I-UrbanMining(E-Waste) yingqikelelo yokuphinda isetyenziswe ecetywe nguNjingalwazi uNannjyou Michio ngo-1988, uNjingalwazi waseJapan i-TOHOKU University Mining and Smelting Research Institute. Inkunkuma yeemveliso zemizi-mveliso eqokelelwe kwisixeko sasezidolophini ithathwa njengemithombo kwaye ibizwa ngokuba "yimigodi yasezidolophini". Yingcamango yophuhliso oluzinzileyo ukuba abantu bazama ngokukhutheleyo ukukhupha izibonelelo zentsimbi ezixabisekileyo kwinkunkuma yeemveliso zombane. Njengomzekelo othile womgodi wasezidolophini, kukho iinxalenye ezahlukeneyo kwibhodi yesekethe eprintiweyo (ebizwa ngokuba "yintsimbi yasezidolophini" yemigodi yasezidolophini) yezixhobo zombane ezinjengeefowuni eziphathwayo, kwaye inxalenye nganye iqulethe izixhobo ezinqabileyo nezixabisekileyo zetsimbi ezifana neentsimbi ezinqabileyo kunye nezixhobo zentsimbi. imihlaba enqabileyo.
Ukusukela ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-21, Uhlaziyo kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo yophuhliso yoRhulumente waseTshayina ikhuthaze uphuhliso loqoqosho olukhawulezayo. Iibhodi zeSekethe eziprintiweyo, iifreyimu ezikhokelayo ze-IC kunye neziqhagamshelo ze-elektroniki ezichanekileyo ezisetyenziswe kwizixhobo ze-3C beziyimpumelelo kwaye zivelise inkunkuma eninzi yombane kunye nenkunkuma yobhedu. Ekuqaleni kokusekwa kwekomkhulu lenkampani yethu ngo-2007 eHong Kong, saqalisa ukurisayikilisha iibhodi zesekethe eziprintiweyo kunye nenkunkuma yealloy yobhedu evela kubavelisi bezitampu eHong Kong naseMzantsi China. Siye saseka ishishini lokurisayikilisha imathiriyeli, elathi lakhula ngokuthe ngcembe laba bubuchwephesha bemathiriyeli ephucukileyo kunye nenkampani yokurisayikilisha ye-UrbanMines inamhlanje. Igama lenkampani kunye negama lebhrendi i-UrbanMines ayibhekisanga kuphela kwiingcambu zayo zembali kuhlaziyo lwemathiriyeli kodwa ikwabonisa ukukhula kwayo kwemathiriyeli ekwinqanaba eliphezulu kunye nokuphinda kusetyenziswe izixhobo.
"Ukusetyenziswa okungenamkhawulo, izibonelelo eziNcinane; Ukusebenzisa ukuThatha ukubala izibonelelo, ukusebenzisa iCandelo ukubala ukusetyenziswa". Ukunyuka kwimingeni ebangelwa yi-megatrend engundoqo efana nokunqongophala kwezixhobo kunye nesidingo samandla ahlaziyekayo, i-UrbanMines ichaze isicwangciso sayo sokukhula njenge "Vision Future", ukudibanisa iteknoloji yamabhongo kunye nesicwangciso soshishino kunye nendlela yophuhliso oluzinzileyo oluhlangene ngokupheleleyo. Isicwangciso sobuchule siya kugxininisa kumanyathelo okukhula okuzinikeleyo kwizinto ezinqabileyo zentsimbi ezicocekileyo, umgangatho ophezulu wezinto ezinqabileyo zomhlaba, kunye nokuhlaziywa kwe-loop evaliweyo. Isicwangciso sinokuthi sibe yinyani kuphela ngobugcisa obutsha bezizukulwana ezitsha zemathiriyeli yezicelo zeshishini le-High-Tech kunye nezicelo ezingafunyaniswanga, ngolwazi lwe-chemical metallurgy lwemithombo yokubuyisela.