概述了稀散金属--镓、铟、铊、锗、硒、碲、铼的资源、产业、应用、市场等方面的现状，着重论述了稀散金属在当代高新技术发展中和在经济建设中所发挥的重要作用，对我国稀散金属产业的发展提出了保护资源，合理开发，适度规模，协调发展的思路。

This paper summarizes the present situation and outlook of scattered metals(gallium, indium, germanium, thallium, selenium, tellurium and rhenium) including their geological resources, industry, uses and market both at home and abroad in recent years. It especially indicates that the scattered metals play an important part in devoloping economical construction and high-new technology, such as electronic components, semiconductors, indium-tin oxides,specility alloys,optoelectronic devices, and so on.

The paper also makes some proposals for developing scattersed metals industry as follows： protection of resources, rational exploitation of mines, reasonable production scale and coordination of development among factories and companies.