A video of a Chinese man extracting gold worth approximately 42 million Korean won from discarded mobile phone SIM cards has gone viral online. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, ...

Qiao has said that his video was not meant to showcase “alchemy” but was simply sharing his work.

A viral video from China shows a man extracting 191 grams of gold from SIM cards, triggering an online frenzy and fresh ...

Scrap metal refiner who has been dubbed the ‘alchemist’ says he is simply showing off his skills, warns amateurs not to attempt process.

While the demonstration boosted demand for used SIM cards and gold-refining kits online, Qiao warned that the process is ...

A man in southern China has drawn attention after demonstrating how he extracted 191.73 grams of gold worth over 210,000 yuan (US$30,222) from discarded SIM cards and other electronic waste.

There's treasure in trash — literally. Discarded computers, circuit boards, and other electronic waste contain valuable metals like gold. Now, breakthrough research could make extracting gold easier ...

While you won't get rich off your old electronics, cleaner methods for extracting materials like gold is a win for the environment. In 2025, it’s not uncommon for a typical household to have a drawer ...

RZOLV Technologies is a clean-technology company focused on non-cyanide gold extraction chemistry rather than mineral ownership. Its work is centered on a structural issue emerging across the gold ...

Refractory gold ores present significant challenges to conventional extraction methods. In these ores, gold is tightly encapsulated within sulphide minerals or locked by carbonaceous matter, thereby ...