US backs Australian scandium mine to diversify critical minerals supply
TL;DR
The US DoD announced a $400 million conditional loan to Sunrise Energy Metals to build the Syerston Scandium Project in Fifield, NSW—the world’s first primary scandium mine—aimed at securing Western supply amid China’s export controls; the project is part of a broader push including a bilateral critical minerals pact and a planned $3 billion in investments to boost domestic production for defence, aerospace and telecom tech.
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