UrbanMining (E-Waste) yog lub tswv yim rov ua dua tshiab los ntawm xibfwb Nannjyou Michio xyoo 1988, uas yog tus xibfwb ntawm Nyij Pooj TOHOKU University Mining thiab Smelting Research Institute.Cov khoom lag luam khib nyiab tau khaws cia hauv nroog nroog tau suav tias yog cov peev txheej thiab hu ua "lub nroog mines".Nws yog lub tswv yim kev txhim kho kom ruaj khov uas tib neeg nquag sim ua kom muaj txiaj ntsig zoo ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob los ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob pov tseg.Raws li ib qho piv txwv tshwj xeeb ntawm lub nroog mine, muaj ntau qhov chaw hauv lub rooj tsav xwm luam tawm (hu ua "urban ore" rau hauv nroog mine) ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob xws li xov tooj ntawm tes, thiab txhua feem muaj cov khoom siv hlau tsawg thiab muaj txiaj ntsig nrog rau cov hlau tsis tshua muaj thiab cov ntiaj teb tsis tshua muaj. .
Txij li thaum pib ntawm lub xyoo pua 21st, Tuam Tshoj txoj cai ntawm kev hloov kho thiab qhib kev lag luam tau txhawb nqa kev lag luam sai.Luam Circuit Court boards, IC lead thav duab thiab precision hluav taws xob connectors siv nyob rau hauv 3C cov cuab yeej tau booming kev lag luam thiab generated ntau cov khib nyiab.Thaum pib ntawm peb lub tuam txhab lub hauv paus chaw tsim tshuaj paus nyob rau hauv 2007 nyob rau hauv HongKong, peb pib mus recycle luam Circuit Court boards thiab tooj liab alloy seem los ntawm stamping manufactures nyob rau hauv HongKong thiab South Tuam Tshoj.Peb tau teeb tsa ua cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab, uas maj mam hloov mus rau hauv cov khoom siv thev naus laus zis thiab cov tuam txhab rov ua dua UrbanMines niaj hnub no.Lub tuam txhab lub npe thiab lub npe lag luam UrbanMines tsis yog tsuas yog xa mus rau nws cov keeb kwm keeb kwm ntawm cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab, tab sis kuj tau xa mus rau lub cim qhia txog qhov sib txawv ntawm cov peev txheej rov ua dua tshiab thiab cov khoom siv siab heev.
"Unlimited Consumption, Limited Resources; Siv Subtraction rau xam cov peev txheej, Siv Division los xam cov kev siv".Nce mus rau cov kev cov nyom uas tshwm sim los ntawm cov megatrends tseem ceeb xws li cov peev txheej tsis txaus thiab xav tau lub zog tauj dua tshiab, UrbanMines tau hais txog nws txoj kev loj hlob "Lub Zeem Muag Yav Tom Ntej", sib txuas cov kev xav tau thev naus laus zis thiab kev lag luam txoj hauv kev nrog rau kev txhim kho kom ruaj khov.Cov phiaj xwm txoj hauv kev tau ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv cov phiaj xwm kev loj hlob nyob rau hauv siab purity tsawg cov hlau tsis tshua muaj sib txuas thiab tsis tshua muaj lub ntiaj teb sib txuas, cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab thiab muaj peev xwm muab los ntawm cov thev naus laus zis tshiab, cov tiam tshiab ntawm cov khoom siv qib siab rau High-Tech kev lag luam daim ntawv thov thiab cov ntaub ntawv tshiab rau cov ntawv thov tsis paub.