Recently, Zhejiang Province, the first in Zhejiang Northwest Geological Brigade discovered a large polymetallic deposit initially proven scandium scandium resources more than 70 tons worth about 70 billion yuan, it is learned, including scandium and other 17 kinds of rare earth metals including scandium primarily for defense, military, aerospace, nuclear energy and superconductors and other cutting-edge technology strategic reserves of rare earth metals belong to the state.