equapolar resource consultants inc po box 74034 5 beechwood ave ottawa on canada k1m 2h9 tel fax 613 746 8209 e mail sympatico ca web http www3 the rare metals age by gary hk pearse p eng presented at 2002 prospectors and developers association of convention introduction stone copper bronze iron progress in use mineral materials is most fundamental defining factor human development modern especially last 20 years it marked rapid expansion chemical physical properties their alloys with other common derivative compounds have created a spectrum designer almost limitless application periodic table elements has accordingly transformed from scientific scrabble board to industrial cookbook for future that happening all around us today unanticipated even few traditional producers was sudden new demand these products high technology developments pgm automobile pollution control fuel cell catalysts tantalum niobium palladium ruthenium electronic components vanadium once
