The ton of cell phones contained more gold than 17 tons of gold ores Bashny.Net

Mobile telephones are made using a variety of materials. Basically, of course, is the plastic and glass, but there are also more expensive - gold, silver, copper, platinum and coltan. One ton of cellular telephones can receive 280 g of gold with 140 g of platinum and palladium, and 140 kg of copper.

The ton of gold ore contains on average from 0, 3 to 5 g of pure gold, and a ton of cell phones - as much as 280 grams, but in order to remove it from there, you will need special equipment and expertise. Removing the phone from gold and other expensive materials are only a few high-tech companies in the world, since this process is really dangerous and can lead to poisoning.

via factroom.ru