On January 20 2026, a southern Chinese man's video surfaced online, who reportedly managed to extract 191 grams of gold from ...

As soon as the video went viral, a rush to buy old SIM cards began on second-hand platforms.

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, ...

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.

A Chinese man, dubbed 'The Alchemist,' has extracted nearly 200,000 yuan worth of gold from two tonnes of electronic waste, ...

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

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has developed a safer and more sustainable approach to extract and recover gold ...