Gold recovery from SIM Card cell phones Sim cards recycling gold

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Gold recovery from SIM Card cell phones Sim cards recycling gold

It takes approximately 2,000 SIM cards to produce a single gram of pure gold. Since you need around 28 grams to make an ounce (the actual conversion is 28.35 grams equals 1 ounce), that means you’d need 56,000 SIM cards to yield between $500 and $1,300 worth of gold (depending on the purity of the gold).

What Does a SIM Card Look Like?
A SIM card looks like a small piece of plastic. The important part is a small integrated chip that is read by the mobile device it is inserted into. The chip contains a unique identification number, the phone number, and other data specific to the user.

The first SIM cards were roughly the size of a credit card and had the same shape. Now, both Mini and Micro-SIM cards feature a cut-off corner to prevent incorrect insertion into the phone or tablet.

Here are the dimensions of the different types of SIM cards:

Full SIM: 85 mm x 53 mm
Mini-SIM: 25 mm x 15 mm
Micro-SIM: 15 mm x 12 mm
Nano-SIM
Embedded SIM: 6 mm x 5 mm