RECYCLING OF GOLD(AU)

Geoffery
Neel
Ahmad
Nirav
Akul
 QUANTITY DATA
• 244,000 MT discovered till date (187,000 MT Unearthed and 57,000 MT in reserves)
• Major Countries- China, South Africa and Australia
• 90% gold recycled from discarded jewellery
• Computer-0.2 gm($12), Laptop-0.006 gm($0.33), Cellphones-0.034 gm($1.83)
• Also used in spacecafts, dental use, coins
• Recycled gold accounts for 25% of global gold supply
 RECYCLED GOLD VS MINED GOLD
• Recycled gold utilizes fewer chemicals and electricity than mined gold

• Gold mining can pollute waterways and land with mercury and cyanide

• More gold can be obtained from e-scrap than mining rocky gold

• A million cellphones could provide 24 kgs of gold.

• Olympic Games recycled and made medals from 72,000 tonnes of e-waste
 RECOVERY OF GOLD
1. Short Loop
• To maximise efficiency recovered gold is transformed into new products
• Gold from old jewellery, industrial scrap and sweeps are transformed into semi-products
such as coin, blanks, rings.
2. Long Loop
• Addresses complex streams like e-scraps(Mobiles and PCBs)
• A specific metallurgical process required along with chemical testing to separate the gold
from the internal parts
 MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SCRAP
REQUIRED FOR GOLD RECOVERY
 REFERENCES
• https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-gold-has-been-found-world