Precious Metal-Bearing Materials
CompuPoint USA separates precious metal-bearing materials from end-of-life electronics and solar panels at our R2v3 and RIOS™ certified facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and ships them to certified refiners and smelters for metal recovery. Contact us about current volumes.
What precious metals are
Precious metals are rare, high-value metals that conduct electricity well and don't corrode. Electronics use small amounts of gold, silver, palladium and platinum in circuit boards, processors and connectors. Solar panels use silver in the fine lines printed on each cell. Recovering these metals from scrap takes far less energy and land disturbance than mining them.
Where we recover them
- Circuit boards from Television, Computer Monitor, Flat Panel, TFT LED Displays
- Processors (CPUs) and memory modules
- Gold-plated connectors and edge connectors
- Silicon and silver-bearing powder from our Solar 4.0 solar panel line
How the metals are recovered
We sort and grade these materials and send them to approved downstream refiners and smelters, which melt and chemically refine them into pure metal. Copper is usually recovered alongside the precious metals.
Applications for recovered precious metals
Silver
Conductive paste for new solar cells, electrical contacts, and electronics.
Gold
Connectors, bonding wire and plating in new electronics; jewelry and bullion.
Palladium & Platinum
Electronic components, catalytic converters and industrial catalysts.
What we supply
Grades
low-grade boards, solar silver powder
Typical volume
100,000 pounds per month
Precious Metals from Electronic Waste
High-Value E-Waste Sources Include:
Computer motherboards
CPUs and processors
Memory (RAM)
Graphics cards
Connector pins & gold fingers
Hard drives
Network equipment
Telecom hardware
Server and data center equipment
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