urban mining

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Japanese professor 南條道夫 (Michio Nanjo) in 1988.[1][2]

Noun[edit]

urban mining (uncountable)

  1. The process of recovering rare metals through mechanical and chemical treatments.

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “E-scrap recycling”, in Ousei‎[1], 2024 May 10 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2024-05-10
  2. ^ “Significance of Urban Mining”, in JAPIAS‎[2], 2024 May 10 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2024-05-10
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