Mining companies say processing tailings, as former waste rock is known, is increasingly becoming an economic imperative. As miners have already plumbed some of the world’s richest deposits, grades of most metals and minerals have declined. That means processing already mined tailings can be a more attractive proposition than traditional mining.
What do you do next after you’ve created one of the world’s largest piles of outdated and unwanted computers, televisions, cell phone and other consumer electronics? Listen in to find out what one company is doing in technology recycling.
Made in the U.S.A. is hot again, and the number of manufacturing jobs that are returning to the U.S. – or coming to the U.S. for the first time – from overseas has hit a record level.
