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One ton of circuit boards contains about 100 times more gold than a ton of ore mined from the ground. Now, scrappers like Wade Cawley in Sydney, Australia, are cashing in. He’s partnered with Mint Innovation, a company that uses microbes to recover precious metals from electronics. In a single day, Mint can salvage up to $85,000 of gold in their new recycling facility. Editor’s Note: January 26, 2024 — An earlier version of this video included a graphic that incorrectly identified "Jason Gaber" as "Jacob." 00:00 - $85,000 Per Day 01:24 - Urban Mining 01:56 - Finding Gold In Electronics 02:45 - Massive Recycling Problems 03:09 - Shark Scrapper 04:05 - Making Money From Scrap 04:45 - Dangers in India's E-Waste 06:25 - Mint Innovation — Australia 07:35 - Mint's Methods 08:40 - Recovering Copper And Tin 09:02 - Extracting The Gold 10:08 - Why It’s Safer 10:38 - Wade’s Vintage Electronics 11:35 - Most Valuable E-Waste 12:14 - The Export Problem 12:57 - Credits ---------------------------...

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