ore and discarded electronics. This innovative approach promises to cut down on the toxic waste associated with gold extraction. On June 26 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese researchers have discovered a fast, low-cost and environmentally cleaner method for extracting gold from electronic waste, ...

EXCLUDING mechanical, smelting, and amalgamation processes, the methods of extracting gold from its ores may conveniently be grouped together under the heading of wet or chemical methods. In these, ...

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 ...

Gold miner Gold Fields would pilot two new mining methods at its South Deep mine, in Gauteng, over the next 12 months, with the potential to enable the mine to reach its envis-aged steady-state output ...