Precious Metals and Recycling

Advertisement – This article is distributed on behalf of Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. and Skeena Gold & Silver Ltd., with which SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR advisory agreements. Producer: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: July 04, 2026, 9:55 a.m. Zurich/Berlin

The problem of electronic waste is worsening. Only about 22.3 percent of electronic waste worldwide is properly recycled. According to estimates, there is a global volume of 62 million metric tons of electronic waste. This figure is expected to reach 82 million metric tons by 2030. Old laptops, cell phones, and televisions are rapidly increasing the volume of e-waste. Yet they contain valuable raw materials. In Germany alone, an estimated 167 million old smartphones are lying dormant in drawers. They are said to contain about one metric ton of gold. However, the material value of a single old cell phone is only about 1.25 euros. Incidentally, the lithium-ion batteries inside can pose a fire hazard.

Perhaps silver could soon help solve the scrap problem. After all, what makes recycling so difficult is the soldering required to connect electronic components to circuit boards. Now, Newcastle University in England has developed an adhesive that contains silver, is reversible, and can be easily dissolved. It can even replace screws. Silver is also an investment vehicle and, like gold, is considered a safe haven. Currently, a troy ounce of silver costs around 60 U.S. dollars. Since January, the loss in value has thus totaled about 50 percent.

In June alone, silver lost about 20 percent. The strong U.S. dollar, high bond yields, and the interest rate hikes the market anticipates are what are weighing so heavily on the precious metal. After all, silver is an interest-free investment. Investors should not, however, become nervous. The fundamentals for silver remain very strong, demand is rising, and the silver market has been in deficit for years.

Sierra Madre Gold and Silver - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/sierra-madre-gold-silver-ltd/ - successfully began production at its La Guitarra project (gold and silver) in Mexico early last year. In addition, the company has made a second silver mine acquisition in Mexico, which includes three fully permitted underground mines and a flotation plant. In the first quarter of 2026, more than 128,000 ounces of silver equivalent were sold, and first-quarter revenue reached a record high. In 2027, the company plans to recommission the acquired Del Toro mine. Sierra Madre Gold and Silver will then own two producing mines in Mexico.

Skeena Gold & Silver - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/skeena-gold-silver-ltd/ - is developing a high-grade, low-cost gold-silver project (Eskay Creek) in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. The project is fully permitted and is now under construction.  Production is scheduled to begin and initial cash flow is expected in the second quarter of 2027. At that time, Eskay Creek is expected to be one of the highest-grade and lowest-cost open-pit precious metal mines in the world. Two other projects that were previously in production are also in the spotlight.

For the latest company news and press releases from Sierra Madre Gold and Silver (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/sierra-madre-gold-and-silver-ltd/ -) and Skeena Gold & Silver (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/skeena-resources-ltd/ -).

You can also find further information in our new Precious Metals Report at the following link: https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/edelmetall-report-2026-03/.

Sources: Sierra Madre Gold and Silver, Skeena Gold & Silver,

https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/wissen/un-bericht-immer-mehr-e-schrott-weltweit-die-welt-versinkt-im-elektroschrott-79157564.html#google_vignette;

https://silverinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Silver-News-JUNE.pdf;

https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/edelmetall-report-2026-03/.

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