Fact of the day - <b>Older motherboards contain typically 200g per tonne of t...

Terrence Miao - 2012-07-08 18:49:41+1000 - Updated: 2012-07-08 18:59:03+1000

Fact of the day - Older motherboards contain typically 200g per tonne of the precious metal whereas the gold content in newer-generation boards is generally between 30 and 100g per tonne.

This purity is much higher than average gold amount per tonne of ore which is 0.136 oz (3.86g).

About 320 tonnes gold, value $16 billions, 7500 tonnes silver, worth $5 billions are consumed in all electronic goods produced every year.

Recent BIR Rome Convention - International Trade Council: Chilling theft and fraud warnings at ITC meeting - BIR - Bureau of International Recycling

Terrence Miao - 2012-07-08 18:53:21+1000 - Updated: 2012-07-08 22:10:24+1000

Governments should consider stop all kind the gold mining around the world. No point than a sustainable and peaceful approach like set up electronic waste processing facility, I mean modern alchemy shop in your family's backyard. <hahaha />

James Gemmell - 2012-07-09 09:38:17+1000

I'm interested to know what the costs of extraction are for ore vs recycling. You may get more but it may cost you more. :-)

Michael Poloni - 2012-07-09 19:45:16+1000

+James Gemmell I suppose "cost" is a relative term. If by recycling we also reduce landfill and pollution (e.g. polluting of underground water table), then this should also be considered as part of the trade-off to traditional mining "costs".