Rare Earth Minerals

Rare Earth Minerals

isotopic copper powder

Copper Isotope 63 or 63Cu (so named for its Isotopic mass)is a stable (meaning non-radioactive) isotope of the element copper that requires no special handling or storage method. 

In the form of an ultra fine powder, of 3-5µ particle size, ithas military and civilian manufacturing applications including; electronic chipset manufacture, aeronautical engineering, the space industry and pharmaceutical research.

Both naturally occurring and as the result of fission, the material still requires considerable processing and handling. Due to this, and its rarity, experienced brokers and end consumers alike are aware of the unusually high price this isotope commands compared to its related and more abundant elements such as copper cathode.

Scandium

First discovered in 1879 by spectral analysis of the Scandinavian minerals euxenite and gadolinitebut it wasn’t until the 1970s that its effects on aluminium alloys became known, Scandium is a rare earth element that, because of its rarity and difficult production processes, fluctuates between USD 4,000 - 20,000 per kg.

Worldwide annual production of Scandium totals around 15 metric tons and its ever-increasing demand outstrips supply by 50% or more – as of 2003, only three mines in China, the Ukraine and Russia produced scandium oxide. The metallic form, to which we have access, is even rarer. 

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