Recovery of rare and precious metals from urban mines—A review

Mengmeng Wang1, Quanyin Tan1, Joseph F. Chiang2, Jinhui Li1
1Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, USA

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