Is there clever way to extract gold/metals without harming the ecosystem?

Answer 1

Sure, but the miners say that steel would end up costing about as much as gold does now.

If mankind is serious about cleaning up our mess on Earth, the only sure-fire solution is to start using resources from the Moon or asteroids.

Not to sound like a pessimist, but I do not believe that humanity as a whole is ready to understand the relationship that it has with the ecosystem. Most people would rather continue with their tried and true misconceptions.

Who is willing to seriously ask the question "Do I really need all of this junk?"

Answer 2

YES, there is a clever way to extract gold/metals without harming the ecosystem. That's because of the phrase," If you can dream it, you can do it". I don't actually know what that clever way is, however, I firmly believe with all confidence that there is a way. I'm sure with a little research, you can find what that way is. In fact, I'm sure there is someone out there who is already extracting gold/metals without harming the ecosystem.

Answer 3

Hi ,You might try Basement (MY,YOUR,HIS,OUR) Chemistry.
BY Dr. A. K. Williams, Ph.D
Just type :" Basement Chemistry" in the Google search bar.
No quotation marks needed. I suppose you had GOLD and SILVER METALS in mind. The average yahoo should have no interest in mining(extracting) iron and or other less valuable metals. Do you have some ore you want processed ? Or is it jewelery you want to purify?
Search: "Gold and Silver refiners" Google again.
Good luck,,Tom Sr. capguntom

Answer 4

In a word, NO. Metallurgy requires fire. On an industrial scale, this means lots of CO2 is a byproduct. Unless you're talking about Aluminum, which takes a lot of electricity, as well as the fire to melt the ore.