Conductive metal particles preparation and conductive paste

The present invention provides a process for the production of a more excellent conductivity of fine wiring pattern can be exhibited it is easily obtained conductive paste and the conductive metal particles used therefor. And conductive metal particles (A), a thermosetting resin composition (B), and conductive containing said organic solvent having a boiling point of 170 to 300 ° C. at normal pressure without (B) and a reactive (C) in sexual paste, said as the conductive metal particles (a), a median particle size (D50) of the 0.1 to 10 [mu] m, using metal particles having a site bonded with a fatty acid and a metal having 6 to 24 carbon atoms and the conductive paste, and free fatty acids having 6 to 24 carbon atoms and wherein the metal particle mixture containing the metal particles has a portion with the fatty acid and metal are bonded, by heating, free carbon atoms removing fatty acids having 6 to 24, to provide a method of manufacturing the conductive paste for the conductive metal particles.