Gold recently hit a record high price of over $4,000 an ounce and shows no signs of a slowdown. And aside from obvious sources like coins and jewelry, gold is likely hidden in just about every American home– in your electronics.

There’s a reason we take the time to dismantle large machines and equipment before sending them off to the smelter. Sure, it would be a lot quicker and easier to toss these old CNC machines onto our flatbed trucks and cart them off for shredding. But that’s not how it’s done here at Research Alloys!