西北有色金属研究院是１９６５年国家在三线重点投资建设的我国稀有金属材料及其制备、加工技术的研究开发基地和中心 ,是国防军工协作配套的国家骨干单位。经过３５年的发展 ,已初步建成了在国际、国内具有一定影响和地位的稀有金属及有色金属新材料与加工技术重要的科研和成 Northwest Nonferrous Metal Research Institute is a national research and development base and center for China's rare metal materials and its preparation and processing technology, which was invested by the state in 1965 and is a national backbone unit of national defense and military cooperation. After 35 years of development, it has initially completed the research and development of rare and non-ferrous metal materials and processing technologies that have certain influence and status both at home and abroad.