Brass : Brass was used
in Lothal and Atranjikhera in the 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE.
Brass and probably
zinc was
also found at Taxila in 4th to 3rd century BCE contexts.
Copper: Copper technology may date back to the 2nd millennium BCE in
the
Himalaya region.
Copper and its
alloys were also used to create copper-bronze images such as Buddhas
or Hindu/Mahayana
Buddhist deities.[39]
Hiuen Tsang also noted that there were copper-bronze Buddha images in
Magadha. In
Varanasi, each stage of the image manufacturing process is handled by
a specialist.
See
also,
Copper: History and Etymology
http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/ elem/cu.html
Gold : The deepest gold mines of the Ancient world were found in the
Maski region in Karnataka.
Silver: Ancient Silver mines in northwest India
Iron : 5th Century B.C.
See also, Iron: History and
Etymology
http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/elem/ fe.html
Wootz and steel
Zinc : Extracted in India during 4th to 3th century BCE
- The distillation
technique was developed around 1200 CE at Zawar in Rajasthan
- China exported
Zinc to Europe under the name of totamu or tutenag during 17th Century
See also, Lead,
Tin, Bronze &
Mercury
Lead: History and Etymology
http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/elem/pb.html
Tin: History and Etymology
http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/elem/sn.html
See also, Metals Historical Timeline
Image Source:
http://matse1.mse.unuc.edu/ metals/tme.html