Group 11 element Parkes process. These metals, especially silver, have unusual properties that make them essential for industrial applications outside of their monetary or decorative value. They are all excellent conductors of electricity. The most conductive of all metals are silver, copper and gold in that order. Silver is also the most thermally conductive element, and the most light reflecting element. Silver also has the unusual property that the tarnish that forms on silver is still highly electrically conductive. Copper is used extensively in electrical wiring and circuitry. Gold contacts are sometimes found in precision equipment for their ability to remain corrosion-free. Silver
Hunan Nonferrous Metals took control of the holding company "Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holding Group Co., Ltd." in 2011. On 1 August 2006 it purchased a 9.73 percent share in Compass Resources NL of Australia for 30 million Australian dollars. Hunan Nonferrous Metals Hunan Nonferrous Metals Holding Group Co., Ltd. is a nonferrous metals company of China. It is a subsidiary of China Minmetals, which in turn indirectly under supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Some of the assets of the conglomerate was listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange from 2006 to 2015 as "Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corporation Limited" (SEHK: 2626). (The