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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (6 children)

As someone who has personally mined 2.5g of gold from old electronics, I can confirm that while messy, there are no toxic byproducts.

In my setup, the only waste was hydrogen gas, CO2, and NaCl.

Of course I preprocessed my electronics to remove any solder or components, and you’re still left with the bare fiberglass circuit boards, so it may be different on an industrial scale.

[–] BastingChemina 5 points 4 months ago

This is a huge win compared to gold mining.

Gold mining is using cyanure and caustic soda (in the best case, the worst case is using boiling mercury)

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