Need Advice

[mike tyson]

i have 25kg of motherborads should i depopulate them and separately process chips,bga and pins for gold and sliver, Would it be profitable to recover gold from it or sell the whole motherboard to computer shops for profit or should i collect some more motherboards like 50kg and then process it for gold [ Im very new to this just recently started collecting e-waste]

 

[Yggdrasil]

i have 25kg of motherborads should i depopulate them and separately process chips,bga and pins for gold and sliver, Would it be profitable to recover gold from it or sell the whole motherboard to computer shops for profit or should i collect some more motherboards like 50kg and then process it for gold [ Im very new to this just recently started collecting e-waste]

Welcome to us.
I will delete your other post as it is considered double posting

There is little PMs in the boards themselves.
The values are in the components but depending on age and quality not easy to quantify.

Here are some links for you yo study:
We ask our new members to do 3 things.
1. Read C.M. Hokes book on refining jewelers scrap, it gives an easy introduction to the most important chemistry regarding refining.
It is free here on the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[nickvc]

Pictures of what you have may get you more advice and guidance.
In honesty when it comes to boards you need large amounts as the yield is very small per board and in modern boards the copper can have more value than the precious metals with some rarities.

 

[mike tyson]

 

[anachronism]

My advice would be to trade these boards rather than refine them.

 

[mike tyson]

Pictures of what you have may get you more advice and guidance.
In honesty when it comes to boards you need large amounts as the yield is very small per board and in modern boards the copper can have more value than the precious metals with some rarities.

would 25 - 50 boards can give good gold yield, I have seen people depopulate BGA's and get grams of gold and similarly from other components i think process 25kg of boards and buying acid and using them for recovery, Will Just give me same profit as compared to
it computer shops, also im thinking after depopulating to put the boards in crushing machine hammer use SHAKER TABLE to get the fiber and copper out of the boards what you think about this

 

[mike tyson]

My advice would be to trade these boards rather than refine them.

i have depopulated few boards and i have phone,laptop,computer motherboards in my 25kg mix but mainly they are filled with laptop boards like the above ones, Sir if i tried to recovery gold from it how much gram should i expect