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US weapons juggernaut looking to buy Sunrise's scandium

Multi-billion dollar defence contractor Lockheed Martin signs on for a chunk of Syerston metal

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Australian scandium could soon be in US planes

Australian scandium could soon be in US planes | Credits: Y S Santonii/Unsplash

US-based defence and aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin has agreed to purchase up to 25% of the scandium expected to be produced from the Robert Friedland-chaired Sunrise Energy Metals' Syerston project...

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